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Boodleheimer
Joined: 10 Mar 2006
Location: working undercover for the Man
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 Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject: Beer Reviews |
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i found this to be rather amusing:
http://www.zenkimchi.com/FoodJournal/?p=263
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Joongang Daily staff writer Cho Jae-eun examines the history of Korean beer and gives his own take on each of the major Korean brews:
Cass (OB Corporation)
In the 1990s, Cass was synonymous with youth and vigor because of its crisp taste. Even compared to other offerings under the Cass label, including Cass Red and Ice Light, the original, with a sharp, clean aftertaste, outdoes all other local beer by having the most bite. It is one of the strongest sellers in Korea.
Alcohol Content: 4.5 percent
Cafri (OB Corporation)
With its sleek design and lemony flavor, Cafri is a fresh, elegant summer beer for ladies. In fact, when it was launched, it was marketed heavily as a beer for women. It is almost like the salad of beers, without the nutty flavor of barley. It has a crystal-like lightness and a zingy, citrus aftertaste.
Alcohol Content: 4.2 percent
Hite (Hite Corporation)
The signature brand of Hite beer, this original has the most balanced taste ― not too fragrant nor too smoot or crispy.
It is known as a standard beer.
It is the plain Jane among domestic beer varieties. Those who prefer the more distinctive taste of dark beer might find this offering to be a bit bland.
Alcohol Content: 4.5 percent
Max (Hite Corporation)
The most recent addition to Hite�s range, this is wildly popular, with its sales going up on an average of 11 to 13 percent monthly. It is the only Korean beer which uses 100 percent barley and has a strong aroma and taste based on this ingredient. A smooth tasting brew, it goes well with food.
Alcohol Content: 4.5 percent
OB Blue (OB Corporation)
This brew is matured and fermented at a low temperature and has a smooth but rich flavor. Although not as pungent as Max, OB Blue is a good choice for those of you looking for a flavorful yet light beer. OB Blue�s aftertaste lingers for a long time but it is not as strong as the aftertaste of Cass Red.
Alcohol Content: 4.4 percent
Cass Ice Light (OB Corporation)
This is Cass�s �light� version, with 50 percent less carbohydrates than the original version. This brew tastes watery and flat, without any layers of taste. However, it is easy on the stomach. Amazingly, even after three full cans, my stomach didn�t feel like it was going to explode.
Alcohol Content: 4.2 percent
Stout (Hite Corporation)
As the only dark beer in Korea, Stout has merit as a quality beer that costs less than imported dark beers such as Guinness or Beck�s Dark. Stout is lighter than Guinness in both alcohol content and taste, but still has a full bouquet of flavor while being smooth in texture.
Alcohol Content: 4.5 percent
Cass Red (OB Corporation)
Cass Red has the highest alcohol content among domestic brands. The company said that this brew was made for those who get too full when drinking regular beer. Cass Red has a crisp texture and a distinct aftertaste, akin to cherries. This brew reminded me of Dr. Pepper.
Alcohol Content: 6.9 percent
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Beer Reviews |
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| KWhitehead wrote: |
i found this to be rather amusing:
http://www.zenkimchi.com/FoodJournal/?p=263
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Joongang Daily staff writer Cho Jae-eun examines the history of Korean beer and gives his own take on each of the major Korean brews:
Cass (OB Corporation)
In the 1990s, Cass was synonymous with youth and vigor because of its crisp taste. Even compared to other offerings under the Cass label, including Cass Red and Ice Light, the original, with a sharp, clean aftertaste, outdoes all other local beer by having the most bite. It is one of the strongest sellers in Korea.
Alcohol Content: 4.5 percent
Cafri (OB Corporation)
With its sleek design and lemony flavor, Cafri is a fresh, elegant summer beer for ladies. In fact, when it was launched, it was marketed heavily as a beer for women. It is almost like the salad of beers, without the nutty flavor of barley. It has a crystal-like lightness and a zingy, citrus aftertaste.
Alcohol Content: 4.2 percent
Hite (Hite Corporation)
The signature brand of Hite beer, this original has the most balanced taste ― not too fragrant nor too smoot or crispy.
It is known as a standard beer.
It is the plain Jane among domestic beer varieties. Those who prefer the more distinctive taste of dark beer might find this offering to be a bit bland.
