naalala ko to... bakit walang corona beer sa pinas?

[horge]

I've spent a lot of time trying beers in every place where they brew the best beers in the world. The best brewers are in Belgium. They do a lovely job of brewing beers over there. The Little Belgium has over 450 different beers to choose from. They have been experimenting and refining the technique and ingredients for centuries.

Philippine beers and all the other beers of the world pale in comparison to what Belgium has to offer.

I've only tried a few Belgian beers and ales. Of those few,
the one that stood out was Mad Bitch (Dulle Teve 10). In
fact I included it in my top three, in another thread:
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...5&postcount=38

However, SMB Pale Pilsen remains top dog for me on two
counts: it's great on its own AND with food. The Belgians
I've tried do tend to overpower too many foods, and I'm
talking about taste, not alcohol content. For with-food
consumption, I actually favor Paulaner Diet Beer (lol...),
athough clearly it's not the best when without food.

But hey... it's all subjective.
I'm sure others feel that Corona is the rabbit's ****, and
that others will argue that Red Horse is king. Different
taste buds, and slightly diferent applications/contexts.

[Bretty Poy32]

Actually, it's the surname of the company founder,
ex-Gov. Fortunato F. Halili, famous for getting the
province of Bulacan back on its feet after WW2.

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wrt Corona beer...

Went for groceries an hour ago and picked this up
just for the sake of this thread. Note the price (P91).
I'll probably use it to catch garden snails and slugs.

ang san mig magkano?

[horge]

ang san mig magkano?

Good old SMB pale pilsen?
P24 to P30+, depende sa grocery/supermarket na dadalawin mo.

[KING MEAT]

Actually, it's the surname of the company founder,
ex-Gov. Fortunato F. Halili, famous for getting the
province of Bulacan back on its feet after WW2.

-=-=-=-=-

wrt Corona beer...

Went for groceries an hour ago and picked this up
just for the sake of this thread. Note the price (P91).
I'll probably use it to catch garden snails and slugs.

salamat tito george.

i didnt really go hunting for it, every resto/beerhaus i went to didnt have it.

gustong ma-try ng mga insan ko kasi eh, wala kaming mahanap, SML lang.

even the spots in eastwood square didnt have any.

jozelle is still a **** for not meeting up.

[KING MEAT]

Good old SMB pale pilsen?
P24 to P30+, depende sa grocery/supermarket na dadalawin mo.

wtf...

$300 per bottle sa relik in fort.

sabi ko ok, lang, mga 6 dollars lang. pucha less $1..

[Bretty Poy32]

Good old SMB pale pilsen?
P24 to P30+, depende sa grocery/supermarket na dadalawin mo.

oh.. mas mahal pala ang corona dahil import din ano?
ano mas masarap corona or good old san mig?

[horge]

wtf...
$300 per bottle sa relik in fort.
sabi ko ok, lang, mga 6 dollars lang. pucha less $1..

Spectacular fail, lol, pero San Mig Premium naman yata yun.
Still ridiculously overpriced at PhP300, though.

oh.. mas mahal pala ang corona dahil import din ano?
ano mas masarap corona or good old san mig?

San Mig regular pale pilsen for me overall.
I'm not too impressed with Corona, pero theirs-theirs 'yan.
Ang kainaman ng SMB brown-bottle pilsen, medio bastos pa
rin ang lasa, so whether pambara mo is high-end grub, or
pulutan na galing sa bangketa, all-around siyang panulak.
For me, hindi siya nakikipag-sapawan sa lasa ng pagkain,
pero hindi naman siya natatabunan ng todo.

JM2P, YMMV...
h.

[Bretty Poy32]

Spectacular fail, lol, pero San Mig Premium naman yata yun.
Still ridiculously overpriced at PhP300, though.



