Bia Saigon

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

My first Vietnamese beer. Pours a straw gold. Mouthfeel is like water. Aroma is rice and metal. Flavor is funky, but maybe I got an older bottle. Overall, I probably won't hae this again.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Surprisingly was not as filthy as i expected. It reminded me of the days in the pub drinking Aussie beers all night. But i cant think which beers they were. Quite easy to drink. Not much flavour. watery weak bitterness but gave me a great white head and lacing. It's probably better in Vietnam.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

This review can be applied to more than one beer. Its like that old Frank Zappa quote that to be a country you need an airline and a beer. Pale/Swil seems to be that beer. They are all relatively similar, pale in colour, weak in aroma, transparent yellow..."average beer" on all accounts. Ive found few exceptions to this in my beer tour round the world. But there is a time and a place for these beers: if you are in its country, eating the food of its people, and feeling adventurous and cultural. Far from anything great, but still can be enjoyed in the right place, at the right time.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

This might be the best "Asian" beer I've had yet. This poured a well-carbonated medium gold with a sizeable, long-lived foamy white head which left some nice lacing. Aroma was delicate floral hops, and the taste was similar, with a slight and not unpleasant bitterness (not sour) at the end. I resisted toasting "Hanoi Jane" as I quaffed this one.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Poured a deep gold colour with a sudsy head. Left little lacing, and was moderately carbonated. Aroma of corn and malts, with a flavour to match. Nothing spectacular.