Alcohol Content: 4.5 percent
Max (Hite Corporation)
The most recent addition to Hite�s range, this is wildly popular, with its sales going up on an average of 11 to 13 percent monthly. It is the only Korean beer which uses 100 percent barley and has a strong aroma and taste based on this ingredient. A smooth tasting brew, it goes well with food.
Alcohol Content: 4.5 percent
OB Blue (OB Corporation)
This brew is matured and fermented at a low temperature and has a smooth but rich flavor. Although not as pungent as Max, OB Blue is a good choice for those of you looking for a flavorful yet light beer. OB Blue�s aftertaste lingers for a long time but it is not as strong as the aftertaste of Cass Red.
Alcohol Content: 4.4 percent
Cass Ice Light (OB Corporation)
This is Cass�s �light� version, with 50 percent less carbohydrates than the original version. This brew tastes watery and flat, without any layers of taste. However, it is easy on the stomach. Amazingly, even after three full cans, my stomach didn�t feel like it was going to explode.
Alcohol Content: 4.2 percent
Stout (Hite Corporation)
As the only dark beer in Korea, Stout has merit as a quality beer that costs less than imported dark beers such as Guinness or Beck�s Dark. Stout is lighter than Guinness in both alcohol content and taste, but still has a full bouquet of flavor while being smooth in texture.
Alcohol Content: 4.5 percent
Cass Red (OB Corporation)
Cass Red has the highest alcohol content among domestic brands. The company said that this brew was made for those who get too full when drinking regular beer. Cass Red has a crisp texture and a distinct aftertaste, akin to cherries. This brew reminded me of Dr. Pepper.
Alcohol Content: 6.9 percent
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Korean beer review is almost an oxymoron. They should all be dismissed outright. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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cass red tastes like cherries and dr pepper?! wtf are these people on.
i also find it funny they tout cafri as a women's beer...i see it drunk by foreign males the most...personally i don't tend to trust any beer stored in clear glass. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| South Korea is dead last in Asia when it comes to beer. They're even behind North Korean, and countries where the general populace doesn't drink due to religious reasons. |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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Korean beer is absolutely awful. ABSOLUTELY AWFUL. Those reviews are the work of an unfettered imagination. The writer was clearly free-associating feelings and flavours whilst reading press releases and looking at the cans. Any true review of a Korean beer would run along the lines of "I wouldn't even use this piss to swill out a septic tank."
Why do Koreans fool themselves in this way? Why? WHY?! |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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I wish they would've included the new "Exfeel" beer, the one with fiber and makes you crap so you lose weight. It's gotta be a "wellbeing" thing. And what about the awful Hite Stout?
If you want real beer made in Korea, you will have to one of the microbreweries. In Seoul, Platinum in Gangnam is the best, Castle Praha (in Gangnam and in Hongdae) is great and La Bassus in Myongdong is good, too. There are a couple near PNU in Busan that do a decent job, too.
Is anyone else digging the Cobra import beer in the minimarts? |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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a few less serious beer websites give korean beer good reviews. i imagine just because it feels exotic to be drinking it...kind of like how corona sells really well stateside when that's crap beer too.
it's just funny because it's like "what do you mean you don't like cass?! i bet you drink that american toilet water!" |
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Jizzo T. Clown
Joined: 27 Mar 2006
Location: at my wit's end
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| Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Exfeel and Cass Red 6.9 should be marketed as "the hangover in a plastic bottle." In fact, I don't even get drunk off of those--I go straight to the hungover-feeling-like-someone-kicked-me-in-the-head-and-sh*t-in-my-mouth stage. What a rip-off!
I've drunk American beer all of my adult life. Those not from the states can attest to how US beer pales in comparison to the rest of the world. However, I have NEVER...EVER had beer that was as piss poor as the crap they sell here. Even when it's nearly frozen it's barely drinkable.
Korean beer...I get pissed just thinking about it.  |
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dalpengi
Joined: 08 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 1:23 am Post subject: |
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| Jizzo T. Clown wrote: |
Exfeel and Cass Red 6.9 should be marketed as "the hangover in a plastic bottle." In fact, I don't even get drunk off of those--I go straight to the hungover-feeling-like-someone-kicked-me-in-the-head-and-sh*t-in-my-mouth stage. What a rip-off!
I've drunk American beer all of my adult life. Those not from the states can attest to how US beer pales in comparison to the rest of the world. However, I have NEVER...EVER had beer that was as piss poor as the crap they sell here. Even when it's nearly frozen it's barely drinkable.
