Turkish beer?

[oblio]

Folks

Off to Turkey shortly: Are we likely to get the normal Euro-fizz or are there any local brews worth choosing/searching out

[K77 CTR]

The local beer is Efes

[LaserTam]

This ^^^ I love it.

[John87]

Efes is pretty good. You'll probably come across Turk Tuborg in many places too which isn't as nice but seemed to be cheaper.

[okgo]

Efes

That is all.

[oblio]

Cheers folks - job jobbed

Next question...

What about mozzie spray? Is it needed? and if so which brand/type?

ta

[K77 CTR]

The one night I didn't use mossie spray I got bitten and ended up on antibiotics, although never saw any.

I use Avon skin so soft dry oil spray original, read the reviews! Used it in Kenya and St Lucia and never got bitten.

[tenohfive]

K77 CTR said:

I use Avon skin so soft dry oil spray original, read the reviews! Used it in Kenya and St Lucia and never got bitten.

I've heard that mentioned for midges but that they've changed the main ingredient that used to put off insects - citronella I gather? Might be worth some googling to confirm or deny.

[Mark.]

okgo said:

Efes

That is all.

2nd only to the Greek Mythos in my book.

[jogon]

Just back from a few days in Istanbul and as other have already said Efes was the most common beer but found a bar while in Orkatoy called Bomonti serving Bermonti beer on draught which was very nice.

Nice part of town and certainly worth a visit when in Istanbul.

[K77 CTR]

tenohfive said:

I've heard that mentioned for midges but that they've changed the main ingredient that used to put off insects - citronella I gather? Might be worth some googling to confirm or deny.

It seemed to work well the other week in Turkey and the only time I got bitten I hadn't used it. Also looking at the reviews on avon website, people are still raving about it.

[tenohfive]

Having met a few Avon reps and the people they sell to, the placebo effect is entirely plausible - the stuff has been raved about for years. But I gather it's not quite so accurate any more:
http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/archive/rev...
http://shine.yahoo.com/summer-time-fun/nine-mosqui...

That second one makes reference to citronella being the reason it works. If it doesn't contain citronella any more then I'm not sure it'd still be effective.

That's a couple of links from a 5 minute Google, could be right or could be wrong - feel free to do your own digging. It's no skin off my nose in any case - my blood isn't very tasty so mossies tend to leave me alone.

[anonymous-user]

oblio said:

Cheers folks - job jobbed

Next question...

What about mozzie spray? Is it needed? and if so which brand/type?

ta

Use the local stuff called 'Off' (used to be 'Sinkov'). Small white-ish bottle, orange top. Very cheap, very effective, can buy it everywhere.

Efes is the most common local brew - it has 80%+ market share there. Some like it, I find it incredibly gassy so always seek out the Tuborg.

Efes also brew/sell Fosters and MGD locally - don't be fooled by the cans, they taste just like Efes does...

[K77 CTR]

tenohfive said:

Having met a few Avon reps and the people they sell to, the placebo effect is entirely plausible - the stuff has been raved about for years. But I gather it's not quite so accurate any more:
http://www.which.co.uk/home-and-garden/archive/rev...
http://shine.yahoo.com/summer-time-fun/nine-mosqui...

That second one makes reference to citronella being the reason it works. If it doesn't contain citronella any more then I'm not sure it'd still be effective.

That's a couple of links from a 5 minute Google, could be right or could be wrong - feel free to do your own digging. It's no skin off my nose in any case - my blood isn't very tasty so mossies tend to leave me alone.

http://www.bccdc.ca/NR/rdonlyres/375F9347-AF4E-4165-A697-50076354513F/0/WNv_MosquitoRepellentEffectiveness.pdf

If they have changed the formula then I accept it may no longer work but I can only go on personal experiences. I have used it for the past four years and never been bitten whilst using it. Nearly broken my neck a few times by slipping on the tiled floor once I'd sprayed it

[GaryGlitter]

Efes and S(t)inkov - the bare essentials of a Turkish holiday.

Eating Marmite is also supposed to help prevent mossie bites, something to do with high levels of Vitamin B12.

[grumpyscot]

Efes come in both light (the most common) and in dark (not so easy to get but better suited to real ale enthusiasts (even if it's notvreal ale!)