I've decided to drink one beer from every country in the world. I know it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. And that someone is me. The rules: I have to drink the whole beer, I have to photograph it to prove that I've done it, and it has to be an official, commercially produced beer (no homebrews). The only countries I can skip are ones that don't produce beer (haven't found any yet).

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Country #7: Taiwan


I've learnt that vague and spurious claims to obscure awards or prizes are a hallmark of bad products. Thus, the text on the label of Taiwan Beer that read "Selections Choice for the Grand Gold Medal" (what medal? and what is a "selections choice"?), combined with the very low price tag, did indeed trigger alarm bells. I'd like to say that Taiwan beer amazed me and surpassed all expectations, but indeed it failed to meet even the low ones I had of it. Taiwan is not known for its beer and it's easy to see why: this (the most popular beer by far in Taiwan) is a truly wretched thing, and one of the worst things I have drunk in a long time. It's a thin, watery larger, with no flavours other than the stale insides of a giant metal tub, matched with the lingering aromas of soulless microchip factories and bitter government repression. Taiwan Beer should be avoided at any cost whatsoever (the facial expression says it all).

Name: Taiwan Beer
Country of production: Taiwan
Style: Larger
Taste: Horrible
Cost: AU$12 for a 6 pack
Availability in AU: Low
Cred: Low-Medium
My score: 2 out of 10 inauthentic claims to Chinese national autonomy
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  1. CraftBeerLoverFebruary 13, 2012 at 1:23 AM

    haha, so true. i cant even drink this without showing my disgusting facial expression even when I am already faded!

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