[Fiji Hill]

He never tried ice cold PBR while in Vietnam.

In Vietnam, if you couldn't get PBR, there was the native brand Ba Mu'o'i Ba (Thirty-Three). It is said that to keep it from going bad in a tropical country with few refrigerators, formaldehyde was used as a preservative. The brew was even celebrated in song: Ba Mu'o'i Ba by Barry Sadler (1966).

Today, this beer is available in the US in some places and it actually tastes pretty good.

[dfwgator]

In Vietnam, if you couldn't get PBR, there was the native brand Ba Mu'o'i Ba (Thirty-Three). It is said that to keep it from going bad in a tropical country with few refrigerators, formaldehyde was used as a preservative. The brew was even celebrated in song: Ba Mu'o'i Ba by Barry Sadler (1966).

"We put in just a touch of formaldehyde for flavor."

[laplata]

Interesting. Thanks.