tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post4221402556605948177..comments2024-03-09T04:57:25.956+00:00Comments on HardKnott Dave's blog about stuff: TsingTaoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-39626025457559923062009-04-23T23:50:00.000+01:002009-04-23T23:50:00.000+01:00Well Nick, although you might be right about the r...Well Nick, although you might be right about the rice, I find Cobra has better hop flavours.<br /><br />I suspect all these oriental lagers use rice to some extent. TsingTao, I suspect, also uses rice, which is what I'm comparing it with. Are we really surprised that oriental beer uses rice in it's production?<br /><br />I'd still rather have an IPA with ginger, spring onions and MSG, were I to do a food/beer match.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-3560337223596678182009-04-23T22:05:00.000+01:002009-04-23T22:05:00.000+01:00Can't agree with you on Cobra. - It's brewed using...Can't agree with you on Cobra. - It's brewed using rice.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-66914329260625639692009-04-23T13:43:00.000+01:002009-04-23T13:43:00.000+01:00I was told that there's something like 20 brewerie...I was told that there's something like 20 breweries producing Tsing Tao and that its flavour varies according to brewery. This backs up my experience that TT can be an acceptable lager with a reasonable hop profile - and it can be a diacetyl bomb of ricy rubbish.Jeff Pickthallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-69701514435937119512009-04-23T09:36:00.000+01:002009-04-23T09:36:00.000+01:00I agree with Bailey, although saying it's undrinka...I agree with Bailey, although saying it's undrinkable is perhaps going a little too far. Funnily enough I also prefer Cobra, but then perhaps that's more to do with the fact that my favourite Indian restaurant stocks it.<br /><br />I had lamb with ginger and spring onions. Really nice and a bit unusual to find lamb in oriental cuisine. Either way it didn't go with the food for me. As I hinted, too much MSG, I think, which always leaves an odd after taste.<br /><br />I've not been to Hong Kong, yet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-28684600404068499182009-04-23T09:33:00.000+01:002009-04-23T09:33:00.000+01:00Obviously TsingTao isn't up to much but in China c...Obviously TsingTao isn't up to much but in China compared to the many, many, local copies such as the Moutain Tai Shan lager and there is suddenly a festival of flavour confronting your tastebuds. <br /><br />And it goes with chilli frog too.Alex Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07527006757795657635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-20553180097776728252009-04-23T08:49:00.000+01:002009-04-23T08:49:00.000+01:00I think it has its place. In Hong Kong a pint of r...I think it has its place. In Hong Kong a pint of real bitter would probably make you feel sick, yet a slightly sweet, ice cold lager certainly hits the spot.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979252489432311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-39736636801996627942009-04-23T08:32:00.000+01:002009-04-23T08:32:00.000+01:00Served ice cold in a busy Hong Kong bar, it hits t...Served ice cold in a busy Hong Kong bar, it hits the spot, but then again it is up against absolute dross there.<br /><br />I agree with Zak here. More distinctive than some, but its a while since I had it. Maybe they've altered it for the worse?Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-68947874559432910542009-04-23T07:29:00.000+01:002009-04-23T07:29:00.000+01:00I really find it undrinkable -- much worse than ot...I really find it undrinkable -- much worse than other bland restaurant lagers like, say, Cobra.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-78581157979104892382009-04-23T00:37:00.000+01:002009-04-23T00:37:00.000+01:00Ah, TsingTao, that old chestnut. It's really not a...Ah, TsingTao, that old chestnut. It's really not as bad as everyone makes out, and is actually one of the more distinctive macro lagers from that part of the world. <br /><br />It's worth seeing the ire it evokes on <A HREF="http://www.wine-pages.com/cgi-bin2/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000478" REL="nofollow">Beer-Pages</A>ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-76101364924095723152009-04-22T23:15:00.000+01:002009-04-22T23:15:00.000+01:00Yes, TsingTao is absolute toss. It's in the Michae...Yes, TsingTao is absolute toss. It's in the Michael Jackon 500 beers book, bizarrely.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.com