More fun than a snake bite (Cobra Beer)

Member Name: JB01

Product:	Cobra Beer
Date:	19/02/06 (232 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Enough for 2 by alcohol content

Disadvantages: Only just enough alcohol

It struck me as unusual the size 660 ml brown bottle, cylindrical and quickly tapered towards the top with a non-replaceable stopper. The bottle is covered with impressions of images for example elephants and scales and the label appears to be painted. Mine came from my TESCO Express and cost £2.02 including VAT. The brew has won the gold medal 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

***CONTENT***

An Indian beer born in Bangalore India and brewed using finest natural ingredients including barley malt, yeast, maize, hops, rice. Double filtered.

The beer is brewed, bottled and distributed in the European Union for Cobra Beer Ltd, London SW6.

They have a website at www.cobrabeer.com

Instructions are at least 2 European languages.

***THE EXPERIENCE***

The taste experience is sold as clean and smooth, a less gassy beer. THE TRUTH: I started my 1st glass at 4.10 pm just before my evening meal, the beer pours well not too much of a head. The beer has the aroma of home brew with a pale amber colour rather like lager with a lot less gas. THE TASTE The flavour sharp and tangy. After the 1st glass, which took 10 minutes to consume, I waited another 5 for the cerebral effect to kick in. The 2nd glass tasted sweeter by the end of the glass the 5% alcohol content began to really take over. This had the potential to be a strong beer. By the 3rd glass some of the excitement had gone and the alcohol had began change the course of the whole evening.

***MY OPINION***

For the size (660-ml) the alcohol content was sufficient for 1 person, you could actually afford to throw some away. The taste was pleasant from start to finish. Shortly after I started my evening meal and found it slightly enhanced by my prior experience. At about £2 per bottle it was quite good value for a novelty beer (?). I’ve seen it at higher prices elsewhere. You could almost afford to share it. Worth a trying it with your partner over a meal.

Summary: A popular Indian Pale Ale