Translated from a mostly vernacular conversation.
Some old friends working in Manila went home to take advantage of the three day weekend last week. We staged a get together at usual hangout. After the usual hello's, kamusta's and whatnot we settled down and ordered a round.
Waiter lists down as we shoot off our choices one by one.
Skinny: San Mig Light
Chubby: Red Horse
Rocker: Red Horse
Cowgirl: Strong Ice
Me: May Pilsen kayo?
All four of them stare at me with bewilderment.
Cowgirl: Waah! Tatay!
Me: Why? I like the taste. It's what I put in my ref at home and it's the same taste as the one Skinny ordered.
Rocker: Still, that's what our dads drink.
Chubby: And FPJ's already dead.
Skinny: And most people that drink that hold the same shape as the bottle. Pretty huge bellies.
Me: I don't see Chubby ordering it.
I knew they were only teasing me. Being the most stoic one in the group, they've always been trying to find ways to get a rise out of me. It's the game we always play. We moved on to different topics, trying to catch up with each other's lives. But in the back of my mind, I can't help but wonder what's the big deal with a guy my age liking the classic San Miguel Pale Pilsen.
I grew up with that beer. From stealing sips as a kid, to the overnight sessions with my cousins and uncles, our drink of choice has always been that amber colored liquid contained in a brown glass bottle. Still...
Our drinks arrived, and all five bottles stood in the middle of the table. From the slender, sexy Ice and Light, the macho Horse, the shape of the pudgy pilsen bottle paled in comparison. Like a pariah that mysteriously teleported into the middle of a soiree.
There's something really wrong with the shape of the bottle. It was clumsy looking, just not right at all.
So I asked the waiter for a beer mug.
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posted by
toodles, 4 months ago
A friend used to tell me that each town here, may nakasanayan nang brand ng beer. Some towns are used to Pale Pilsen, some to Red Horse, some to Heineken, some to Stag, some to Colt, and some to Carlsberg. Different strokes for different folks I guess. And I was joking about the Heineken part. :p
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posted by
letsugas, 4 months ago
@spidamang Wahahaha Tatay! I never really liked the taste of pilsen..more of a redhorse for me. But my favorite was the one my tita got from germany. The flavor was more compact and undiluted. It tasted like chocolate.
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posted by
darthjesus, 4 months ago
only the pilsen was the real beer there, manong
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posted by
tipcking, 4 months ago
red horse for practice at home, pale pilsen for gigs, gold eagle for...
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posted by
seth, 4 months ago
mangunguma ti mo kung gold igol gin order mo. di gane mangngisda.
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posted by
tipcking, 4 months ago
^hahaha! tsakto ka mig. namit ang gold igol sa bukid
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posted by
kibitzer, 4 months ago
^ oy mas namit ang lambanog kung sa bukid ka. damo ka pa di makuha na lubi
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posted by
darthjesus, 4 months ago
amo na siling sang dada ko, gold igol kag hope more/champion ang da best combo sa bukid
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posted by
letsugas, 4 months ago
Nan intsindihan nyo kami?!! Wahahaha! Basaha ang istoryahanay sa bukid! Kamo tanan diin kamo? diin kamo?
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posted by
spidamang, 4 months ago
Looks like they changed the bottle shape. I don't know if this is just for Oktoberfest though.
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posted by
letsugas, 4 months ago
wow..pero pilsen nga lang...I'm more of a redhorse man myself.
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posted by
listahan, 4 months ago
ginebra ginebra.lol
anyway, masarap din naman ang pilsen ah, lalo na kung ice cold
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posted by
lakerfan, 4 months ago
no beer for me without pulutan. hahaha, yakiniku resto is the place to be.
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posted by
notinlovewidyu, 4 months ago
i used to drink along with the gods and goddesess of mamam sessions here at hifi, but now i can't say im still sober after just 2 bottles of san mig light..
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posted by
notinlovewidyu, 4 months ago
i used to drink along with the gods and goddesess of mamam sessions here at hifi, but now i can't say im still sober after just 2 bottles of san mig light..
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posted by
spitsmaster, 4 months ago
Uberstein (Hofbrauhaus beer) after watching the Cubs game. For 6 bucks a MUG, fresh from the tap, it's soooooo fucking worth it. I'm pretty much sure they'll have something for October. Hell, everyday is Oktoberfest!
The mugs look so much bigger in person.
If at home or a friends place, Sam Adams or Blue Moon.
Pag walang - wala, Bud, Miller or Coors.
If only San Mig Light wasn't so fucking expensive. 25 bucks a fucking bottle.
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posted by
notinlovewidyu, 4 months ago
fcuk. error. goddamn proxy.
i like the new bottle though.
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