Tested shitloads of interesting beers for some freelance work – writing a beer supplement for New Man mag. Twelve pages worth!
I was handed 30+ different beers to test, from all over the world (but sold here). How nice of the editor.
This is how my fridge looked like:
So many beers, it blocked out the sun
It was quite an experience. There were many beers that i’ve never had in my life. So i had a beer-tasting party at the pad. Needed back-up yo! Got prettyyy bent.
Am better at appreciating beers now, tho i’m still not a very big lager fan. Definitely prefer ales. I make exceptions for Beer Lao and Chang.
Some of the aftermath
It was a fun assignment. Of all the beers tested, 24 are featured in the mag, ranging from Best Draughts, Best Easy-Drinking Beers to..
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One of my favourite dark beers
Enjoyed the wheat beers the most – Franziskaner, Konig Ludwig and Erdinger Dunkel, a dark wheat beer. The articles are in this month’s issue of New Man.
There's actually quite a range in Malaysia, mostly in supermarkets
The beers featured retail from $4 to $22 per bottle.
I hope this is an annual part of the mag! Monthly would be better of course, but there aren’t enough beers here dammit.
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Brain damage: 7.5/10
Your beer article beat the crap out of that crummy Timeout one. heh. Next time call me to test also lar!
BTW, going for Absolut this week?
Definitely call u next session. Havent seen this month’s Timeout mag tho.
Saw your cachaca piece is last Thursday’s Star. Tx for the Alcon plug.
OK dude, we’ll have a few at d Absolut event then
Nice write-up! Erdinger is good shit.
Dunno why but I’m on a Carlsberg Gold tip at the moment.
tried mixing choc milk with a shot of Cointreau, added some orang peels. turned out quite yum.
That’s a great idea. Am sure it rocks! Some mint leaves in your mix might do well too. Or half a shot of Creme de Menthe (mint liqueur).
I like Erdinger & Konig. Share la with me next time! =P
Yea nice. I enjoyed Erdinger White n Franziskaner. Kinda like bolder versions of Hoegaarden.
I DO share! Thing is i got quite a few housemates!
haha… doing one shot is quite crazy. Of course we wish to have more beer, it would be nicer for beer drinker like me… haha
uwah. love this gig! these stuff i envy. and love the ‘sour, almost-rusty’ plug on franziskaner haha brilliant u sound like u could be one step away from sniffing wine corks and swirling drops of alcohol around your palate to ‘capture the full bodiedness of the grapes’. chug!
Actually did it over the weekend. Couldn’t finish in one afternoon!
Well my beer palate has improved. I do enjoy wheat beers & dark ales a lot more now. But i aint no connoisseur! In fact i made so much fun of wine snobs in this post that they might be insulted – http://thirstyblogger.my/2009/08/13/hints-of-dutch-lavender-with-a-roasted-lemongrass-finish/
Did you like the Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier? The Dunkel and Krisstall versions taste better to me.
Yea, easy beer. Tried the Hefe n featured it under Best European category. Bought it in One Utama from this joint called Dave. They actually charged me service charge altho i was taking away! Fortunately i could claim for it, but almost told Mrs Dave or watever her name is to shove the bottle up her ass
Go to Bottles & Bottles @ Gardens if you’re craving for Weihenstephaner. They are the distributors here.
Awesome. Thanks
ahhh. that wine article was more like you!