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Boon Rawd
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Boon Rawd, Singha (Thailand) 
This deceptively powerful lager-type beer is brewed in Bangkok, and has a pale gold colour and quickly dissipating white head. The nose is all fresh, grassy, aromatic hops with nettle and briar notes. On the palate It has a full, creamy complexity, with an initial hint of honeyed sweetness soon overtaken by an overtly hoppy character, giving lots of bitter herbal flavours with a cut of lemony acidity. Fresh, yet substantial, this wears its 6% ABV well. Smaller bottles available. 6.0% ABV, 66cl, �2.25, Waitrose, quite widely available.  |  |
Boon Rawd, Singha Gold (Thailand)
This is the "light" version of the regular Singha lager, with lower alcohol and calories. The beer pours a medium gold colour with a thin white head. The initial aroma is quite hoppy, with a leafy note over a doughy character and some honeyed notes as well as bright, orchard fruits. On the palate it is quite light-bodied, with a prickly effervesence and moderately hoppy tang. The sweet malt shows through in a slighlty under-hopped and neutral finish. 4.3% ABV, 33cl, �1.09, Onlyfinebeer, quite widely available. |  |
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