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1786771 Jun 4, 2017 7:49 pm


Originally Posted by braslvr (Post 28397848)
Actually, a pint is 473ml.

If you're talking about an American Pint, then yes. But Fullers will always refer to UK Pint.
Get a dry Pint or 500ml Pint on top of it to confuse everyone.

""The imperial pint (≈ 568 ml) is used in the United Kingdom and Ireland and to a limited extent in Commonwealth nations. In the United States, two pints are used: a liquid pint (≈ 473 ml) and a less-common dry pint (≈ 551 ml). Each of these pints is one-eighth of its respective gallon, but the gallons differ and the imperial pint is about 20% larger than the US liquid pint.""

That's what's done in BKK. So you know you should get something between 473ml and 568ml.
That's why I love the metric system.

TravelDream Jun 4, 2017 11:16 pm

I never realised there was an American pint.

In general I'm all for metric, but that extra 68ml in precious.

Diplomatico Jun 6, 2017 12:06 am

I was at the Brewski Sky Bar last night and the "pints" there are 470 ml (so I stand corrected.)

About 10-12 different beers on tap and over 100 different varieties of beer when counting bottles too. The 200 thb special was Maha Nakorn, a Thai craft beer of the wheat beer variety. (Pretty good, actually.) Most of the other "pints" were in the 260-300 thb range.

dsquared37 Jun 7, 2017 2:07 am


Originally Posted by Diplomatico (Post 28390660)
Craft beer, on the whole, is quite expensive in Thailand (thanks to the protectionist tariff schemes to shield Chang, Leo, and Singha from competition.)

Leo and Singha are both products of Boon Rawd Brewery.

The protectionist garbage is solely a nod to the two families who control Boon Raed and Thai-Bev (Chang).

Diplomatico Jun 7, 2017 7:30 am


Originally Posted by dsquared37 (Post 28413148)
Leo and Singha are both products of Boon Rawd Brewery.

The protectionist garbage is solely a nod to the two families who control Boon Raed and Thai-Bev (Chang).

Spot on. I listed it by brand for the TV members who read the forum but don't live here and may not be as familiar with the parent companies.

CrazyInteg Jun 7, 2017 8:04 am


Originally Posted by Diplomatico (Post 28390660)
Craft beer, on the whole, is quite expensive...

Ahhhh, so the "special" beer is craft beer. Well that changes everything.

dsquared37 Jun 7, 2017 8:41 am


Originally Posted by Diplomatico (Post 28413852)
Spot on. I listed it by brand for the TV members who read the forum but don't live here and may not be as familiar with the parent companies.

^

TPACjv Jun 7, 2017 4:42 pm


Originally Posted by dsquared37 (Post 28413148)
Leo and Singha are both products of Boon Rawd Brewery.

The protectionist garbage is solely a nod to the two families who control Boon Raed and Thai-Bev (Chang).

Not to mention that domestic law requires breweries to make at least 10 million liters per year.

dsquared37 Jun 7, 2017 6:47 pm


Originally Posted by TPACjv (Post 28416289)
Not to mention that domestic law requires breweries to make at least 10 million liters per year.

Now that I was not aware of. Nor surprised to head of it's existence.

Diplomatico Jun 7, 2017 9:04 pm


Originally Posted by dsquared37 (Post 28416639)
Now that I was not aware of. Nor surprised to head of it's existence.

Yes, that law that limits permissible brewers to those that manufacture at least 10 million liters per year is what keeps the Thai craft brewing scene from developing. Some are finding ways around it, though. The Thai brewers of Chiang Mai Wheat (very tasty) moved operations to Cambodia and "export" their beer from Cambodia back into Thailand.

glennaa11 Jun 17, 2017 6:48 am

TimeOut has a list of skybars

exactabox Jul 4, 2017 9:57 pm

It's not super high up (maybe 15th floor?), but the Four Points has a rooftop pool/bar/restaurant that kids/teenagers would probably enjoy more than a fancy resto. Chill, casual, and if you download the Eatigo app, you can sometimes eat there for 50% off.


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