Angkor Beer

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Is it just me or has the taste of Angkor changed, I'm referring to bottles and cans not the draft which still tastes as if it has passed through the bladder of a sheep.

I know its a larger so is supposed to taste iffy but I allways found Angkor to have an artificial metallic taste not unlike Super Bok in Portugal, however recently I have found it has lost that edge.
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chiltern wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:43 pm Is it just me or has the taste of Angkor changed, I'm referring to bottles and cans not the draft which still tastes as if it has passed through the bladder of a sheep.

I know its a larger so is supposed to taste iffy but I allways found Angkor to have an artificial metallic taste not unlike Super Bok in Portugal, however recently I have found it has lost that edge.
As Mr Kim Angkor master brewer would tell it, always buy beer in glass bottles.
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chiltern wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 12:43 pm Is it just me or has the taste of Angkor changed, I'm referring to bottles and cans not the draft which still tastes as if it has passed through the bladder of a sheep.

I know its a larger so is supposed to taste iffy but I allways found Angkor to have an artificial metallic taste not unlike Super Bok in Portugal, however recently I have found it has lost that edge.
Might have something to do with this:
"Ratanak said the new management will strengthen the market standing of all products produced by Cambrew, with a special focus on the iconic Angkor Premium Beer.
“We have ambitions to make Angkor Beer the best selling Cambodian beer in regional and international markets,” he said."
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It always tasted like shit. So maybe they improved it to the extent it now resembles weasle piss?
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Tastes alright from the small bottle, draft obviously varies fom place to place.
Always found that anchor had that nasty metallic aftertaste not angkor.
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It's the metal taste that puts me off Angkor cans. Their draft is what it is. I avoid bottles because of the glass recycling issue.
:roll: Drinking beer cans in Cambodia makes me ecologically friendly and also creates employment for can collectors. Lol.
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Anchor Moy wrote: Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:03 pm It's the metal taste that puts me off Angkor cans. Their draft is what it is. I avoid bottles because of the glass recycling issue.
:roll: Drinking beer cans in Cambodia makes me ecologically friendly and also creates employment for can collectors. Lol.
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I found Angkor cans vary from tolerable to nasty. I switched to Cambodia and they're consistently drinkable at least.
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I normally avoid Angkor cans like the plague but recently it was all l could get in the countryside and was surprised that it was better than l remembered.
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I hate to say this but i drink to get drunk and watever gets me there cheapest im game!!! I can taste the difference between ipas and lagers but the beers within each category tastes the same to me regardless of the brewery...

I lack the sophistication but as long as im drunk, im all goooood :beer2:
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