Reviewing The Philippine’s Most Popular Beer: San Miguel | On Tap

[@TheCluelessBartender]

good review! those bottles are the international versions. i think they tweak the taste a bit, kinda different from what they sell here in the philiipines

[@ontapchannel]

Thanks! That's interesting... now I'm curious to try San Miguel in the Philippines.

[@mlvpc]

@@ontapchannel It tastes much better. I've been on the hunt for it but it's difficult to find outside of the Philippines.

[@leetolstoi3040]

A Swiss friend of mine loved and preferred the local version

[@LarryaproudU.S.citizen]

Excellent discription of flavors. Interesting that you mention the sweetness in the Philippines. Have lived for awhile and every surface you touch has sugar on it. It is in the air.

[@ontapchannel]

Thanks! Yes, I would say sweetness with at least 2 of these beers is a very key element.

[@Gaspar314]

Interesting note about the hints of sweetness. Filipino food mostly lean towards salty and sour.. we like dipping everything in soy sauce and vinegar. So finishing every meal with a sweet tasting beer would taste refreshing. I guess you really can’t assess drinks by themselves - they’re married to the cuisine that they’re crafted for. 😊

[@ontapchannel]

Very true

[@justicedemocrat9357]

What are you babbling about your spaghetti is so sweet.

[@katyagrad3704]

​@@justicedemocrat9357What are YOU babbling about...is spaghetti the only thing Filipinos eat?

[@zacadrienaurel6454]

That last sentence was beautifully crafted 🎉

[@jperez7893]

ive had cerveza negra and it tasted really nice with toasted malt notes and slightly bitter burnt caramel, good body but I would still consider it light. the beer is easy drinking because it is not as heavy as a stout like Guinness and pairs well with barbecued dishes or fish. it reminded me of Leffe blonde. it had a close but altogether different taste to a dunkel. nice beer to drink for an in between meal refresher/snack

[@ontapchannel]

That's fair, and for hot weather a lighter body is definitely a sensible thing to have. Curious to try it with barbecue now.

[@jperez7893]

@@ontapchannel sometime in the future, you will end up having to taste test non-alcoholic beer. I heard the best way to open them is to drop the bottle on a concrete floor 🤣

[@ontapchannel]

😂

[@tunasandwich8049]

4:15 if I'm not wrong this is the brewery in cebu Sometimes I'd go and chill in that area every afternoon because that's when they start brewing the barley and hops and it's such a wonderful smell it's as if you could get drunk just by taking a whiff

[@ontapchannel]

That's never an experience I've had... (but now am kind of curious to try!)

[@ememe1412]

Ycaza was Filipino (Hispano-Filipino or what was then termed 'insulares'). In 1889, 'Filipino' was only a term used for Spaniards born in the Philippines. The indigenous people were referred to as 'Indio' but we ourselves referred to each other by our ethnicity (Tagalog, Visaya, Ilocano etc.) The San Miguel Corporation for its first 80yrs was controlled and run by the great 'mestizo' families. Spain's oldest brewery, Estrella in Barcelona, was only a decade before San Miguel in Philippines. Beer drinking, which was more popular in Northern Europe, only started to become widespread in Southern and South West Europe in the late 19th C. Before that, wine, eau de vie, gin and anisette type drinks were more popular in those regions. 'Anisado' or 'Anis de mono' were popular in Philippines before beer and whiskey (So much so that Philippine Anisado won awards in expositions in Spain.) Although San Miguel Spain gives the impression that they've been brewing since 1890, this isn't true. The first Spanish SM breweries were not established before the 50s. San Miguel Beer at one point was the only beer consistently available across East and SE Asia. Sorry, I stress the Filipino origin because the company and it's executives kept to the Philippines even after the Revolution and Spain's defeat to the US and never called it anything but beer from the Philippines.

[@belbro62]

as some one mentioned those are export versions , different from local brew . locals drink beer with ice lol good on a hot humid day

[@ontapchannel]

Yes, now I'm very curious to actually try San Miguel in the Philippines if the difference is that noticeable.

[@vincecloudchaser2486]

Good quality video! Also we do have another type of cerveza, it's called cerveza blanca (white)

[@ontapchannel]

Thanks! And would be curious to try Cerveca blanca.

[@ronaldtheriot]

My favorite of these three is Red Horse.

[@ontapchannel]

That's fair, it's still a good beer.

