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[Suttisan]

is there a link to the nation website with this article? seems too good to be true to me, and it isn't even on the Nation's website by the looks of it.

[thelegend]

gr8fldanielle, on 2009-11-12 15:51:42, said:

Bier Ha Noi would be nice. Maybe they don't want us to leave after all. This could be a great marketing strategy to increase tourism. What a great idea!  

Bier Hanoi  what a great idea   about 16 cents a pint and dam_n good    shouted the bar one night in Hanoi. cost $3.50... just bloody marvellous   !!!!!  and wait till you suckers taste Aussie COOPERS..... beer perfection...... the only decent thing ever to come out of South Aussie . The Ale Champions of the Universe!!!!!!!

[phil2]

eljeque, on 2009-11-12 12:48:03, said:

Instead of a marketing campain, maybe make the beer better.

Thai companies do not like competition.

Are there many European beer manufacturers  with breweries in Malay or Singapore which would then sell their beer here?

stout

[tmark]

bkkjames, on 2009-11-12 13:46:45, said:

No topic polarises / stimulates TV readers more than beer. Taksin is a distant second.

Topics on Ladyboys would be number two. So would that say we have a lot of drunken poo pushers here?

[george]

Suttisan, on 2009-11-12 13:51:49, said:

is there a link to the nation website with this article? seems too good to be true to me, and it isn't even on the Nation's website by the looks of it.

http://www.nationmul...ss_30116407.php

[babuhavas]

1528 members are reading this topic,i must say we love beer.

[tmark]

I couldn't care less what brand of beer I drink .. or what it tastes like .. as long as it gets me pissed. If I want to drink something for the taste I'd rather have a fruit smoothie. (with vodka in it) ... hic !

[Samuian]

babuhavas, on 2009-11-12 13:56:37, said:

1528 members are reading this topic,i must say we love beer.

it's sure proof of

"Beer is Proof That God Loves Us and Wants Us to be Happy!"

[minxwhale]

thelegend, on 2009-11-12 13:52:30, said:

gr8fldanielle, on 2009-11-12 15:51:42, said:

Bier Ha Noi would be nice. Maybe they don't want us to leave after all. This could be a great marketing strategy to increase tourism. What a great idea!  

Bier Hanoi  what a great idea   about 16 cents a pint and dam_n good    shouted the bar one night in Hanoi. cost $3.50... just bloody marvellous   !!!!!  and wait till you suckers taste Aussie COOPERS..... beer perfection...... the only decent thing ever to come out of South Aussie . The Ale Champions of the Universe!!!!!!!

You can already buy Coopers here. It's at Tops and Central Chitlom and Villa. Unfortunately, it's rather flavorless as far as craft ales go. But it's better than NO ALE AT ALL.

[mizzi39]

DeathbyDurian, on 2009-11-12 12:45:28, said:

Beer Lao at 7/11? Sweet!

I was just thinking the same thing. "Stiff competition" is an understatement! It will take more than music and sports promos to save Chang

[SmartFarang]

transam, on 2009-11-12 14:11:12, said:

Just hope we can get Beer Laos DARK in Thailand shops, wonderful beer, gives memories of some fine English real ales.

Beer Lao dark is currently available in the small outdoor garden restaurant on corner outside Carrefour Pattaya Klang branch in Pattaya.

[bkkjames]

Because it is now just after 2pm, I suspect that the numbers of people viewing this topic will increase until 5pm.

[dachilla]

ANGKOR Beer is a must! I wanna buy Angkor Beer and Beer Lao in 7/11. What r u drinking? Water? Like the stuff in the toilet?

[bkkjames]

Can anyone who subscribed to the SMS news alert service confirm that they received this breaking news on their phones?  

[PoorSucker]

dachilla, on 2009-11-12 14:09:31, said:

ANGKOR Beer is a must! I wanna buy Angkor Beer and Beer Lao in 7/11. What r u drinking? Water? Like the stuff in the toilet?

Angkor, made in SihanoukVille.
Love it.

