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post #16 of 29
4/16/10 at 10:41pm
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Originally Posted by acidboy View Post
I pair it with something very very light like tsingtao beer

This is what I would do as well. You don't want something that's going to try to contend/stand up to the pho. They will just be battling and it won't be a pleasant match. You just want something pleasant, light and crisp to freshen your palate between bites.
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post #17 of 29
4/17/10 at 10:42am
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This is what I would do as well. You don't want something that's going to try to contend/stand up to the pho. They will just be battling and it won't be a pleasant match. You just want something pleasant, light and crisp to freshen your palate between bites.

What about Saison DuPont or Hoegaarden during summer months? What about winter months? I just don't think I could drink Hoegaarden during the winter!

Reason I am asking is my wife is opening a pho restaurant and would like to have a decent selection of beer that would be appropriate with pho.
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post #18 of 29
4/17/10 at 4:13pm
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Originally Posted by Cary Grant View Post
There are several Hmong noodle shops near my office and the natives are almost always having a beer with a bowl.

Except Pho is not a Hmong dish. I've eaten Pho thousands of times in various areas across Vietnam, I don't recall seeing it served with beer even once.
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post #19 of 29
4/17/10 at 4:29pm
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I've eaten Pho thousands of times in various areas across Vietnam, I don't recall seeing it served with beer even once.
+1. Pho is pho because of the broth. I don't want to have other liquids in competition with it or dilute it. If I am having a coffee with pho, it's usually because I'm in hangover mode and need some caffeine in my system. As my grandfather would say: who brought these heathens?!?
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post #20 of 29
4/17/10 at 4:35pm
'pairing' ?? get the fuck out of here.
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post #21 of 29
4/17/10 at 6:38pm
Haters, try some 33.
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post #22 of 29
4/17/10 at 7:42pm
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Haters, try some 33.

33 is the Vietnamese equivalent of Lone Star or PBR. Seriously, had it not been "exotic", the beer snobs would not even touch the damned bottle, much less try to "pair" it with anything else.
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post #23 of 29
4/17/10 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by whacked View Post
33 is the Vietnamese equivalent of Lone Star or PBR. Seriously, had it not been "exotic", the beer snobs would not even touch the damned bottle, much less try to "pair" it with anything else.
Well, I thought of it more like Red Stripe -- fairly indigenous and ubiquitous. I really know very little about beer compared to spirits/wine, but I was at a Vietnamese restaurant, and it is generally good practice to drink something made where your cuisine is from. It didn't rock my world, but I definitely thought it had its own character, and it went great with the meal. ~H
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post #24 of 29
4/17/10 at 8:15pm
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Originally Posted by Huntsman View Post
Well, I thought of it more like Red Stripe -- fairly indigenous and ubiquitous. I really know very little about beer compared to spirits/wine, but I was at a Vietnamese restaurant, and it is generally good practice to drink something made where your cuisine is from. It didn't rock my world, but I definitely thought it had its own character, and it went great with the meal.

~H

Gotcha. I respect your opinion, even if I might think otherwise.

It's a good idea to have a few Vietnamese beers on the menu if you're to open a Vietnamese restaurant (what the OP's wife is doing). I wouldn't suggest patrons, either via the menu or verbally, to pair them with Pho though.
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post #25 of 29
4/17/10 at 9:52pm
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Originally Posted by Huntsman View Post
Seriously -- try Vientamese 'Export 33.' I swear it has a bit of Kaffir Lime in the aftertaste. Wonderful with pho or, really, most anything Vietnamese.

~ H

Baba is good, but my favorite Vietnamese beer is Saigon.

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post #26 of 29
4/20/10 at 7:33pm
33 is really bad per se. saigon beer posted above is better, and although its singaporean , tiger is ubiquitous and my fav found in the country.

for pho though, i always eat it with just plain hot tea and finish with the condensed iced coffee.

beer is good for some of the "lighter" stuff like rolls and vermicelli
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post #27 of 29
4/20/10 at 7:59pm
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Originally Posted by whacked View Post
Except Pho is not a Hmong dish. I've eaten Pho thousands of times in various areas across Vietnam, I don't recall seeing it served with beer even once.

All I can say to that is there a number of Umong Vietnamese shops in the Twin Cities that serve Pho.
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post #28 of 29
4/20/10 at 10:58pm
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Originally Posted by freeman View Post
I second this...Saigon 33 or Heineken with everything Vietnamese

+1. Presidente also goes well with vietnamese food. I wouldn't necessarily drink beer with Pho though.
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post #29 of 29
4/20/10 at 11:45pm
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Originally Posted by Xiaogou View Post
What about Saison DuPont or Hoegaarden during summer months? What about winter months? I just don't think I could drink Hoegaarden during the winter!

Reason I am asking is my wife is opening a pho restaurant and would like to have a decent selection of beer that would be appropriate with pho.

yeah, how bout getting vietnamese beer?

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