Tax on alcohol

[Starman]

The Thai government has announced a new round of tax hikes.

Bit over the top if you ask me.

The new duty will push the village shop price of a large Chang to something in the region of 115 baht.

[nookiebear]

The Thai government has announced a new round of tax hikes.

Bit over the top if you ask me.

The new duty will push the village shop price of a large Chang to something in the region of 115 baht.

That is if the top rate is enforced ,which won't happen

[Starman]

The breweries won't let it happen. How many local villagers will be able to afford it?

They'll all drink "sator".

[nookiebear]

The breweries won't let it happen. How many local villagers will be able to afford it?

They'll all drink "sator".

Could lead to a lot of civil unrest,as well as decreasing the tourist numbers even more!

[Nobby]

Look on the bright side, maybe the hospitals will be less full.

[iammike]

^ Sincerely doubt that about  the hospitals.

Why ? Because when the price of alcohol increases that much, people will start brewing their own home brew (Lao Khao) again, and that stuff is even deadlier.

[Starman]

The home brew is "sator". Not quite a potent as laokhao.

Quite popular in the village where I live. Likely to become even more popular.

[iammike]

That "Sato" stuff is even for sale near our local Gas Station. It's good when it's sweet not when sour or like the stuff you buy at the 7/11.

And not every village is the same. Some also make their own Lao Khao. Nasty Stuff that. I think they make it with turpentine

[Starman]

When you said "home brew" I assumed you meant something that is fermented. That is sator.

I would imagine laokhao is distilled.

[iammike]

No idea about that.

I only tasted it (both the legal ones and the illegal ones) and the Illegal Sato beats the Legal one hands down. But the illegal Lao Khao is real nasty and never touched it again

[Nobby]

No idea about that.

I only tasted it (both the legal ones and the illegal ones) and the Illegal Sato beats the Legal one hands down. But the illegal Lao Khao is real nasty and never touched it again

All 'home brew' is technically illegal, isn't it?

[iammike]

I believe so yes, but for example that Sato that Starman mentioned is readily available.

[nookiebear]

Look on the bright side, maybe the hospitals will be less full.

Exactly the opposite in my book I'm afraid to say

[davureborn]

No idea about that.

I only tasted it (both the legal ones and the illegal ones) and the Illegal Sato beats the Legal one hands down. But the illegal Lao Khao is real nasty and never touched it again

All 'home brew' is technically illegal, isn't it?

Section 5 of the Liquors Act (1950) states that it is illegal for anyone to brew their own alcohol, or even have the equipment to do so.
The maximum penalties for brewing or fermenting alcohol - wine or beer, for example - are lower: 200 baht for making it and 5,000 baht for selling it.'
There were reports last year that home brewing would become legal although I assume this means you would have to apply for a license. The main problem with brewing in Thailand is that the optimal temperature for fermenting is around 23 -25 ?C, meaning you have to rig up an old fridge or wine cooler. The beer I made in Switzerland was excellent, I had a cellar where I stored it for a few months before drinking.