Edited by PoorSucker, 2009-11-12 14:14:09.

[DeathbyDurian]

jackspratt, on 2009-11-12 13:20:31, said:

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Beer, wine and spirits

Thailand immediately reduced its previous 54% tariff on wine to 40%, and will phase the tariff to zero in 2015.

Thailand reduced the previous tariffs on beer and spirits from 60% to 30%.  Tariffs will be phased to zero in 2010.

http://www.austrade....11/default.aspx

So if I'm reading that tariff article correctly, all beer and spirits made in Australia are going to be sold tariff free starting Jan 1st? So in theory I could go to Villa Market and pick up a 12 pack of Tooheys New cans for 400B? (assuming they stock it)

The article also says that Australian Wine will be tariff free in 2015 and Cheese in 2020! I like this trade agreement...

[HOOD Robin]

piewarmer, on 2009-11-12 13:48:34, said:

Is Carlsberg made in an ASEAN country??   hmmm.
Aussie beers will qualify. will they include spirits later????

Australia is NOT an Asean country, is it !?

[swain]

Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) coming to Thailand....  India or Malaysia   brews it locally ... cant remember which...

Thank god..   American beer is almost here..    

This Buds for you!!

Edited by swain, 2009-11-12 14:25:42.

[george]

bkkjames, on 2009-11-12 14:12:36, said:

Can anyone who subscribed to the SMS news alert service confirm that they received this breaking news on their phones?  

Yes, I got it

[manjara]

swain, on 2009-11-12 08:18:15, said:

Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) coming to Thailand....  India or Malaysia   brews it locally ... cant remember which...

Thank god..   American beer is almost here..    

This Buds for you!!

Yes, there are downsides to everything!

Looking forward to having more variety anyway, though I definitely won't be drinking that American pish...

[bkkjames]

george, on 2009-11-12 14:23:30, said:

bkkjames, on 2009-11-12 14:12:36, said:

Can anyone who subscribed to the SMS news alert service confirm that they received this breaking news on their phones?  

Yes, I got it

Great to hear George. Another idea for this breaking news service would offer 'opt in/out' filtering. Looking at the numbers of people reading this topic on beer, a breaking news story telling us where to get the cheapest beer, best happy hours and so on would be of great public service. Borderline spam I know but worthwhile spam at that.

[Hanimal]

thykeeper, on 2009-11-12 12:52:32, said:

Great news for drunks all around. Compared to beer prices in the US for similar pissy looking beers like beer chang the price here is outrageously high. A 7-11 worker in the US could afford to a buy one 6-pack (or more for dirt cheap beer) of various beer brands with quality comparable to beer chang per hour (~$8/hour). Compare that to a Thai 7-11 worker making 25/baht per hour can only buy ONE can of beer chang!! The US 7-11 employee is getting at *least* 6x drunker than in Thailand! Why is beer so much for this poor people?

It is the tax system. Tax on alcohol is much higher here than in many other countries where beer is considered "cheap." Profit margins on beer in Thailand are among the lowest in Asia, and much lower than in western countries. Net profit margin is about 8% based on net sales, compared to 12-18% in S.E. Asia. Beer here is taxed at 60% of the ex-factory price.

[GungaDin]

Tooheys             New was made yesterday, Tooheys Old, the day before!   

[ricklev]

I don't expect to be able to walk into a 7-11 and buy a 25 baht Beer Lao in this lifetime!

[nonthaburial]

mythBuster, on 2009-11-12 14:29:59, said:

It is about time that Beer Chang and mister Charoen are subjected to normal business rules. Beer Chang became this big on the expense of Singha Beer because they had an defacto Whickey monopoly and therefore any shop who needed Thai Whiskey was forced to buy Chang beer. But I suppose that is all fine when you belong to the Happy few in Thailand. I wonder if Carlsberg will make a re entry another company that got screwed by Charoen.

If my memory serves me correctly, Carlsberg is brewed in the Philippines by the guy who owns PAL, its also brewed in HK and China, not that the last two help