Beer and Wine Rated

There was a time when this was the best beer you could buy in Asia. But the Danish brew has lost some of its prestige over the years, possibly because of less stringent manufacturing standards, at least in these parts. As a journalist, I was lucky enough to be flown to the Carlsberg HQ in Copenhagen in the early '90s to see the brewing process and taste beer fresh from the brewery for a week. Boy, did it go down smoothly then! It's still a fine beer, having a flavour that can best be described as pleasantly bodied and appealing, at least on the first few sips (or gulps), but it has lost a lot of ground to smaller players with a better handle on quality.

Rating: ***

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Carlsberg info