>>I saw this for the first time at Trader Joe's yesterday. The word sounds nauseous, and for those who know no better a beer to leave on the shelf! Yuck!
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>As you probably know, Phuket is a city (town?) in Thailand, and I recently learned that the "P" and "h" are pronounced independently, not as a blend.
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I can't tell you how disappointed I am to hear that <g>.