Beer Lao Draft on the Mekong

“Bia Sot” and “Nam Kawn” (“Fresh Beer” and “Ice”) are the two things you have to be able to say if you are to enjoy a trip in the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos.

It is only in this tiny and remote Communist country that you can drink Beerlao fresh from a beer tap.

When I arrived in Vientiane the first thing I did after checking into my hotel was go out and order a pitcher of this golden nectar at a nearby bar overlooking the Mekong.

The taste of Beerlao Draft renders any notion of canned or bottled beer completely obsolete.

The beer tastes amazingly pure and fresh thanks to the close proximity of the Beerlao brewery.

The picture says it all really…