Drinks
REGIONAL BEERS & countries where they are brewed. This color indicates my favorite beers.
Tiger, Anchor, ABC Stout - Singapore
Chang, Singha, Leo, Cheers, San Miguel Light & Pale Pilsen (under license), Kloster, Phuket - Thailand
Beer Lao (lager & dark) - Laos
Angkor, Anchor ("Anchaw"), ABC Stout, Cambodia, Crown Gold, Bayon, Klang, Black Panther, Kingdom - Cambodia
*Beer (Bia) Hoi, 333 ("Ba Ba Ba"), Hue, Huda (by Hue), Saigon, BGI, Festival, Ha Long, Halida, Tiger - Vietnam
Myanmar Beer, Ra shandy, Mandalay, Dagon, Skol - Burma
Bintang, San Miguel - Indonesia
Tiger, Jaz, Anchor - Malaysia
Red Horse, San Miguel Pale Pilsen ("SMB") San Mig Light ("SML"), other San Mig varieties - Philippines
Heineken, Carlsberg (sometimes) - Region-wide (Heineken is brewed locally, but costs more and still tastes crappy.)
Asian Pacific Breweries is located in Singapore, but operates local breweries as joint ventures throughout the region. It produces Tiger, Heineken, Anchor and ABC Extra Stout . San Miguel Breweries is located in the Philippines, but the San Miguel sold in Indonesia and Thailand is brewed locally under license, and not as good as the original, in the Philippines, for whatever reason...
Tiger, Anchor, ABC Stout - Singapore
Chang, Singha, Leo, Cheers, San Miguel Light & Pale Pilsen (under license), Kloster, Phuket - Thailand
Beer Lao (lager & dark) - Laos
Angkor, Anchor ("Anchaw"), ABC Stout, Cambodia, Crown Gold, Bayon, Klang, Black Panther, Kingdom - Cambodia
*Beer (Bia) Hoi, 333 ("Ba Ba Ba"), Hue, Huda (by Hue), Saigon, BGI, Festival, Ha Long, Halida, Tiger - Vietnam
Myanmar Beer, Ra shandy, Mandalay, Dagon, Skol - Burma
Bintang, San Miguel - Indonesia
Tiger, Jaz, Anchor - Malaysia
Red Horse, San Miguel Pale Pilsen ("SMB") San Mig Light ("SML"), other San Mig varieties - Philippines
Heineken, Carlsberg (sometimes) - Region-wide (Heineken is brewed locally, but costs more and still tastes crappy.)
Asian Pacific Breweries is located in Singapore, but operates local breweries as joint ventures throughout the region. It produces Tiger, Heineken, Anchor and ABC Extra Stout . San Miguel Breweries is located in the Philippines, but the San Miguel sold in Indonesia and Thailand is brewed locally under license, and not as good as the original, in the Philippines, for whatever reason...
REGIONAL HARD LIQUORS & ALCOHOLIC DRINKS - this color indicates my favorites.
Philippines: Tanduay Rhum (all varieties are good), Boracay Rum (various flavors), Tuba (wine from coconut palm flower sap/juice), Bahalina (flavored preserved Tuba), Lambanog (distilled Tuba 30-90% alc.), Pangasi (rice wine from Mindanao), Tapuy (Mountain Province, Luzon - wine from sticky rice and ginger, no sulfides, little sweet, about 14%).
Indonesia: Vibe, Mansion House (no longer available), local Arak drinks (equivalent of Lambanog mixed with lemon, honey, ginger or juice)**, Brem (sweet Balinese rice wine), Tuak Wayah (like Tuba in Philippines), Tuak (sticky rice wine or palm wine, various sweetness and alcohol content), Baram (strong local wine from Kalimantan, very good depending on brewer, gets better with age).
Thailand & Laos: Lao Kao/Lao Lao (local moonshine), Sahtoh (Issan wine/beer from sticky rice), Lao hai/Lao ooh (strong beer from rice, in brown jugs)
Cambodia: Sombai (rice wine with sugar cane and fruit in bottle) Burma: Ti (rice wine, Kayah state)
**Be wary of drinking any unidentified hard/distilled liquor at local warung/street stands in Indonesia; it's sometimes toxic and a number of people each year are hospitalized, go blind, or die.
Philippines: Tanduay Rhum (all varieties are good), Boracay Rum (various flavors), Tuba (wine from coconut palm flower sap/juice), Bahalina (flavored preserved Tuba), Lambanog (distilled Tuba 30-90% alc.), Pangasi (rice wine from Mindanao), Tapuy (Mountain Province, Luzon - wine from sticky rice and ginger, no sulfides, little sweet, about 14%).
Indonesia: Vibe, Mansion House (no longer available), local Arak drinks (equivalent of Lambanog mixed with lemon, honey, ginger or juice)**, Brem (sweet Balinese rice wine), Tuak Wayah (like Tuba in Philippines), Tuak (sticky rice wine or palm wine, various sweetness and alcohol content), Baram (strong local wine from Kalimantan, very good depending on brewer, gets better with age).
Thailand & Laos: Lao Kao/Lao Lao (local moonshine), Sahtoh (Issan wine/beer from sticky rice), Lao hai/Lao ooh (strong beer from rice, in brown jugs)
Cambodia: Sombai (rice wine with sugar cane and fruit in bottle) Burma: Ti (rice wine, Kayah state)
**Be wary of drinking any unidentified hard/distilled liquor at local warung/street stands in Indonesia; it's sometimes toxic and a number of people each year are hospitalized, go blind, or die.
LOCAL DRINKS - NON ALCOHOLIC (My favorites are in black)
- Soda Gembira (pic) - Indo/Malay/Sing. Sweet red syrup, condensed milk, soda water. My favorite!
- Avocado juice with chocolate syrup - 'jus apolkat' in Indonesia. Love it.
- Watermelon juice - region wide favorite
- Fresh coconut juice - region wide favorite
- Soda Susu - (Indonesia/Malaysia) - soda gembira without the red syrup
- Es Dawet - (Indonesia) - coconut milk, tapioca, sugar
- Bajigur (west Java) - coffee, coconut milk, spices
- Bandrek (Indonesia) - hot coconut milk, ginger, pepper, sugar
- Sugar water with coconut cubes - 'es kelapa' in bahasa, '...........' in Thai
- Ronde (Indonesia) - hot drink of beans, fruit, sticky rice balls, ginger syrup. It's actually very good.
- STMJ (Indonesia) - milk, raw egg, honey, and ginger. A virility drink.
- Teas - the standard black (red), green, plus ginger, jasmine
- Kopi Luwak (Indonesia & Philippines) - coffee from undigested beans eaten and shat out by the civet.
- Cafe Boran (Thailand) - coffee using sock filter, from beans mixed with sugar, corn seed, soybean, brown rice, and black sesame seed. 'Nom kon' (milk, whey, vegetable oil) and/or condensed milk is added.
