Any Craft Beer Lovers Who Have Been To Bali?

[chrisluki]

Any craft beer lovers who have been to Bali?
If so, were you hanging to get a decent beer at end of your holiday?
Do you think Craft Beer could thrive in Bali? Why did the last Craft Brewery there fail? Will the new one be any good? Is it hard to get up and running? Would the locals support it, are the tourists interested?
So many quesitions...I have a crack at answering them!

http://beerhealer.com/index.php/2016/10/16/bali-ready-craft-beer-revolution/

 

[peteru]

Can't quite make it out, but is that ****** beer on the right?

 

[chrisluki]

Can't quite make it out, but is that ****** beer on the right?

That's what it should be called...it's not a great beer!

 

[Coodgee]

I had the three beers from the Bali craft brewery last year. Having tasted them, i am not surprised they went broke. The term "revolting ****" comes to mind.

 

[chrisluki]

I had the three beers from the Bali craft brewery last year. Having tasted them, i am not surprised they went broke. The term "revolting ****" comes to mind.

Was that from Stark? I had their Dunkelweizen and was less than impressed!

 

[user 31093]

I can see why it may have failed in the Bali environment

1. It's expensive on a small scale from a commercial perspective
a ) Ingedients hard to get?
b ) Cost of refrigeration?
c ) Low ROI?

2. "Ah fark that gimme a farkin' bintang ay" - it's expensive from a retail perspective without demographic to support it eg. doesn't cost 3 cents

3. It isn't served in a pineapple / coconut / fish bowl
4.

4.

 

[Coodgee]

Was that from Stark? I had their Dunkelweizen and was less than impressed!

Yeah stark.the dunkel was **** but it was the only one that wasn't completely undrinkable.

 

[Midnight Brew]

Just got back from Bali on Friday and the beer I liked the most was San Miguel. Could not even find storm which is what I was drinking about 4.5 years ago over there. I did have the Stark dunkelweizen which wasnt too bad.

My drink of choice over there was actually the kombucha. Lots of flavour and refreshing for the climate.

 

[Mardoo]

I used to like the arak with deer foetus. No ****. Beerwise though, it was always ice-cold Bintang. I focused mostly on top quality local arak and brem.

 

[pcmfisher]

Nothing wrong with and ice cold Bintang with humidity at 110%.

In fact, under those conditions I would rather a woosy lager than a hoppy IPA served at 7 degrees.

 

[Coodgee]

I agree, when in Bali just drink the crystal clear lager. goes down nice.

 

[chrisluki]

I used to like the arak with deer foetus. No ****. Beerwise though, it was always ice-cold Bintang. I focused mostly on top quality local arak and brem.

That sounds f##king horrible!

 

[chrisluki]

Nothing wrong with and ice cold Bintang with humidity at 110%.

In fact, under those conditions I would rather a woosy lager than a hoppy IPA served at 7 degrees.

I was a bit the same, but like to finish my nights with my last beer being something different...usually a dark beer at home, but wanted some APA in Bali.

 

[chrisluki]

Just got back from Bali on Friday and the beer I liked the most was San Miguel. Could not even find storm which is what I was drinking about 4.5 years ago over there. I did have the Stark dunkelweizen which wasnt too bad.

My drink of choice over there was actually the kombucha. Lots of flavour and refreshing for the climate.

I had a few SM Light's around the pool...just to keep things tidy with the wifey and kids around!

 

[chrisluki]

I agree, when in Bali just drink the crystal clear lager. goes down nice.

If we as craft beer lovers are saying this...maybe this answers my question. If this is how WE feel, imagine your average Aussie beer drinker on holidays, they wouldn't give craft beer a second thought.

 

[Coodgee]

You do get sick of lager after a while though

 

[Mardoo]

But then most Balinese love the Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, sold warm in bottles at any roadside warung. In all honesty it goes down a treat, so I'm sure there's room for craft beer there. The successful brewer will need to engage the local market as well, IMHO.

