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K1020
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ahh I used to drink Chechvar back home and got pretty excited when I saw it as, it's original name, Budvar here. I was surprised with the slim but not terrible beer selection at Emart I had prepared myself for the worst but just knowing I can get Stella or a great Pillsner makes the local bearable as a day to day.
I think the nicest beer related surprise I had was finding the Big Rock Brewery pub in Gangnam. I only went there once but even in Canada Warthog was near impossible to find, knowing I can get a pint here in Korea is beyond all expectations.
Here's to beers!!! |
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v88
Joined: 28 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 5:56 am Post subject: |
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| Who's Your Daddy? wrote: |
| Question. I find Qingdao large bottles for 2500 in a Chinese grocer, but he has no small bottles. I find small bottles at Home Plus for 2500 won. Where can you find the small bottles at a good price? I mean shouldn't they be like 2000 won? |
Sometimes the cans go on sale cheap, but it is annoying when you can find some Chinese shops that sell the big bottles for 2,000 won and E-mart is selling the 350ml bottles for the same price (although I recently saw it for 2,500). |
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v88
Joined: 28 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 6:02 am Post subject: |
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| goreality wrote: |
| E-mart is great. There are 500mL cans of this German stuff 5.0 that I like (3 different varieties). They used to sell something called Damburger which was also nice. I think they are between 1350 and 1550 a can which puts them lower than Hite or Cass and about the same as Hite dry in price. |
I haven't been brave enough to try the 5.0 stuff. It just looks too cheap. I've tried Oettinger. That's a worthy beer for cheap and as it's German it adheres to the German purity law and won't give you a nasty hangover. Gotta love the Germans.
Have you tried any of the Belgian beers like Hackenberg or Martens? So far I'm liking those. If the 5.0 is anything like any of these beers I'll have to give it a try. |
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fezmond
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 6:05 am Post subject: |
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speaking of beer price and sizes...
why does a 500ml bottle of hite D cost me 1500 in my local grandad shop and the same size can sitting next to it goes for 2450?
same as emart, family mart etc
do cans have some special quality that you pay extra for? |
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Nismo
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 7:40 am Post subject: |
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| fezmond wrote: |
| do cans have some special quality that you pay extra for? |
They're worse for the environment, and they don't insulate as well as bottles. Maybe it's an effort to get people to buy bottles? |
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v88
Joined: 28 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 5:14 am Post subject: |
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do cans have some special quality that you pay extra for? |
Beer in cans doesn't go skunky as easily (no sunlight gets through)
and most importantly cans are far better for drinking and driving, you can drop one while driving and not worry about it breaking, you can toss them when the cops pull you over and not worry about getting a flat the next day while driving back to the bar, you can crush them and store a whole lot more empties in your trunk (sorry boot for those none North Americans).
Seriously, I have no idea, but I imagine the reason makes less sense than what I wrote...this is Korea after all where the beer is unforgivably bad and brewers cannot seem to figure out the basics of proper brewing. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 2:41 pm Post subject: |
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My guess is that bottles are much more easily reused than cans are.
Clean and re-cap, rather than recycled like a can.
It's the same in China. A 600 ml bottle of Tsingtao is 3 rmb (and you get .5 back when you return the bottle) while a 330 ml can is 3.5 rmb. |
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northway
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| nukeday wrote: |
My guess is that bottles are much more easily reused than cans are.
Clean and re-cap, rather than recycled like a can.
It's the same in China. A 600 ml bottle of Tsingtao is 3 rmb (and you get .5 back when you return the bottle) while a 330 ml can is 3.5 rmb. |
I'm pretty sure this is the case., thus the old glass bottles that are pretreated badly scratched up. |
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fezmond
Joined: 27 Oct 2008
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:11 am Post subject: |
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| v88 wrote: |
| goreality wrote: |
| E-mart is great. There are 500mL cans of this German stuff 5.0 that I like (3 different varieties). They used to sell something called Damburger which was also nice. I think they are between 1350 and 1550 a can which puts them lower than Hite or Cass and about the same as Hite dry in price. |
I haven't been brave enough to try the 5.0 stuff. It just looks too cheap. I've tried Oettinger. That's a worthy beer for cheap and as it's German it adheres to the German purity law and won't give you a nasty hangover. Gotta love the Germans.
Have you tried any of the Belgian beers like Hackenberg or Martens? So far I'm liking those. If the 5.0 is anything like any of these beers I'll have to give it a try. |
Just gave the black (pils) 5.0% a try. Not as hoppy as the Martens, more like the Hackenberg. Definitely worth it, as I had a similar apprehension. (They were all out of cheaper Belgian cans this morning at my Emart).
Also, the Grambinus (Czech) at 2,000 won/big can at Lotte (and elsewhere) is a definitely good deal. Much better tasting than the more expensive Pilsener Urquell. |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| CASS, of course. |
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jmadtownweb
Joined: 13 Dec 2011
Location: Wisconsin
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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Yea it has pretty good selection, but the prices are insane. |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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| IPAs. I go to Homeplus or Emart or anywhere else and see 25 different kinds of German beer. I don't see any IPAs. The hoppiness of a nice 8-10% IPA is the stuff wet beer dreams are made of. Hopefully with the new FTA we'll see some good ol American microbrew stuff make it into Korea. That and some good barley wine. |
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KimchiNinja
Joined: 01 May 2012
Location: Gangnam
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah there is a Barket in Gangnam and Hongdae as well. Grab a basket, put beer in it, go to your table, drink it. |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Nismo wrote: |
| fezmond wrote: |
| do cans have some special quality that you pay extra for? |
They're worse for the environment, and they don't insulate as well as bottles. Maybe it's an effort to get people to buy bottles? |
Hey there,
My name is Jason and I'm a co-founder of the Magpie Brewing Company located in Seoul.
Sorry, but you're wrong-ish about canned beer. As with most things "it depends":
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/the_green_lantern/2008/03/wear_green_drink_greenly.html
Essentially the aluminum in cans is only environmentally "bad" if it's freshly mined aluminum, but that isn't the case much these days. A lot of aluminum is recycled, and furthermore much more of it is recyclable than glass.
Then there's weight. Aluminum makes up for it's environmental impact just from the fact that it's very light.
But again, it really depends on a brewery that has taken the time and interest to factor in these things.
In all, cans are quite amazing for beer. They DO NOT impart a taste, and they totally block light and oxygen (the enemy of good beer).
If I have any qualms about cans, it's that the epoxy lining on the inside (which prevents the aluminum and liquid from interacting) does contain a compound called BPA is an endocrin blocker. The amount of this stuff in beer-can lining is extremely low, but still, it's there and it's a concern. |
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