[@pinoyfromengland]

I love Cervesa Negra the most. I remember when I was only about four or five years old, whenever my father would have a drinking session with my uncle and grannies, I would sneak in without them noticing and would have a swig of all of those beers they were sharing . And even then, my taste have always swayed towards the Cervesa Negra 😜

[@ontapchannel]

No comment! haha

[@andriealinsangao613]

Dude, Cerveza Negra is goated! I love it!

[@jperez7893]

Thanks for recommending the Hofbrau beerhall in nyc. Great place!

[@ontapchannel]

Absolutely, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ronjie]

Growing up, there were only two kinds of beers in the Philippines: SMB or import. (There were maybe a couple other local brands but… they’re mostly forgotten now.) Then there’s varieties of SMB: regular (PP), strong (RH), dark (CN) or light (SML). When I came to Canada a decade ago, I realized I only really knew beer brands, but not really what made them different from each other. I didn’t know things like hops, ales, etc etc Great reviews btw - they come from a place with a breadth of knowledge and experience. I watched other reviews and they are based on feelings and their limited experiences.. “I don’t like this, it doesn’t taste like what I’m used to!” Why do they think that is? They don’t know because they know little.

[@mauritia]

You should try San Miguel Super Dry. I actually prefer Super Dry after graduating from drinking San Miguel Pale Pilsen. Awesome video!

[@ontapchannel]

Thanks so much! Not familiar with Super Dry, what kind of style is it?

[@mauritia]

@@ontapchannel I'm not much of a beer expert but I think it is also a lager?

[@ontapchannel]

Nice, I'll keep an eye out for it.

[@chitototoy176]

hehe. this was fun

[@lolohets6467]

Red horse is my go to beer whenever I've had a hard day at work or I just wanna celebrate something. It's still the beer that I just love thr taste of more than the Pilsen in my opinion. I just love it as a Pinoy myself.

[@hijodelsoldeoriente]

The Philippines was one of the largest sugar exporter during the 1800s so sugarcane use is widespread. It's even used in Don Papa rum brewed in Negros (don't take in in US context). The Filipino palette also loves sweet. Cerveza Negra and Guinness are similar yet different if that makes sense. I love both. They remind me of our national hero Jose Rizal and Josephine Bracken his Irish girlfriend. 😂

[@ontapchannel]

That makes a lot of sense given the sweet flavor profiles. Thanks!

[@nivrerabliv759]

Try San Miguel Super Dry. For me, it's the best San Miguel Beer. It's a little bit more expensive than the Pale Pilsen..

[@ontapchannel]

I'll keep an eye out for it!

[@albertuy4551]

I thought the Cerveza Negra had a slight smell of cooked Saba banana peel in it and you mention banana too.

[@ontapchannel]

Okay, so it's not just me!

[@chrisp1653]

There are many many other beers available here, but why mess around with others when you can get a lovely local for a good price ? If you don't mind spending a bit more, try the Cerveza Negra from San Miguel. This is da' bomb !

[@Manfred-cf9rn]

My Dutch friends for over 40- years can down 12- bottles of RED Horse Beer 🍺🍻 each at one sitting!.. Without "pulutan"😮. They find each strange we Filipinos have to eat while drinking 😅. During mg childhood years..a bottle 🍾 of San Miguel beeer cost P0.35¢..and same with Balut🥚..P0.35¢. Some restaurants would offer 2-bottle of beers 🍻 and I - Balut 🥚 for P1.00 or 2- Baluts 🥚 🥚 and 1- bottle 🍾 of 🍺 for P1.00. That was 70- years ago😅

[@ontapchannel]

How do 1 San Miguel and 2 Baluts cost now?

[@archsword2446]

San Miguel Superdry, Cerveza Negra and San Miguel All Malt is the best for me

[@ontapchannel]

I would be curious to try that

[@brookswilson1072]

I always like San Miguel, but it tastes a whole lot different in the U.S. due to added preservatives.

[@AKWolf24]

Lucky Buddha and TsingTao I would like

[@ontapchannel]

Yes, certainly give them a try if possible

[@Theboomboxyeah]

U forgot the san miguel superdry. That's the best san Miguel beer

[@chowing08231]

most refreshing beer in my opinion.....

[@ontapchannel]

It does the trick, certainly.

[@dnyprinting7348]

RH is the best try 3bottles

[@jesterjala8221]

Red Horse Yun Ang Tama WHAHAHAAHA 😂😂😂😂😂😘😘😘😘😇😇😇😇

[@benatienza1157]

Find Heineken much sweeter.