7-11 sees the light

Taiwan Living in Taiwan
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Its my custom to pop into a nearby 7-11 at some point during my shift in order to get a couple of beers and a snack, which I pound down in the parking lot before re-entering the fray of the newsroom.

Imagine if you will the shock and utter elation I experienced just an hour ago when I moseyed on in for my usual two small Kirins, only to be confronted by – wonder of wonders – large cans of Stella Artois and Boddingtons. Not only that, but I also got a fairly palatable cold cut sub.

7-11 is looking up. Looking up.

NT$63 for a can of Stella, btw. I won’t know how much the Boddy’s is until I go out for my second customary beer-pounding in another hour or so.

Oh FRABJOUS day!

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440 or 500?

Happy (Salad) Days. Lettuce sea if it “spreads” to a 7-11 near me.

(Was it a ham and lettuce and tomato and cheddar sandwich with salad cream and black pepper by any chance? Or just the cheese and pickle on brown bread argh :help: )

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Sorry 21p, I’m too shocked to reply coherently – just noticed I wrote “parking lot” up there. What the fuck is HAPPENING to me?

The sarnie was turkey roll, ham and salami (?) with tomato cucumber and salad cream.

Did you know the design on cans of Stella is embossed? Gives a very satisfying hand-feel to it.

These things matter.

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7-11s in Bangkok also have a counter where they sell donuts from Dunkin’ Donuts. I’d love for Taiwan to implement that idea… :pray:

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:smiley: thought you gits called it a …car park…a place where cars go and play… :laughing:

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Stella … bwah … why Stella Artois? It’s not a good beer, let this be said by a genuine Belgian.

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Perhaps, but it sure as hell beats the frilly knickers off any other beer sold by 7-11. I’m happy, at least.

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Belgium Pie wrote [quote]why Stella Artois[/quote]

That’s high-class beer where I come from; it’s a beer you would feel comfortable having a crate of if you were visiting royalty.

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So is it a 440ml tin or a 500? I’m as tight as arses and need to know these things.

Impressed with the sandwich.

When you’re drinking beer out of a tin… Stella is a very good choice. Nearly as good as Tenements Extra.

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I rarely drink beer from cans anymore since reading on this forum about formaldahyde in canned beer. Do you know if cans of Kirin, Stella & Boddington include the same?

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[quote=“21p”]So is it a 440ml tin or a 500? I’m as tight as arses and need to know these things.

Impressed with the sandwich.

When you’re drinking beer out of a tin… Stella is a very good choice. Nearly as good as Tenements Extra.[/quote]
You just won’t give up will you. Your not even Scottish, you damn bogtrotter. OK OK, I’m off out now just for your benefit. Back in 10 mins.

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NT$63 for a 500. Boddy’s is NT$75 for a 440. Cheaper than the supermarket, I believe.

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My local 7-11 also carries bottled Erdinger, in addition to the canned Stella and Boddington.

Also some weird Asahi “yellow” or something. Didn’t buy that one.

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Taiwan Beer is NT$32 per can the last time I checked.

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There you go. Less than twice the price for nearly twice the amount of beer. And the beer actually tastes good into the bargain. No contest.

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Mixed reviews for Stella at this Website:

PRO

[quote]Stella is so refreshing and crisp, it is really easy to sink a pint and has a great taste
Wayne

It is without doubt the finest lager in the universe…I love it to bits.
Rob Arnold

The best there is.
Erik

I think it tastes better than that piss that I was served in Christiansens last friday night
Freddy Heinnenberger

The UK version of this beer is simply the best pint out there. Makes you go mental, either you knock someone out, or you get knocked out but don’t feel anything. Get 10 of these down your necks. It’s available in NYC, all over.
Steve

Stella, liquid rocket fuel to a young married man. Nothing comes close except Meths.
The Mighty EEL

WOT CAN I SAY…STELLA IS IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN! AND IT’S KNOWN AS THE WIFE BEATER BY MANY. THANKS BELGIUM FOR THE LOVLEY BEER!
Dave Crump

BEATER I LOVE YOU. F***k Me it blows your brains out. Ladies shut it or take a beater.
The Wolf

