How's the beer? Damn good.

As a beer connaisseur, (amongst other things), it didn't take long for me to start sampling the local brews. I already knew about Singha, which is probably the only Thai beer that is widely available outside of Thailand. Singha is a very good beer. It is a regular lager similar to Budweiser, Moslon Canadian, etc. It is usually the most expensive Thai beer on the menu. At a typical restaurant, a regular sized Singha is about 45 baht (CAD $1.40) and a large is 70 baht (CAD $2.15).

Heineken is the only well-known foreign brand that is available everywhere beer is sold. It is usually the most expensive but not by much. Always a good choice when you're craving something familiar.

A Thai beer that I've discovered and really like is called Chang Beer. It is really tastey and is usually cheaper than Singha or Heineken. According to the label, it won a gold medal at some Australian beer contest, so it must be decent.

Those are pretty much the only beers I've tried so far. On the plane I had a Carlsberg and a San Miguel which is a Hong Kong beer (weird name). There's another Thai beer I've seen quite often called Leo beer. I'll have to give that a try.