Chang Beer (Export)
Cosmos Brewery (Thai Beverage Plc.)

Chang Beer (Export)Chang Beer (Export)
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Cosmos Brewery (Thai Beverage Plc.)
 
Thailand
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
5%
Score:
62
Avg:
2.62 | pDev: 23.28%
Reviews:
206
Ratings:
534
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 23, 2022
Added:
Dec 20, 2002
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  86
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Ratings by benfons:
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Reviewed by benfons from Belgium

3/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
A: very pale straw colour, almost no head

S: A sweetness up front, with some grains, not much but nothing disturbing

T: Very faint flavour, grains malts and rice once again not much but nothing disturbing

M/D: a bit thin, almost no carbonation abv fine. Very drinkable though

Fine but not something you do an extra effort for
Nov 14, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.98 by DylanBrkhff from Netherlands

Aug 23, 2022
 
Rated: 3.2 by monkist from Hungary

May 14, 2017
 
Rated: 2.41 by Vinylboy20 from New York

Jan 31, 2017
 
Rated: 3.17 by DanielCole from Finland

Jan 01, 2017
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Reviewed by Thisdrinkinglife from Switzerland

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, 2016
 
Rated: 3.13 by wheresromi from Florida

Sep 11, 2016
 
Rated: 2.65 by Kaihin6 from Sweden

Jun 25, 2016
 
Rated: 2.58 by Zonian1 from Ohio

Jun 24, 2016
 
Rated: 2.98 by igamez from California

May 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by Dominic_Decoco from New Jersey

May 16, 2016
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

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, 2016
 
Rated: 2.35 by 54V4G3 from Belgium

May 05, 2016
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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
One of Thailand's two entries on the list of "1001 Beers."
Apr 30, 2016
 
Rated: 2.48 by arini10 from Oregon

Apr 28, 2016
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Reviewed by aleigator from Germany

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, 2016
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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
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
 
Rated: 2.5 by JamLand from District of Columbia

Mar 20, 2016
 
Rated: 2.73 by windowside from Germany

Mar 16, 2016
 
Rated: 2.53 by corybills from Texas

Mar 15, 2016
Chang Beer (Export) from Cosmos Brewery (Thai Beverage Plc.)
Beer rating: 62 out of 100 with 534 ratings