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Post by pubdaze on Aug 2, 2021 6:33:33 GMT -6
Vietnamese IPA. Not bad… reminds me of Sam Adams Rebel. Will admit, Sam Adams Rebel is what started me down the IPA path.
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Post by pubdaze on Aug 2, 2021 6:34:50 GMT -6
A bit like Pine Cone red for those who traveled out west in the late 90’s. I’m in quarantine and Holiday Inn Saigon has craft beer. What else amnI expected to do? "Holiday Inn Saigon has craft beer". Probably something I didn't expect to read on a Monday morning.
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Post by King_Gamecock on Aug 3, 2021 5:39:53 GMT -6
Quarantine day 5.
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Post by King_Gamecock on Aug 8, 2021 1:14:36 GMT -6
Quarantine days 8 and 9. Summer Ale from LAC brewing, and Bumble Basil from Mekong Brewing.
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Post by gemofthehills on Aug 8, 2021 6:46:47 GMT -6
Hotel does have a large variety. Is 4.7% the norm?
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Post by King_Gamecock on Aug 8, 2021 9:24:08 GMT -6
Hotel does have a large variety. Is 4.7% the norm? Nope. Most of them are 6.0-7.0. That and a Milk Stout are the only ones they have that low, but the Summer Ale is arguably the best in terms of the right balance of hops and citrus. Not too harsh but a little bite. The basil beer is 6.7% and overly bitter... and that is saying something because I like bitter... but it has kind of an herbal bitterness that is almost unpleasant. The Thai basil note is just on the aroma at the finish. Unfortunately due to difficulty getting deliveries with the pandemic outbreak, the kitchen is totally out of beer now. I was unable to order anything. I was even willing to order the Peaches and Cream or Milk Stout (which is only 4.4%) tonight...or a macro... but they are totally out of everything other than red wine. Friday they called my room and told me I had to move because my wife had failed the PCR test and was positive. Horse hockey! If she is positive, I would have been too. We are both vaccinated, no symptoms, and I had been with her all week. She tested negative prior to the flight out of Atlanta. I am 100% certain it is a false positive, but now we are in separate rooms and she has to stay for an additional week... Not sure yet if they are going to extend my quarantine to 3 weeks or not. If I pop positive this Thursday they will extend me to 4 weeks though. Fingers crossed. ...the situation makes the beer shortage that much worse. Quarantine is better with beer.
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Post by King_Gamecock on Aug 8, 2021 10:36:08 GMT -6
and to add... I bought an iPhone 12 Pro max just before making the trip to Vietnam. The camera on this thing is awesome. The photo quality is unreal without any tinkering with settings. I don't think I could have taken photos that good with my DSLR.
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Post by King_Gamecock on Aug 9, 2021 8:30:38 GMT -6
Quarantine day 10. Running out of varieties.
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Post by pubdaze on Aug 9, 2021 11:35:38 GMT -6
Quarantine day 10. Running out of varieties. What type is that?
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Post by King_Gamecock on Aug 11, 2021 19:31:17 GMT -6
Quarantine day 10. Running out of varieties. What type is that? It’s a milk stout. Weakest of the lot at 4.4 abv.
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Post by pubdaze on Aug 12, 2021 6:37:34 GMT -6
It’s a milk stout. Weakest of the lot at 4.4 abv. Milk stout, pass. Curious, are beers served cold or room temp? I know the USA likes their beer as cold as possible, just curious how it's served there.
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Post by King_Gamecock on Aug 12, 2021 12:00:16 GMT -6
It’s a milk stout. Weakest of the lot at 4.4 abv. Milk stout, pass. Curious, are beers served cold or room temp? I know the USA likes their beer as cold as possible, just curious how it's served there. Cold. I’ve yet to visit an Asian country that drinks warm beer. Southeast Asia is hot as hell anyway. Beer needs to be cold. Nothing better than sitting in an open air bar in Thailand drinking a cold brew and watching the world go by…. Covid has ruined multiple trips… this has to end before I get too old to enjoy it.
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Post by King_Gamecock on Aug 13, 2021 6:27:20 GMT -6
My wife tested negative today, as did I.
I moved back into our suite which was two doors down from the room they had me in.
The Hotel management is not happy about it. They wanted me to stay in the other room, "in case it was a false negative."
They should say what was really going on... "so they can keep extorting money from us."
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Post by King_Gamecock on Dec 29, 2021 0:06:14 GMT -6
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Post by King_Gamecock on Dec 29, 2021 8:23:08 GMT -6
Good Morning Vietnam!
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