Cobra
Cobra Beer in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
4.50
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Lord Karan Bilimoria founded Cobra Beer in 1989 to create a drink that had the smoothness of an ale and the refreshment of a lager. Originally contract brewed by Charles Wells for Karan Bilimoria. Production moved to Burton in 2009.
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6/10
Tried
on 16 Aug 2022
at 20:14
2.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 1
Overall 1.5
Optisch macht dieses Bier keinen üblen Eindruck. Kräftig goldgelb und klar mit ansehnlicher feiner bis mittelgrober Perlage. Die weiße, fein- bis mittelporige Schaumkrone zeigt sich wässerig-flaumig bei mäßiger Haltbarkeit. Der Duft wirkt leicht süßlich mit einem etwas trockenem Anklang von Heu oder Stroh - generell aber sehr zurückhaltend. Der Antrunk kommt wässerig, leicht fruchtig und süß-säuerlich. Der Mittelteil gestaltet sich ebenso dünn und unspektakulär. Einer leichten Malznote steht eine deutliche, trockene Hopfenherbe gegenüber, die an trockenen Reis und Pappe erinnert. Mundgefühl, Trinkspaß und Süffigkeit sind absolut unterdurchschnittlich. Im Nachtrunk gestaltet sich die Sache absolut flach - keinerlei Aromen wirken nach. Fazit: Trinkbar nur wenn es sein muss. Absolut langweilig und lieblos.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2022
at 12:24
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Klar gyllen brun med hvitt skum. Lukter malt og karamell. Karamell, honning. Medium karbonert.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2022
at 16:38
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Bombay Spice. Pours golden with small white head that lasts. The aroma is straw and earthy malt. Slick body, wheat, straw, dough, light crisp finish, decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Apr 2022
at 19:26
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
# 2782; 3/2022. Light malty aroma, slightly grassy. Brilliant straw body; white head with low retention. Malty and floral, hay. Below average lager, 0,62 l, bottle, supermarket, Lincoln (Lincolnshire, England).
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2022
at 20:23
5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
As far as lagers go, this one sits quite nicely with me, absolutely associated with curry houses and very refreshing (and cooling) even if it does lack a great deal of character. Pours a nice clear pale gold, plenty of carbonation apparent, and a frothy white head, with minimal aroma, just a hint of light malt and fruit. It's grassy and floral, with hints of sweet malt and a dusting of hop bitterness.
Cafe Saffron, Shrewsbury
Cafe Saffron, Shrewsbury
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jan 2022
at 20:30
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 3.5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Industrial pale lager made in the U.K. primarily for the many Indian restaurants there; strange I never rated this beer before, as in continental Europe too, it is a familiar sight on the menus of Indian restaurants (which is also where I sampled a bottle). Snow white, thickly moussy, stable, membrane-lacing head on a crystal clear pure and deep golden blonde beer. Aroma of wallpaper glue, unsweetened popcorn, breakfast cereals, vague notes of grass and iron, cotton cloth. Sweetish graininess in the mouth, clean with very fizzy, even numbing carbonation adding minerality; thin, smooth cereally middle with popcorn-like associations as well as a faint metallic edge. Does develop a bit of grassy bitterness in the finish, even more so than is averagely the case in standard pale lager, but it feels a tad ‘chemical’ too. Not the worst in this particular, broad segment for me, but it has only that bitterish touch to thank for it.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2022
at 13:33
5.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4
Appearance: clear gold with a large white creamy head of perfect retention. Aroma: faint grain, fruity hints. Taste: light sweet, light to medium bitter. Grain, wormwood and grass. Mouth feel: light to medium body, average to lively carbonation. Overall: nothing different.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2022
at 12:18
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Numerous pints whilst waiting two hours for our curry at Cafe Safron, Shrewsbury. Clear gold. Lightly sweet lagery aroma. Thin bodied, and fairly light lager character.. coming across more 3.5% than the stated 4%, which is common practise for this brewery. Passable, but suited the occasion.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2021
at 21:08
2/10
Tried
on 22 Jun 2021
at 17:07