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plato's republic · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Location: Ancient Greece

So what beer have you guys been drinking since you came to Korea? I'm rather partial to OB and sometimes Cass, though I tend to avoid Hite. I'm also a big fan of Czech beer such as Budvar, so does anyone know any good bars or stores where I can find top quality Czech, Belgian, British or even Italian beer? I'd like to find a bar where I could sample a range of delectable foreign beers. I went to the Irish bar in Kangnam two weeks ago and almost had a heart attack when I saw the price of their beer Shocked

In Japan, beer can set you back 5-6GBP a pint if not more but I didn't expect to find such high prices in Korea.

Dan The Chainsawman · Joined: 05 May 2005

A pint of Guiness sets me back a hefty sum here in Ilsan. No where else I have gone do they serve the nectar of the world at a reasonable rate. Local brews honestly taste like water to me. That isn't saying much considering I was weaned on American beer. The first beer I ever drank was a repulsive beer known as Lucky's Lager.

In a pinch I will swill a few cass beers. It's not to revolting.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Most pubs in Itaewon and places like Waaa Bar have Stella for 5000-6000won. Waaa Bar has a pretty impressive selection of imported beers (5000 won for Castle Lager, Singha, Molson), but some are horrendously priced (10,000 won for a Duvel). Places like Lotte Mart and Carrefour sell Hoegaarden and Sapporo for reasonable prices.

whatthefunk · Joined: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Dont have a clue

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indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Zyzyfer · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 5:47 am Post subject:

The avatar says it all.

HapKi · Joined: 10 Dec 2004 Location: TALL BUILDING-SEOUL

There is a microbrewery near Chong-ro 1ga in Seoul. They brew a drinkable ale, pilsner, stout (though in no way comparable to Guiness- how I miss Dublin a month ago Crying or Very sad

)and a very undrinkable lemon beer. They also serve Paella, which tasted good, but I'm no expert on that.

I_Am_Wrong · Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: whatever

I'm digging the RedRock now as my favourite. Hite, Prime, Ob, and Cass are all drinkable just a little light. Cafri is a great summertime beer...really light tho. I think RedRock is the best...the others are alright..just nothing special.

weatherman · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: Korea

Ahh... A beer thread. These are sure to come, like rain in summer.

Try the micro brews in Kangnam. There are about five all pretty close to the station. 3 ally pub has the best Guiness at 7,000 a pint in Iteawon. For the local brew, I stick with cass, only for it has a consistent taste. OB and hite seem to lack quality control.

buddy bradley · Joined: 24 Aug 2003 Location: The Beyond

OB. I like the blue label - it's easy to pick off.

pollyplummer · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Location: McMinnvillve, Oregon

There's a microbrewery near Bucheon Station called The Bavarian. Their small pitchers are around 12,000 or so. Go out the front of the station, walk to the main street you see there, and make a left. It's on the lefthand side and you shouldn't have to walk more than a minute or two to find it.

poker player · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Location: On the river

Korean beer sucks ass. I'm back in the Pacific Northwest on vacation right now and have drunk about 50 different kinds of microbrews in the last month and they have all been better than that Korean sludge.
So with a few microbrews springing up in Korea why don't some of them start bottling and selling them? I have a feeling that the 3 main makers of beer in Korea (cass hite ob) control the distribution of their panther piss to the point that it would probably be suicide for them to try and compete.

bignate · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Location: Hell's Ditch

Canucksaram · Joined: 29 Apr 2003

I find the Guinness at Three Alley Pub to be somewhat watery. Am I the only one?

Helios' Guinness is alright, though I refuse to patronize that bar any longer because of the anti-foreigner assault that took place on the premises.

Seoul Pub also has OK Guinness. It's where I usually have a pint, when I'm in the mood for one.

Stay away from the "boutique" bars and the hotel bars; their prices are overkill.

Of course, the Irish will tell us that the Guinness brewed or shipped abroad (is there any that's brewed abroad?) "doesn't taste the same"---and they're probably right.

Korean beer is not very palatable when compared to European and North American beers. Much like "ethnic" cuisine, the best modern* beers tend to come from where they (generally) originated.

As the oft-seen maxim goes, "Life's too short to drink cheap beer."

Cheers,

-Canucksaram

*Note: by "modern" beer I mean the types of beer known to most drinkers over the last 1000 years or so (lagers, pilsners, various ales). The old brews done up in Egypt and the Tigris/Euphrates basins are an altogether different story.

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

I brew my own. Just bottled a batch of beer today.