Saigon Export - Saigon Beer Company

allergictomacros

Ontario (Canada)

2.2/5  rDev -16%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Yet another typical macro. Lace is a bit stickier than expected. Taste is a bitterer than expected, but not in an interesting way - just a flat out boring bitterness. Somewhat dry and a little astringent. Overall, a one dimensional icky macro I'll never try again.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2006 01:03:54 | More by allergictomacros

JRBecks

Illinois

2/5  rDev -23.7%

05-09-2013 21:51:47 | More by JRBecks

kjkinsey

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

04-23-2013 22:31:10 | More by kjkinsey

Sunnanek

Sweden

2.75/5  rDev +5%

04-19-2013 16:17:09 | More by Sunnanek

Fatehunter

Oregon

2.35/5  rDev -10.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25

Thin head on a clear, light straw colored body.
The aroma is light, metallic with a little grain.
The taste is all just a moderate white sugar sweetness. One sided and not great.
The texture is crisp with some fizziness; moderate carbonation.
One of the worst beers I've had. Not real aroma or taste.

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2013 03:53:24 | More by Fatehunter

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -23.7%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25

Bottle at a food stall in Ha Tien. Served in a plastic mug with tons of ice. From notes.

A - Poured an apple juice colour with mild carbonation and a one finger white head that went fast. No lace or retention.

S - Lot's of corn. Nothing else really.

T - More corn, honey, sweet grain. Big adjuncty corn flavour. Typical macro adjunct yawnfest.

M - Mild carbonation, very light body and sweet finish. Not enough carbonation.

O/D - Tasted this quite a few times before. Same old stuff. Went down smooth though, and seemd OK for what it was, but overall not really good times with this one.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 03:47:36 | More by tbeckett

JohnQVD

New York

2/5  rDev -23.7%

02-17-2013 22:55:56 | More by JohnQVD

Shoffy

2/5  rDev -23.7%

02-03-2013 23:51:35 | More by Shoffy

BJasny

Texas

3/5  rDev +14.5%

01-21-2013 05:26:25 | More by BJasny

panther_5115

Massachusetts

1.75/5  rDev -33.2%

01-11-2013 21:23:08 | More by panther_5115

modidia

New York

2.75/5  rDev +5%

01-08-2013 08:58:40 | More by modidia

Foulon

2/5  rDev -23.7%

01-04-2013 21:04:12 | More by Foulon

sumpjh

California

3/5  rDev +14.5%

01-03-2013 14:21:17 | More by sumpjh

Beerman1977

Austria

3.25/5  rDev +24%

12-30-2012 18:51:08 | More by Beerman1977

t0rin0

California

3/5  rDev +14.5%

12-27-2012 01:15:50 | More by t0rin0

Rmatuszak2

Illinois

3/5  rDev +14.5%

12-23-2012 01:10:50 | More by Rmatuszak2

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev +24%

12-23-2012 01:00:42 | More by Stevie_Janowski

innominat

Ireland

3/5  rDev +14.5%

12-10-2012 19:31:21 | More by innominat

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +14.5%

11-22-2012 01:41:32 | More by cfalovo97

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

1.78/5  rDev -32.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

330ml bottle served in a Weizen glass.

A: Pours a pale yellow crystal color forming a ridiculous white bubbled head. Retention is ridiculous and no lacings are left

S: Horrible smell of rice and corn. Flowery hops trying to give it some appeal... useless

T: Terrible as the nose. Sweet grains upfront. Strong notes of rice and corn. Slightly hoppy bitter end

M: Light body. Medium to high carbonation. Adjunct malts faint hoppy bitter aftertaste

O: One of the worst things I've ever drunk

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2012 19:19:21 | More by eduardolinhalis

wsfletch

Louisiana

2/5  rDev -23.7%

10-29-2012 03:56:01 | More by wsfletch

bzach

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

10-16-2012 07:01:21 | More by bzach

Soonerick76

Oklahoma

3/5  rDev +14.5%

10-08-2012 23:43:52 | More by Soonerick76

intoxabroad

British Columbia (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev +5%

10-08-2012 17:08:10 | More by intoxabroad

flyingpig

United Kingdom (Scotland)

2.93/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Golden yellow to amber colour with a thumb sized, bubbly white head on top that has okay retention and shows plenty of bubbles rising to the top of the glass.

Mild touches of grain with a bit too much skunk following this, there is some cheap adjuncts probably some rice and corn and not a whole lot else. There is some very light grassy hops as well and some background sweetness.

Some sweetness and some corn, grain and not as much skunk as the nose suggested. Again there is a lot of adjuncts present but the taste is pretty basic.

Light to medium in body with mild carbonation and a sweet, smooth taste with a slight amount of grain towards the end of the drink.

It was pretty basic as you would expect and perhaps back of my review is based on nostalgic reasons by it is still a decent enough beer and definitely on of the better Vietnamese beers.

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Serving type: bottle

08-17-2012 19:21:02 | More by flyingpig