Asian Travel Forums & Ethos Asian Travel Forums & Ethos
Home Register FAQ Members Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read  


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)   IP: 124.171.74.186
Old 09-16-2007, 06:22 AM
DavidB's Avatar
Travelforum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 72
Red face Drought of a different type - wine

Hi all,

same friends that I mentioned in my post about Pemuteran and the drought went to Mozaic in Ubud for a significant birthday dinner and (on my advice again) they had the 6 course degustation menu with wine matching. They weren't told there would be a problem but they were apparently served local wines (Hatten I presume) which they described as undrinkable, and bulk Chilean. They were wondering about my advice. They found out later in the evening that the restaurant was unable to get their usual stocks because of the problems currently with the alcohol quota import business.

Does anyone know if this situation is easing yet? We are booked into Mozaic in 5 weeks time for a meal with friends and it may cause a change of plans if the problem continues. Back to my usual Warungs and beer!

Cheers, David
__________________
Smile and the world you are travelling in will smile back at you
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)   IP: 81.193.54.216
Old 09-16-2007, 06:53 AM
markadmin's Avatar
Owner / Admin / Cleaner
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern Portugal
Posts: 446
Blog Entries: 5
Send a message via Yahoo to markadmin Send a message via Skype™ to markadmin
Wink "alcohol quota import business"

First they said it was because someone forgot to renew the orders with the overseas suppliers! It seems to be done to politics and rival interests battling it out for Bali's lucrative booze bizzo. MMMM, Hatten, luvly! Still, you are OK with Bintang right?
__________________
There are two categories of travellers, those that experience a country and those that take their home with them wherever they go.

Be warned, as with any forum, picking a fight with the admin guy is not recommended!
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)   IP: 124.171.74.186
Old 09-16-2007, 07:02 AM
DavidB's Avatar
Travelforum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 72
Default

Mark,

unlike yourself I actually like bintang - what it is doing to my last few brain cells is unknown though! There is always water..........

David
__________________
Smile and the world you are travelling in will smile back at you
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)   IP: 81.193.162.186
Old 09-16-2007, 11:50 AM
markadmin's Avatar
Owner / Admin / Cleaner
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern Portugal
Posts: 446
Blog Entries: 5
Send a message via Yahoo to markadmin Send a message via Skype™ to markadmin
Wink :-)

I used to drink Anker but both this and Bintang gave me such dire headaches and liver failure the next day (after only a few, really) that I stopped drinking either. If I could not get an import, I would drink imported wine (light wines, not heavy oakey things in the tropics thanks). If there was no suitable imported wine, I would drink Hatten spritzer. If there was no cold soda water, I would go to Singapore (Tiger Beer, now there's a decent lager). Apart from Bali Hai beer which I believe comes from rat's pee, I think Bintang is the worst slop going in Bali. If you chill the stuff down to 1 degree Celcius, you can convince a seasoned beer drinker it comes from hops.
__________________
There are two categories of travellers, those that experience a country and those that take their home with them wherever they go.

Be warned, as with any forum, picking a fight with the admin guy is not recommended!
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)   IP: 124.171.74.186
Old 09-16-2007, 12:22 PM
DavidB's Avatar
Travelforum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 72
Default You have missed an important point

I was brought up on Australian beer, worse still, South Australian. The shining light (no pun) here in South Oz is from the Cooper's family, a range of ales that seems to be copied in Bali under the brand name "Storm". Bintang ain't that bad. Anker is a shocker, all aldehydic. Haven't tried rats' piss though, so I can't attest to the accuracy of your palette on these matters.

Cheers, David
__________________
Smile and the world you are travelling in will smile back at you
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)   IP: 124.168.124.36
Old 09-17-2007, 08:45 AM
Travelforum Virgin
 
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 2
Default I can drink most beers to a degree....

and find that liberal amounts of water intake solves the headaches. Liver failure is a different kettle of fish however.....
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
None

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT. The time now is 12:55 AM.


Copyright © Travelforum.org

LinkBacks Enabled by vBSEO © 2007, Crawlability, Inc.