After searching through photo archives of previous trips where I know I drank beers abroad, checking out several places that serve imported and craft beer in Manila, and raiding the alcohol section of a LOT of grocery stores, I finally completed my 99 Bottles of Beer on the (Facebook) Wall collection! I thought about seriously doing this sometime in October 2011 after thinking to myself “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall” would make a cool post, and am happy to say that I have completed it as Oktoberfest 2012 is coming to an end.
- MISSION: “99 Bottles of Beer”
- GOAL: Try 99 different brands of beer from as many countries as possible
- STATUS: 99 / 99 collected (as of 10.20.12)
Here are the beers in alphabetical order:
- 333 Export
- Amstel Beer
- Arrogant Bastard Ale
- Asahi
- Bali Hai
- Ballast Point
- Becks
- Beerlao
- Beer na Beer
- BGI Beer
- Bia Hoi
- Biere du Corsaire
- Bintang
- Bitburger
- Bogsbrew
- Breda
- Brigand
- Budweiser
- Bundaberg – Apple Ale
- Bundaberg – Ginger Beer
- Can Tho
- Cass Fresh
- Cerveza Negra
- Chang Light
- Chimay Blue
- Colt 45
- Colt 45 Triple Hops
- Coors Light
- Corona Extra
- Crown Lager
- Desperados Tequila Beer
- Diebels
- Dos Equis
- Duvel
- Erdinger
- ESB
- Estrella Galicia
- Foster’s
- Franzishaner
- Gold Eagle Beer
- Gordon Biersch
- Grimbergen
- Grolsch
- Guinness
- Heineken
- Hitachino Nest
- Hite
- Hoegaarden
- James Boag’s
- John Smith’s Extra Smooth
- Kirin Beer
- Kwak
- Leffe
- Leo
- Liq
- Manila Green (Light)
- Manila Red (All-Malt)
- Mongozo (Coconut Beer)
- Max
- Miller Genuine Draft
- Murphy’s
- Pearl River
- OB Blue
- Oettinger Pils
- Oranjeboom
- Orval
- Pabst Blue Ribbon
- Paulaner Salvator
- Petrus
- Pilsner Urquell
- Pink Killer
- Pivo Praha – Classic
- Pivo Praha – Dark
- Pivo Praha – Weizen
- Primo Bogs
- Red Horse Beer
- Rogue Dead Guy Ale
- Rogue Mocha Porter
- Saigon Beer
- San Mig Light
- San Miguel Pale Pilsen
- San Miguel Premium (All-Malt)
- San Miguel Super Dry
- Satan Gold
- Silly Saison
- Singha
- Skol
- Sol
- Stella Artois
- Stockholm
- Strongbow
- Tecate
- Tiger
- Tripel Karmeliet
- Tsingtao
- Victoria Bitter
- Warsteiner
- Yanjing
- Zorok
BONUS BOTTLE #100: Katipunan Craft Indio Pale Ale
A special shout-out to all my relatives and friends who:
- Recommended good places to get imported beer here
- Brought home beers from their trips abroad
- Gave me unique beers as gifts for special occasions and Christmas last year
- Raided their friends’ ref and stole beers to give to me
- Bought beers but failed to give them to me because someone else drank them (true story)
- Joined me in this beer-hunting quest, which has been described by my most frequent beer-hunting buddy as “bordering on obsession”
Some of the places to can get imported and craft beer here in Manila include Pivo Resto Bar in Ortigas, The Distillery in Eastwood, Burgers & Chix in Pioneer, Bravo Bar in Makati and Penpen’s in Cubao X. In case you’re interested, my favorite beer was the the 99th beer I tried – Pivo Praha Weizen from Bravo Sport Bar (the last bottle of which I am drinking right now as I write). Will be writing about the most interesting and cool Pinoy beers (including the elusive Gold Eagle Beer which I finally found in Guimaras & Bogsbrew and Primo, craft beer from Bacolod, Negros Island) in a separate post.
With this quest, I have proven to myself that I can finish what I started! Now if only I could channel my creative energies into something more productive :p Cheers!
For notes on the individual beers including country of origin and alcohol content, check out the gallery of photos on Facebook.