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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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 Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:57 am Post subject: So I found a place with big Rock beer in Gangnam |
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See:
http://wiki.galbijim.com/Big_Rock_Brewery
It just opened a few days ago. I've never tried big Rock before because I left Canada before I ever enjoyed the taste of beer, but I had a sampler of six types just a few hours ago and Warthog seems to be the best. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Sounds good. I may have to go over there with ya sometime Mith. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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Holy fark, I'm going there TONIGHT.
(and I never resort to capslock) |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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I might just head over there tonight too, seing as it is my birthday and I can make my friends do whatever I want tonight.  |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| I noticed in the cans in the back that there was something called Jackrabbit or something of the sort but they were empty cans to decorate the place and I'm not sure if they have that brand too. Does everybody else agree with me that Warthog is the best? My only association with big Rock before was my dad drinking it in the 90s and I was actually telling somebody I knew about it two days ago when drinking some good Belgian beer and lamenting the fact that the only Canadian beer in Korea is (now was) Molson. |
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stumptown
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
Location: Paju: Wife beating capital of Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| What about the food there? Was there some decent western-style options on the menu? |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| stumptown wrote: |
| What about the food there? Was there some decent western-style options on the menu? |
Not really sure about that as I was pretty full and so we only ordered some nachos with small tomatoes sprinkled on the top. I noticed a big screen in the back too and I assume that's used to watch hockey games though I didn't ask.
Maybe some people can report back on the food after they get back tonight. |
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stumptown
Joined: 11 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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| mithridates wrote: |
| stumptown wrote: |
| What about the food there? Was there some decent western-style options on the menu? |
Not really sure about that as I was pretty full and so we only ordered some nachos with small tomatoes sprinkled on the top. I noticed a big screen in the back too and I assume that's used to watch hockey games though I didn't ask.
Maybe some people can report back on the food after they get back tonight. |
Thanks for the tip. There's a microbrewery here in Bucheon but it's pretty crappy. I went once and that was enough for me. I might give it a go this weekend just for sh-its and grins. |
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aldershot
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="mithridates"]. Does everybody else agree with me that Warthog is the best?[quote]
i like big rock's "grasshopper". mmmmm... |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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First thing I'm doing is getting a pint of trad. I'll report back on how it is. If you see two guys with very short hair walk in sometime around 10, the younger one will be me.
Does anyone know if this place is actually brewing the beer itself? I can't decide if it's an actual microbrewery. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Anything to report? How was the rest of the food? |
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ajgeddes
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| Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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I went last night. I didn't have any of the food, but I did drink the beer. They weren't all good, but some of them definitely were. I liked the atmosphere, as well. They royally screwed up our bill by about 30,000 won, and when we pointed it out, he re-did the bill and then gave us a 10,000 discount, so that was nice.
I think I saw RACETRAITOR there. |
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yawarakaijin
Joined: 08 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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Not in Korea but I know how you must have felt  I'm teaching just outside of Tokyo in a little suburb. Not to big, not to small, just a few bars near my house. Personally I can't stand lagers, I enjoy discovering microbrews and always choose one when given the choice. So, I ask the bartender if he has anything out of the usual. He reaches down and comes up with two bottles each of La Fin du Monde and Maudite!! Two great microbrews which I had only recently discovered back home. Man it was one of the happiest moments in my life:) Even more amazingly, he gets them from the local beer and wine shop down the street! So I know have an unlimited supply at my fingertips and they go for only 400 yen a bottle! Only slightly more expensive than premium Japanese beers and cheaper than in Canada. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| ajgeddes wrote: |
I think I saw RACETRAITOR there. |
You likely did. I was there and tried all the beers. Big Rock is not known for certain things (like Amber or Warthog) but I discovered the black amber is pretty good. Unfortunately the place imports Big Rock from Canada and doesn't brew its own.
The place is larger than I expected and feels more like a Korean hof than a Canadian pub. There was food but it was expensive looking. My friend who was visiting from Japan couldn't stop mentioning the waitress' outfits. The owner talked to us a couple times and proved to be friendly.
It was a lot harder to find than the directions indicated. Oh yeah, and this morning I woke up with the first hangover from beer I've had in years. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| ajgeddes wrote: |
I think I saw RACETRAITOR there. |
You likely did. I was there and tried all the beers. Big Rock is not known for certain things (like Amber or Warthog) but I discovered the black amber is pretty good. Unfortunately the place imports Big Rock from Canada and doesn't brew its own.
The place is larger than I expected and feels more like a Korean hof than a Canadian pub. There was food but it was expensive looking. My friend who was visiting from Japan couldn't stop mentioning the waitress' outfits. |
*raises eyebrow*
What did those look like? There was only one waitress when we were there and I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.
I didn't think that people were allowed to just brew beer like big Rock on their own. What other places do that? Is Guiness served in Korea also brewed here then? |
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