What is the difference between a light beer and a low calorie beer?
There is a little confusion locally about these beers in Thailand. In the west, ‘light’ generally signifies a low alcohol or low carb beer but not necessarily here as you might guess. San Miguel Light is a low calorie beer with full alcohol content but this is not the case with Singha Light for example. As San Mig is made here under licence, they were directed by the Philippine brewery but Singha being a Thai company were a little confused to say the least and took the reverse approach. There are no clues on the labels but a night on Singha Light will leave you sober and heavier so needless to say it is not a great seller!