Big up Dave Crump! Those who don’t like ‘beater’ should p*** off and join CAMRA! My works colleagues and I love to get lashed on the Beater (the best way to keep the missus quiet)!
THE BEAR

R Davies - you just don’t get it do you? The Wolf understands. You don’t drink Stella for the taste, you drink it to oblivion, and while you’re getting there - enjoy the ride.
Uberwozza

Paul you are a dunce with no taste for good lager…why don’t you tuck your skirt into your knickers and run home to mummy?
Seb

thinkk its the besst beeer in the wolrd , hic.
jimbo

stella goes down great…and what a hit, i as fed up goin ot and drinkin gallons of lager and feelin tipsy and full. on 2 pints of the stuff you feel untouchable, 4 pints your patter is superb your talkin no sense and you know it but you dont care, 6 pints woooooooooooooaaaaaahhhhhh! i managed 7 pints once, blackouts ensued. i have gone no further into great canyon of inebriation that is STELLA. fundamental!
oanyego

stella is the shiznits, im 19 and a little while ago was gettin called a lightweight, by my heineken drinking buddies, so the following saturday i persuaded them to back up this statement by drinking stella with me for a night… well, half a night as it turned out to be.
the taste is fine and the price turns out cheaper than other beers considering you can get away with drinking about 3 less pints while maintaining a stupidly high blood alcohol level.
Butler

Just what you need in the evening after your lover has returned to his wife.
Amy

Ahhh Stella. The beer of champions. Try drinking 22 pints of the stuff in 3 hours. It truly is a wonderful experience.
Oxygene65[/quote]

CON

[quote]To quote a Belgian collegue of mine who lives on Duvel: “eet ees fool urv chemicals and ees sheet”.
Andy Cooper

Blah. Boring, bland. I don’t get the attraction. Must be the marketing campaigns, which we don’t get here in the US.
Matt Azzara

Don’t confuse Belgian and UK Stella. Belgian - reliable but unremarkable lager UK - mass produced industrial, under lagered, tetrahop containing, formaldehyde containing, violence inducing, overrated filth. Not known as “the wife beater” for nothing. If you can’t find it in the USA - rejoice.
Jeff Pickthall

Stella, the best beer in the world? What the hell are you on about. Being Belgian I assure you this is one you can forget. Try other Belgian beers not that sort of catpiss.
Quentin

Stella - boring but better than Heineken.
Damir Vrkic

Stella Artois is the worst beer to drink. Other names fo it are ‘fighting fluid’ and ‘cr*p’.
Willsy

nasty chemical laden soup of a beer… gives me migranes. AVOID!
bri

The worst beer ever…
dom

Tastes like metal from a can, little better from a bottle. Too sharp and no head, not much flavour. Gets you there quick but a mother of a hangover. Can get better for less. Verdict, below par.
Phil

Have any of you any idea? This is a cheap, misleading, horrid substance that gives you the ability to see 4 of everything, throw up, beat your 4 wives (with each of your 4 arms)and collapse in a heap! Great isnt it!
Damaging Justice

Stella does make people more agressive due to the chemicals that it is made with! it doesnt matter that its 5.2% ABV, that has nothing to do with the violence it causes. If you have ever been to Thailand and drunk Chang Beer, that is 6.2% ABV and that doesnt send you into an agressive drunk like stella does. In short, the agressiveness and violence that stella causes comes from the chemicals, not because it has a high alcohol content in comparison to other beers. Enjoy!
Matt, Uk[/quote]

bottledbeer.co.uk/index.html?beerid=297

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Whatever. All the more for me. :laughing:

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Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

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Not 7-11… but my local corner store in Taichung has 25NT cans of Becks…

Cheers!

Daryl

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No offense meant by the Stella reviews, Sandman. To be honest, I’m not sure I ever drank the stuff before watching you guys play last month (and that was on tap). As those reviewers point out, Stella is marketed heavily in the UK but not in the US. I believe it’s little known in the states. I, for one, knew nothing about it, had never heard of it’s nickname as “wife beater” and didn’t know it’s prefered by those looking to get shitfaced. Moreover, I’d take those reviewers comments with a grain of salt – they sound like a bunch of soccer hooligans. In fact, I posted their comments cuz I found them amusing.