Korean beer...I get pissed just thinking about it. |
Clown, that�s one of your best, most on-the-spot posts I have seen.
That said, Korean beer does not taste all the same and there are different shades to �bad�. I like the Zen Kimchi review, probably because it is a little over the top.
It is amazing that a country which is really an alcoholic�s paradise does not have any good beer brands. One of those strange anomalies that make living in Korea interesting. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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A lot of products in Korea are shite. It's because companies operate in a protected market. This is the Republic of Samsung. Chaebols here have huge clout. Fundamentally most laws here are made for one purpose only, improve the profitability of Chaebols.
There was one dude who brewed beer in competition with the big brewers. The corrupt politians pased a law saying, to be in the beer business a brewer must have a huge capacity, which only the entrenched brewers have.
You'll notice the boutique breers here are not available in retail outlets.
The brainwashed price gouged Nationalistic Korean consumer, would rather take it up the rear than buy a better overseas product.
Savvy Korean consumers, my rear end!
Dip stick consumers, dipstick products. Simple. |
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Kimchi Cowboy
Joined: 17 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:26 am Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Is anyone else digging the Cobra import beer in the minimarts? |
Whoa, there. Did you say Cobra?  As in, from India, Cobra? Please tell me you're not joking. Details, man, details! Where?!?! |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| South Korea is dead last in Asia when it comes to beer. They're even behind North Korean, and countries where the general populace doesn't drink due to religious reasons. |
Ohhh...say what you want about Kim Jong-Il, but that Nork beer is sweet nectar!!! |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| dalpengi wrote: |
| Jizzo T. Clown wrote: |
Exfeel and Cass Red 6.9 should be marketed as "the hangover in a plastic bottle." In fact, I don't even get drunk off of those--I go straight to the hungover-feeling-like-someone-kicked-me-in-the-head-and-sh*t-in-my-mouth stage. What a rip-off!
I've drunk American beer all of my adult life. Those not from the states can attest to how US beer pales in comparison to the rest of the world. However, I have NEVER...EVER had beer that was as piss poor as the crap they sell here. Even when it's nearly frozen it's barely drinkable.
Korean beer...I get pissed just thinking about it. |
Clown, that�s one of your best, most on-the-spot posts I have seen.
That said, Korean beer does not taste all the same and there are different shades to �bad�. I like the Zen Kimchi review, probably because it is a little over the top.
It is amazing that a country which is really an alcoholic�s paradise does not have any good beer brands. One of those strange anomalies that make living in Korea interesting. |
Not only that, but...I'm just gonna throw this out there, and you guys can tell me if I'm paranoid or not...but is it just me or do even the foreign formula beers that are just *bottled* here taste off? Like Corona, Bud, etc? |
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mehamrick
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2007 3:23 am Post subject: |
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| jdog2050 wrote: |
| dalpengi wrote: |
| Jizzo T. Clown wrote: |
Exfeel and Cass Red 6.9 should be marketed as "the hangover in a plastic bottle." In fact, I don't even get drunk off of those--I go straight to the hungover-feeling-like-someone-kicked-me-in-the-head-and-sh*t-in-my-mouth stage. What a rip-off!
I've drunk American beer all of my adult life. Those not from the states can attest to how US beer pales in comparison to the rest of the world. However, I have NEVER...EVER had beer that was as piss poor as the crap they sell here. Even when it's nearly frozen it's barely drinkable.
Korean beer...I get pissed just thinking about it. |
Clown, that’s one of your best, most on-the-spot posts I have seen.
That said, Korean beer does not taste all the same and there are different shades to “bad”. I like the Zen Kimchi review, probably because it is a little over the top.
It is amazing that a country which is really an alcoholic’s paradise does not have any good beer brands. One of those strange anomalies that make living in Korea interesting. |
Not only that, but...I'm just gonna throw this out there, and you guys can tell me if I'm paranoid or not...but is it just me or do even the foreign formula beers that are just *bottled* here taste off? Like Corona, Bud, etc? |
I know bud is brewed here by koreans and not shipped over fromt he states. So that explains why one bottle can be decent and the other one taste like ass. I was crusing the hood the other day and found a pretty cool beer mart that has a ton of imports in it.. plus a chinese shop that was selling these huge bottles of chinese beer for 1,500 not bad taste either..
To the above the NK beer is pretty sweet.. god knows whats in it.. but not bad. |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Didn't even "review" the best one, Hite Prime. |
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