Beerlao

Beerlao
Beerlao launched in 1973 is the best selling brand in Lao PDR

Beerlao Lager is a European Pale Lager style beer brewed by Lao Brewery Co. You can’t go anywhere in Laos without seeing the Beerlao logo, because it’s effectively state owned and has a near monopoly on beer sales.

5% alcohol by volume and brewed using local rice and imported hops and barley it is a pale amber colour with a pleasant and refreshing taste. It’s well suited to the South East Asian climate.

Best drunk cold, of course.

Restaurant price for a 660ml bottle was about LAK30,000 (= approx €1.30)

Official website:

https://www.beerlao.la

Michael Jackson: The Beer Hunter

“Hello, my name is Michael Jackson. No, not  that Michael Jackson, but I am on a world tour. My tour is in pursuit of exceptional beer. That’s why they call me the Beer Hunter.”

http://www.beerhunter.com/

“Hello, my name is Michael Jackson. No, not  that Michael Jackson, but I am on a world tour. My tour is in pursuit of exceptional beer. That’s why they call me the Beer Hunter.


Michael Jackson presented ‘Beer hunter’ on British Television, an excellent series that ought to be repeated. This site has some great info about world beers but seems to not have been updated recently.

Update: Last update on the site was 2013. The site is really more of a tribute and an archive than a modern website, and I’m fine with that.

Luckily, Youtube has Michael Jackson’s beer Hunter series which can be found here: