example #4 leans too much on the Asian aspect. We still want to convey it is an American made beer and have no confusion as to where its origins are. I know the last edit of the play on Bangkok probably would give the direction to have it Asian intensified, but we want to lean off that a bit and have the first impression be, "that's an interesting (out of the ordinary/forward thinking/playful) looking beer".
example #9 looks nice, but again we don't want to lean on the play of "Bangkok". Instead we want to have a first impression be non-Asian. The Asian aspect will come secondary with the liquid itself.