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Kryten
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 Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:47 am Post subject: Carlsberg and other new beers |
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I spotted a tallboy of Carlsberg at my local Emart last week and was pretty surprised. I've never seen it before in any bar here, let alone a department store so I picked up a pair. This week they've got 6-packs.
I also spotted another Danish beer, Harboe, at the Lotte mart which I've also never seen here before. It's a red beer, and looked interesting so I picked a few up but have yet to try them.
What new or interesting beers have you spotted or tried recently? |
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Beeyee
Joined: 29 May 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:50 am Post subject: |
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| I bought some Carlsberg yesterday too. It's amazing what is swill at home tastes like heaven here. |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| Is it brewed locally or from Denmark? |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:24 am Post subject: |
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| Carlsberg was one of the very first, if not the first foreign beer sold in modern Korea. It isn't new on the scene, it's just reappeared. |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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| jongno guru is right. believe it or not, carlsberg is probably the most popular beer in the world. by the way, it's swill in the us and canada because its brewed locally. same problem with pilsner urquell. trust me, carlsberg is a hell of a lot better in denmark. tuborg is better though. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| definitely maybe wrote: |
| jongno guru is right. believe it or not, carlsberg is probably the most popular beer in the world. by the way, it's swill in the us and canada because its brewed locally. same problem with pilsner urquell. trust me, carlsberg is a hell of a lot better in denmark. tuborg is better though. |
Tuborg is great. |
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ekul
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Pilsner Urquell is great in the Czech Republic, costs about 1000won per pint there. Over here in WA bar's and the like it's about 8000won per bottle, ridiculous. |
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Zach with a Z
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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Isnt Heineken the most popular beer? can you get that in Korea?
I am not in Korea yet, so forgive my ignorance...
Can you not find Western beer? What about in Japan?
I am from Portland.. and if you know anything about beer and arnt Canadian, you know where good beer comes from....
Sorry about the Canada jab, I love Canada... its just that every time I go I get a douche lecture from some drunk Cunuck preaching their watery beer over the US watery beer... When they both suck and are owned by Belgium and South Africa...
blah blah blah |
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the bomb dot com
Joined: 21 Feb 2009
Location: Gwangmyeong
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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I'd argue that American craft beers are the best in the world- but it's all a matter of preference. I happen to prefer hoppy beer.
In terms of what beer is the most drank in the world, the answer may surprise you.
#1. Snow (China)
#2. Bud Light
#3. Budweiser
#4. Skol (Brazil)
#5. Corona
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090331/od_nm/us_world |
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dean_burrito
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| ekul wrote: |
| Pilsner Urquell is great in the Czech Republic, costs about 1000won per pint there. Over here in WA bar's and the like it's about 8000won per bottle, ridiculous. |
The taste is horrible here too. But in the Czech Republic it's oh so sweet. I really wish they would start exporting Gambrinus though. |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Calsberg has always been here. Just not in emart I guess..
I rememeber drinking it 10 years ago here,
some bars will have it some wont..
if you want foreign beers you should take a look at haddon market or hannam market they have beers which are not even sold locally in bars.. |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
Calsberg has always been here. Just not in emart I guess..
I rememeber drinking it 10 years ago here,
some bars will have it some wont..
if you want foreign beers you should take a look at haddon market or hannam market they have beers which are not even sold locally in bars.. |
homeplus has started to get a half decent range of imports, quite a few european beers.
What they need is for some of the big korean brands to start putting out some specialty, or limited release beers. This way it might encourage the locals to buy something other than cass, creating a market for microbrews and different types of beers. Unless the market is there we are never going to see good imports and good locally brewed beers become common |
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Zach with a Z
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| the bomb dot com wrote: |
I'd argue that American craft beers are the best in the world- but it's all a matter of preference. I happen to prefer hoppy beer.
In terms of what beer is the most drank in the world, the answer may surprise you.
#1. Snow (China)
#2. Bud Light
#3. Budweiser
#4. Skol (Brazil)
#5. Corona
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090331/od_nm/us_world |
I agree with ya on the hoppy beers... I had some IPA in Canada called Alexander Keiths... Got to be the weakest, blandest IPA I've ever had...
but yeah, I always forget that there is literally a billion people in China... But Bud light over Bud normal is a surprise as is Corona.. that stuff is frat boy over priced garbage |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Zach with a Z wrote: |
| the bomb dot com wrote: |
I'd argue that American craft beers are the best in the world- but it's all a matter of preference. I happen to prefer hoppy beer.
In terms of what beer is the most drank in the world, the answer may surprise you.
#1. Snow (China)
#2. Bud Light
#3. Budweiser
#4. Skol (Brazil)
#5. Corona
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090331/od_nm/us_world |
I agree with ya on the hoppy beers... I had some IPA in Canada called Alexander Keiths... Got to be the weakest, blandest IPA I've ever had...
but yeah, I always forget that there is literally a billion people in China... But Bud light over Bud normal is a surprise as is Corona.. that stuff is frat boy over priced garbage |
figured i was probably wrong about carlsberg, but threw that out there anyway. i really thought it was more popular than bud though!
i'm also an hoppy fan, but from the other portland (maine). we do microbrews pretty well too. |
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Zach with a Z
Joined: 19 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| definitely maybe wrote: |
| Zach with a Z wrote: |
| the bomb dot com wrote: |
I'd argue that American craft beers are the best in the world- but it's all a matter of preference. I happen to prefer hoppy beer.
In terms of what beer is the most drank in the world, the answer may surprise you.
#1. Snow (China)
#2. Bud Light
#3. Budweiser
#4. Skol (Brazil)
#5. Corona
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090331/od_nm/us_world |
I agree with ya on the hoppy beers... I had some IPA in Canada called Alexander Keiths... Got to be the weakest, blandest IPA I've ever had...
but yeah, I always forget that there is literally a billion people in China... But Bud light over Bud normal is a surprise as is Corona.. that stuff is frat boy over priced garbage |
figured i was probably wrong about carlsberg, but threw that out there anyway. i really thought it was more popular than bud though!
i'm also an hoppy fan, but from the other portland (maine). we do microbrews pretty well too. |
curse you Portland Maine... my nemesis!
actually in all of my extensive overseas and US travel I've never had anyone get Oregon and Maine confused... that's probably due to the fact that no one seems to care about either state.. and I am forced to give me location in relation to California... poor Washington's got it worse I fear... being a state rather than the district.
Props to NE beer as well, I really like Magic hat out in Vermont.
Does anyone know about the Western beer situation in Japan? Could I theoretically make a beer run to Japan? (along with the usual tourist junk) |
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