Angkor

"My country, my beer" said the clerk as he handed me the can of Angkor. If I hadn't known this was the official slogan of this beer I would have been pretty impressed with this guy's wit. Like many things in Cambodia, Angkor beer uses Angkor Wat on it's logo. It is a common image used for national unity (see the flag), and thus a pretty good marketing tool, especially among tourists. While I did see Cambodians drinking it, a moto driver I met said that typically the locals drink the cheaper stuff.

Overall, I'd say that Angkor is your typical "premium" lager, and compared to some of the other beers I tried on this trip, it was premium! But in the vein of Budweiser, it was a pretty inoffensive beer, but still not all that great. Likewise, the big beer in Vietnam (especially for export) is Tiger which had similar qualities. The overwhelming choice of beer were lagers, as I only ran into one ale (at a brewpub in Nha Trang, more on that later) during the trip. Angkor was my go-to beer while we were in Cambodia, as even at tourist prices it wasn't that expensive.