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Chang Beer (Export)
Cosmos Brewery (Thai Beverage Plc.)
- From:
- Cosmos Brewery (Thai Beverage Plc.)
- Thailand
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 62
- Avg:
- 2.62 | pDev: 23.28%
- Reviews:
- 206
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 23, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 20, 2002
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 86
No description / notes.
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Ratings by smcolw:
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
2.36/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
2.36/5 rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
Modest head that leaves some spotty lace; Gold color and crystal clear.
The smell is that of spent grains from a homebrew. I cannot detect any real hop.
Not as thin as a typical American macro, but the rest is pure mass-produced grainy wanna-be pilsner. Again, no real hop to be found in the taste. And the aftertaste dies immediately after the swallow. Still, I'd say this is better than most factory beers.
Aug 02, 2009The smell is that of spent grains from a homebrew. I cannot detect any real hop.
Not as thin as a typical American macro, but the rest is pure mass-produced grainy wanna-be pilsner. Again, no real hop to be found in the taste. And the aftertaste dies immediately after the swallow. Still, I'd say this is better than most factory beers.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Thisdrinkinglife from Switzerland
2.17/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.17/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Review: 330 ml Bottle of Chang Beer Export: ABV: 5%
With a nice logo of two big elephants facing each other on its label, Chang is the Thai word for elephant, an important animal in Thailand as a symbol of both power and peace.
On pour we get a nice clear yellow colour, with a big frothy white head that is decent enough, and which settles down but maintains. A lot of carbonation, very bubbly and lively
No real lacing.
Overall, not a bad looking beer
On the nose I get an initial sweet piercing smell of lemon but overall not so strong, very faint.
A beery smell, sweet grains, hay, lemon, malts, all good on the nose, but as I mentioned not so strong.....
Taste is bittersweet, soft, clean and relatively easy to drink. Some light grains, but not enough to really get excited about.
Bit of an aftertaste, all bitter. Stringent sweet malts
Too sweet for my liking, and the tastes are not well balanced.
Not a great beer, very little to actually taste. Ok it is a little sessionable, but overall it is not really enjoyable. Bland. I am not a fan.
Apparently the home brew version is meant to be better than the export version, brewed with rice rather than malt, and is a 6.4% strength lager. Perhaps another inspection is needed, on a beach in Pattaya supping an ice cold beer enjoying the sun......
Oct 28, 2016With a nice logo of two big elephants facing each other on its label, Chang is the Thai word for elephant, an important animal in Thailand as a symbol of both power and peace.
On pour we get a nice clear yellow colour, with a big frothy white head that is decent enough, and which settles down but maintains. A lot of carbonation, very bubbly and lively
No real lacing.
Overall, not a bad looking beer
On the nose I get an initial sweet piercing smell of lemon but overall not so strong, very faint.
A beery smell, sweet grains, hay, lemon, malts, all good on the nose, but as I mentioned not so strong.....
Taste is bittersweet, soft, clean and relatively easy to drink. Some light grains, but not enough to really get excited about.
Bit of an aftertaste, all bitter. Stringent sweet malts
Too sweet for my liking, and the tastes are not well balanced.
Not a great beer, very little to actually taste. Ok it is a little sessionable, but overall it is not really enjoyable. Bland. I am not a fan.
Apparently the home brew version is meant to be better than the export version, brewed with rice rather than malt, and is a 6.4% strength lager. Perhaps another inspection is needed, on a beach in Pattaya supping an ice cold beer enjoying the sun......
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
3/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bottle poured into a stein
Clear pale yellow, no carbonation
One inch dense white foam cap , some lacings
Very light malt taste
Session able, quaff able very light taste
Ok beer
May 06, 2016Clear pale yellow, no carbonation
One inch dense white foam cap , some lacings
Very light malt taste
Session able, quaff able very light taste
Ok beer
Rated by Beginner2 from Illinois
2.63/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.63/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
One of Thailand's two entries on the list of "1001 Beers."
Apr 30, 2016Reviewed by aleigator from Germany
2.58/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.58/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Pours a bright, golden color, with a big, bubbly head.
Smells of slightly herbal hay, accompanied by a gentle leaf quality and sweeter oats.
A very light, refreshing lager, with a well dosed amount of carbonation.
Tastes of overly sugery malts, wrapping up the whole palate, while a rich note of wheat, topped by a whiff of lemon shine through.
Too sweet too be enjoyable, while it does provide a convincing freshness, due to the lively carbonation.
Apr 16, 2016Smells of slightly herbal hay, accompanied by a gentle leaf quality and sweeter oats.
A very light, refreshing lager, with a well dosed amount of carbonation.
Tastes of overly sugery malts, wrapping up the whole palate, while a rich note of wheat, topped by a whiff of lemon shine through.
Too sweet too be enjoyable, while it does provide a convincing freshness, due to the lively carbonation.
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
2.57/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.57/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Pours clear, pale yellow in color with 1/4 inch head. Taste is honey, grass, and light skunkiness. Not horrible, but I have had better. Probably would get other lagers before this one.
Mar 27, 2016
Chang Beer (Export) from Cosmos Brewery (Thai Beverage Plc.)
Beer rating:
62 out of
100 with
534 ratings
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