 

[chrisluki]

I can see why it may have failed in the Bali environment

1. It's expensive on a small scale from a commercial perspective
a ) Ingedients hard to get?
b ) Cost of refrigeration?
c ) Low ROI?

2. "Ah fark that gimme a farkin' bintang ay" - it's expensive from a retail perspective without demographic to support it eg. doesn't cost 3 cents

3. It isn't served in a pineapple / coconut / fish bowl
4.

4.

Nailed it!!!

 

[chrisluki]

But then most Balinese love the Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, sold warm in bottles at any roadside warung. In all honesty it goes down a treat, so I'm sure there's room for craft beer there. The successful brewer will need to engage the local market as well, IMHO.

I wonder why it has worked so well in Vietnam then...I see a lot of similarities in their countries.

 

[peteru]

As you mention, religion would be a big factor. Most of the Vietnamese population would be of a persuasion that has no issue with alcohol. Not so in Indonesia / Bali.

 

[Mardoo]

Actually Bali is majority Hindu and they have no issue with alcohol. It won't be a majority for that much longer though, as the Indonesian government is paying Muslims to re-settle there in order to break the Hindu majority.

 

[Coodgee]

that'll be great. everyone loves a relaxing holiday and a few beers in a repressive Muslim country.

 

[chrisluki]

Actually Bali is majority Hindu and they have no issue with alcohol. It won't be a majority for that much longer though, as the Indonesian government is paying Muslims to re-settle there in order to break the Hindu majority.

Yeah i double checked my facts, you are right!
I was painting the whole of indonesia withe same brush and didn't realise the difference.
No wonder they are so loose on Bali...

 

[niftinev]

fark when i was there it was only bintang in a longneck and a choice of two wines, the cheapy 95 a bottle and the other 120 a piece so the misses learnt to like bintang and so did i for that

oh and i was talking dollars for the plonk

 

[YasmaniGolds]

that'll be great. everyone loves a relaxing holiday and a few beers in a repressive Muslim country.

No you will be safe from moslem people in bali. It is not that religion and drinking is possible in every place you can go to. Alsos there is a very nice pig food for lunch in some places so 100% it is not moslem. Everywhere beer is ok if you are drinking cold but not like tastings of american indian style more tastings like germany beer for summer. In some place called Saner there is very big shop called hardys and they have some brewings like a nice black beer. Some other beer called storm i think. It is trying to be tasty but stop yourself from drinking these because the truth is that storm brewings is bad in your mouth. You must believe me and drink the german style only. You will find it anywhere shops restarants hotels on the street. You will be make very surprise all the beer in you are thinking this was a moslem place.

 

[YasmaniGolds]

The guy before knows the name right. It is bintng. Have it cold and you will be make surprise. It is the best beer for the hot weathers with bali. Also you will make surprise at the buying prices.one aussie beer price you can buy 5 bali beer instead. You must believe me this is true. So be carefull because you will make your head piss very fast under these good condition of money savings

 

[timmi9191]

No you will be safe from moslem people in bali. It is not that religion and drinking is possible in every place you can go to. Alsos there is a very nice pig food for lunch in some places so 100% it is not moslem. Everywhere beer is ok if you are drinking cold but not like tastings of american indian style more tastings like germany beer for summer. In some place called Saner there is very big shop called hardys and they have some brewings like a nice black beer. Some other beer called storm i think. It is trying to be tasty but stop yourself from drinking these because the truth is that storm brewings is bad in your mouth. You must believe me and drink the german style only. You will find it anywhere shops restarants hotels on the street. You will be make very surprise all the beer in you are thinking this was a moslem place.

The guy before knows the name right. It is bintng. Have it cold and you will be make surprise. It is the best beer for the hot weathers with bali. Also you will make surprise at the buying prices.one aussie beer price you can buy 5 bali beer instead. You must believe me this is true. So be carefull because you will make your head piss very fast under these good condition of money savings

WTF?? Im thinking that head piss very fast has already happened....

 

[YasmaniGolds]

No for me i am not in bali now but i was before. Two years before or something. I am speaking from that time not today