beer in Cochin

philip007 · Sep 11th, 2009, 08:51

From what I read in a few travel guides, getting beer or alcohol is a bit of a problem in bars or restaurants in Cochin.

Can anyone who has been there comment on the accuracy of this ?

Any info would be much appreciated.

Cheers.

Philip

sherryrocks · Sep 11th, 2009, 09:20

hi philip,

yeah most of the middle class restaurants dont serve beers/alcohol.
But still there are plenty of many good restaurants where u can have these.I dont think it will be a point of concern for u.

hope this helps
Sherry Peter

vandy · Sep 11th, 2009, 09:57

No Problemo philip007

Most of the bigger Hotels(except Abad Hotels) have
Beers.

Grand Hotel on MG Road(Ernakulam) has a Bar.

Can Guarantee you wont Find any Four X though.

I did manage to put away a few Fosters in Bangalore last year during the Cricket.Fosters didn't seem to go so Flat as quickly as per the Kingfisher.

Cheers

vandy

philip007 · Sep 11th, 2009, 10:48

sherryrocks
vandy

cheers guys

Philip

chackmatha · Sep 13th, 2009, 02:10

Excel Bar in Fort cochin

and restaurant opposite to the Brunton Boat Yard has beer and wine license and they sell it too , So get your beer drunk nicely
and c onfidentally

Indizen · Sep 13th, 2009, 02:24

The street side cafes in Fort Kochi sell beer on the side in tea pots, and they call it special tea.
There are two - three legal bars just around the corner where there is no hypocrisy involved.

1971o · Sep 13th, 2009, 07:52

Seagull was my favourite. From the northern tip of Fort Kochi take to southeast, follow the coastline. The place is not far away,, near the jetty to Ernakulam. The restaurant had different restauraunts to westerns and Indians, we had a lot of joy to visit both of them. The Indian side was loudy!

chackmatha · Sep 13th, 2009, 13:20

True sea gull is also a nice option by the side of water

linnaen · Oct 30th, 2009, 22:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by vandy

I did manage to put away a few Fosters in Bangalore last year during the Cricket

I think you are the first Aussie I have heard of who will admit to that. I spent two years working in a bottleshop while going back to university, and never once sold a single bottle of the stuff.

machadinha · Oct 31st, 2009, 00:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by philip007

From what I read in a few travel guides, getting beer or alcohol is a bit of a problem in bars or restaurants in Cochin.

Can anyone who has been there comment on the accuracy of this ?

Like the others said, no problem to find bars (quite possibly more so in Ernakulam than in Fort Cochin proper though. But there are a handful of places there, too, a few very agreeable waterfront ones, indeed. Just ask around when unsure.) Ranging from the typical darkened sinner's hole to again the quite enjoyable restaurant-type places, too.

Two things, as in most areas, there will be "dry" days (festivals, election days, and such; sometimes one fixed day a week even, not sure about Kerala).

Another thing is both Kochi and Ernakulam seem to pretty much close up at say 9-11 PM. Even some "night clubs" I was taken to don't go past 1 AM if even that I don't think (maybe 3 on weekends or so?) Moreover, transport between the two becomes problematic somewhere later in the evening (say 9 PM or so), when buses and ferries stop running and you're left to rather pricey taxis that arguably have to take quite a detour, and may be hard to flag down just like that even.

appliedinstrument · Oct 31st, 2009, 01:18

its not a problem if you are staying in fort kochi area to get beer, but never expect the quality of european beer from the indian beers. in kerala its not common to serve beers in family restaurants. but when you go for a more luxurious ones beer will also be served. As I said earlier. if you are staying in fort kochi area, it doesn't matter really as you will get beer everywhere.

vandy · Oct 31st, 2009, 07:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by linnaen

I think you are the first Aussie I have heard of who will admit to that. I spent two years working in a bottleshop while going back to university, and never once sold a single bottle of the stuff.

Yes matey,

John Williamson wrote the song after me.

HEY TRUE BLUE

And one of the first things I pack in my swag is in the last Pic

Cheers

vandy

Leith · Oct 31st, 2009, 08:34

Vardy

The stands look emptier than a Dockers game at the G.

Leith

vandy · Oct 31st, 2009, 14:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leith

Vardy

The stands look emptier than a Dockers game at the G.

Leith

Yeh Right

vandy

BTW GO FREO !!!!!

Sep 11th, 2009, 08:51	#1
philip007 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gold Coast Australia Posts: 150	beer in Cochin From what I read in a few travel guides, getting beer or alcohol is a bit of a problem in bars or restaurants in Cochin. Can anyone who has been there comment on the accuracy of this ? Any info would be much appreciated. Cheers. Philip

Sep 13th, 2009, 02:10	#5
chackmatha Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: India Posts: 67	beer not a probelm Excel Bar in Fort cochin and restaurant opposite to the Brunton Boat Yard has beer and wine license and they sell it too , So get your beer drunk nicely and c onfidentally

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Indizen Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 2,507	The street side cafes in Fort Kochi sell beer on the side in tea pots, and they call it special tea. There are two - three legal bars just around the corner where there is no hypocrisy involved.

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1971o Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 28	Seagull was my favourite. From the northern tip of Fort Kochi take to southeast, follow the coastline. The place is not far away,, near the jetty to Ernakulam. The restaurant had different restauraunts to westerns and Indians, we had a lot of joy to visit both of them. The Indian side was loudy!

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chackmatha Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: India Posts: 67	True sea gull is also a nice option by the side of water

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appliedinstrument Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 16	its not a problem if you are staying in fort kochi area to get beer, but never expect the quality of european beer from the indian beers. in kerala its not common to serve beers in family restaurants. but when you go for a more luxurious ones beer will also be served. As I said earlier. if you are staying in fort kochi area, it doesn't matter really as you will get beer everywhere.

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