San Mig regular pale pilsen for me overall.
I'm not too impressed with Corona, pero theirs-theirs 'yan.
Ang kainaman ng SMB brown-bottle pilsen, medio bastos pa
rin ang lasa, so whether pambara mo is high-end grub, or
pulutan na galing sa bangketa, all-around siyang panulak.
For me, hindi siya nakikipag-sapawan sa lasa ng pagkain,
pero hindi naman siya natatabunan ng todo.

JM2P, YMMV...
h.

ano pinaka favorite nyo sa pic na ito

[horge]

wtf...
$300 per bottle sa relik in fort.

Thinking on ^this a little further... PhP300/bottle?

That's a little too much even for SMB Premium Pale Pilsen,
even if served in some hipster tapas bar. Is it possible you
got suckered into buying imported Spanish "San Miguel"?

That swill is inferior to the Philippine San Miguel, which it
was originally based on. I remember trying some back in '93
just outside Zaragoza.

Some history (lol):
Back in the 50's kasi, Spanish brewery La Segarra signed a
deal with our SMC to brew and market 'San Miguel' beer in
Europe. SMC took a minority stake in Segarra, which was
then renamed San Miguel S.A.

All was fine until the Sorianos started running SMC into a
deep hole. In an effort to stay solvent, and facing hostile
takeover by the Zobels, Andres Soriano Jr. sold out SMC's
stake in the Spanish company, which thus became wholly
independent of the Philippine brewer, and today is known
as Grupo Mahou - San Miguel.

The "San Miguel" logo on the Spanish beer looks similar...
but that's about it. It doesn't taste the same, but is now
making major inroads throughout Europe, and SMC is not
making a cent from it, precisely because it sold out , in
turn because of Soriano's mismanagement. This was the
same period in which SMC sold Magnolia Ice Cream to
Nestle, and Coca Cola Philippines to Amatil.

When he could not rouse stockholder support despite his
exposure of Soriano incompetence, a disgusted Enrique
Zobel sold virtually his entire stake (19.5%) to Eduardo
"Danding" Cojuangco, who purchased the same using a
controversial source: the coco levy funds.

A lot of lost opportunity in the European beer market, no?

[miron_lang]

ano pinaka favorite nyo sa pic na ito

RED HORSE Pare. No contest yan.

Masarap na nakakalasing pa.
Yung Pilsen medyo masrap lang pero di nakakalasing
Yung San Mig Light. lasang tubig at wala talagang tama

Thinking on ^this a little further... PhP300/bottle?

That's a little too much even for SMB Premium Pale Pilsen,
even if served in some hipster tapas bar. Is it possible you
got suckered into buying imported Spanish "San Miguel"?

That swill is inferior to the Philippine San Miguel, which it
was originally based on. I remember trying some back in '93
just outside Zaragoza.

Some history (lol):
Back in the 50's kasi, Spanish brewery La Segarra signed a
deal with our SMC to brew and market 'San Miguel' beer in
Europe. SMC took a minority stake in Segarra, which was
then renamed San Miguel S.A.

All was fine until the Sorianos started running SMC into a
deep hole. In an effort to stay solvent, and facing hostile
takeover by the Zobels, Andres Soriano Jr. sold out SMC's
stake in the Spanish company, which thus became wholly
independent of the Philippine brewer, and today is known
as Grupo Mahou - San Miguel.

The "San Miguel" logo on the Spanish beer looks similar...
but that's about it. It doesn't taste the same, but is now
making major inroads throughout Europe, and SMC is not
making a cent from it, precisely because it sold out , in
turn because of Soriano's mismanagement. This was the
same period in which SMC sold Magnolia Ice Cream to
Nestle, and Coca Cola Philippines to Amatil.

When he could not rouse stockholder support despite his
exposure of Soriano incompetence, a disgusted Enrique
Zobel sold virtually his entire stake (19.5%) to Eduardo
"Danding" Cojuangco, who purchased the same using a
controversial source: the coco levy funds.

A lot of lost opportunity in the European beer market, no?

WTF??!! a learn so many things in one post!!!


Thanks bossing