Sabeco / Sabibeco
Commercial Brewery
in
Ho Chi Minh City,
Southeast,
Vietnam 🇻🇳
Owned by
ThaiBev - Thai Beverage
Established in 1875
Description
Vietnamese consumers are familiar with the brand: Saigon Beer (or Bia Saigon) of Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (Sabeco). In 2017, Saigon Beer has been over 142-year original history, 40-year brand building and development. Since that 142 milestone, the yellow beer bubbles flow has continuously kept up the future way, always made Vietnamese proud of their products.
2.1/10
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Appearance 3
Aroma 2
Flavor 1.5
Texture 3
Overall 2
Sample, thanks Robin Svensson. Clear pale yellow, small head. Aroma of pea soup and decomposing vegetables. Sweet with light body and sticky mouthfeel. Garbage left too long in the sun and wet paint, notes of chalk. Low bitterness.
Tried
on 22 May 2026
at 21:34
4.5/10
Tried
on 20 May 2026
at 21:31
5/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Bottle with a foil covered top. Pour is perfectly clear pale, nice head fades rapidly. Nose is typical industrial overseas pale lager aroma, but not in a bad way. First taste is a somewhat watery and light but its backed up with a little bit of that processed macro lager character. Goes down pretty easy, even with that odd slight bitterness in there. I would say in the middle, its even getting a bit refreshing. Higher carbonation level makes this easier to take. I bet if this was really iced cold, I wouldn't notice that mechanical ersatz attribute. Not bad overall, typical macro pale lager which is easy to take with its own slight personality that makes it a little different than the rest. Could drink a few of these without complaint.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Vintage Estate Wine and Beer
on 05 Apr 2026
at 22:40
4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2026
at 19:38
3.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 5
Overall 3
1/4/2026. Can shared by Robin, cheers. Sweet malts, grainy, veggie, cardboard. Sweet taste. Weird metallic bitterness. Just okay.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Apr 2026
at 17:21
4.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
(can 0,33l from Asian shop (Brno))
* Meh. Classic international lager. *
Clear golden. Minimal, white head. Grainy, sweet, light malt. Light-medium body. Light bitter finish.
* Meh. Classic international lager. *
Clear golden. Minimal, white head. Grainy, sweet, light malt. Light-medium body. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2026
at 19:43
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Clear yellow pour with a white head. It smells grainy and tastes kind of like a Heineken. It’s another underwhelming pale lager though it’s not as bad as the 333.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Belmont Beverage - West State
on 28 Feb 2026
at 04:19
5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
330ml bottle outside at a restaurant in Aachen-Mitte. Good looking with a firm white tophead over a clear, warm golden body, fair lacing. Modest fresh smell of pale malts, hints of grass. Similar taste of grassy hops and pale malts. Short ending. Ok with a spiced curry disk for lunch (Aachen, 26.02.2026)
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2026
at 12:20
3.5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Labeled Sabeco 333. is this the 333 export? I think the abv has changed. At any rate it’s an all too typical underwhelming macro lager. It’s grainy and bland with minimal hops and a light body. Bleh.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Belmont Beverage - West State
on 20 Feb 2026
at 04:14
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, white head. Aroma: Malty. Taste: Malty, rice. Some grassy hop at the background. Crisp. Slightly soapy. Moderate sweet, light bitterness. Medium body, average carbonation. Mwah...
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2026
at 15:00