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[billybrobby]

[reactionary]

I've had Korean beer in America (at a Korean restaurant). OB.

Hasn't hit any 7-11 shelves though.

[maddog]

The only thing that could ever sway me in favorof K beer is the cost. For example, a pitcher of Cass Red is only 3500 from the dept store and the hangovers ain't to bad. I use it to stoke the fire before going downtown. If on the other hand i get sick of it, Buds are just 990W each.

I try to avoid draught beer over here. It doesn't matter whether it's Korean or otherwise - dirty pipes are dirty pipes. That may account (partly) for the relatively bacterial infection rates over here. It would probably explain why my guts are in ruins for days after drinking draught beer.

My hangovers are definately worse here than anywhere else, including Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Even Chang (infamous for changovers in Thailand) is forgiving compare to K beer.

MD

[brento1138]

Damn I miss the beer in Vietnam. In particular, the Huda and the Halida. Now that is fine beer. The thing that gets me is when Koreans claim their beer is the best... or can be compared to other beers. I then explain that there is no place outside of Korea I've ever been to that carries Korean beer, and this is for a reason...

In the annals of history, early foreign visitors often brought good beer to Asian countries. Just look at Vietnam (French), or Japan (the Dutch & Germany), Thai beer (Germany), Singapore (Dutch).. the list goes on. Now it is up to you and me! We are those early foreign visitors... and hopefully, someday, some of us will help make Korea into a better, more beer-friendly, place.

Anyone here with a university degree in brewing? hehe.

[nicholas_chiasson]

As long as micr-brews can't bottle, Korean beer will resist the evil efforts of western dogs to purge it of rice, extract of tire, and aloe vera gel.

[Alan Partidge]

Where are the best deals for imported beer? Costco? Does anyone buy in bulk from the supermarkets like E-Mart etc?

[Mebertz]

Hey,

I've got some money saved. If I married a Korean woman, we could open up a small brewing company/brewpub and sell growlers of beer.

I can brew on a pretty big scale once I get an 100 gallon kettle. It won't happen though. No Korean woman for me, I'm afraid. Now if we were in Pohnpei, maybe.

Mike

[eamo]

[Mebertz]

I'd buy that if they mixed and matched. The only one I like is the Braun, sort of. Beck's dark if I was extremely parched. Unfortunately, going to Costco is an all day affair where I live and requires a bus, a subway, and a taxi. My closest EMart has Duvel which might be the best golden ale in the world, but it's 3500 a bottle. I only buy 2 at a time.

Mike

[weatherman]

[regicide]

[Mebertz]

If one prefers lagers, Tsingtao isn't too bad. It is nearly identical to Paulaner and Hacker Pschorr from Germany. That is because the Germans created the brewery when they were in control of that region. It really is a German beer. I will drink it in a pinch, but Samuel Smith's is my standby when I can't get to a brewpub, or Belgians are scarce. I really don't drink anymore since I've come here, except for 1 or 2 beers a month because I have to ration good beer when I can find it.

Now I am depressed.

Mike

[regicide]