Cobra Beer

Commercial Brewery in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Molson Coors

Established in 1989

Contact
137 High Street, Burton upon Trent, DE14 1JZ, England
Description
Founded by Karan Bilmoria in 1989. The beer was initially brewed at Mysore Breweries in India but, from 1996, was brewed under contract in the UK by Charles Wells. The company went into administration in 2009 and the business was acquired by a joint venture company owned 50.1% by Molson Coors and 49.9% by Karan Bilmoria. Since then the majority of the beer has been brewed at Molson Coors UK’s Burton brewery but the company also has production facilities in Patna, India.

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3.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottle at restaurant, Bod�. Pours a clear dark straw colour with a small, off-white head. Aroma of pale malt, grass, citrus and some cooked vegetables. The flavour is slightly sweet, light and dry with some grass, pale malt and hay. Has a light and watery mouth feel, and a light bitterness. An okay and light pale lager, nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2014 at 11:00


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Large 660ml bottle from local supermarket. Golden colour with white head. Aroma is grain. Flavour, well it’s a touch dull. Probably ok with a curry

Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2014 at 10:34


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Lekker bier met goede afdronk, kleur is licht rood-bruin. Smaak neigt naar pils.

Tried on 18 Feb 2014 at 09:51


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

50cl bottle. Appearance - golden with steady bubbles and not much head. Nose - pale malt and honey. Maybe some lemon. Taste - honey malt with a lemon finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a reasonable texture and a fairly fresh finish. Overall - couldn’t pick it out from a group of international mono lagers.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2014 at 19:13


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Keg. Appearance is golden and hazy, with a persistant half-finger head. Aromas of malt, cereal, and not a great deal else. Very smooth tasting, hardly any bitterness except in the finish, wheaty, cereally. Thin watery mouthfeel. Ok but nothing special.

Tried on 08 Feb 2014 at 07:43


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at Craig’s. Clear golden yellow, thin white head. Aromas of cereal and grains. Taste is sweet, something herbal. Sticky finish. OK, inoffensive enough.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2014 at 03:39


4.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bouteille 33cl at Indian restaurant in Bxls, nice with a Vindaloo lvl 3 curry. Couleur dorée, col blanc moyen. Arôme est faiblard avec une petite note maltée, carapils, houblonné reste assez neutre et n’offre que qcq effluves fruitée et fleuri. Palais est légèrement amer, pointe maïs, amertume modérée et typique de ce type de pale lager. Houblons restent nobles et ici aussi peu présent. Au final, rien de bien spécial.

Tried on 30 Jan 2014 at 03:33


4.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3

Rating from 2007
hellgelb im Glas. Sehr mild. Süßlich weicher Antrunk Der Hauptteil ist mild, weich-süßlich. Kaum Herbe vorhanden. Im Nachgeschmack süßlich-mild. --> Nach doppelter Filtrierung erwartungsgemäß kaum noch Aromen vorhanden. Ok.

Tried on 29 Jan 2014 at 13:38


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Balti Cuisine, Cardiff on 4 January 2014. Poured a slightly hazy yellow straw colour with a fluffy white head. Aroma of bread dough, lemon zest and grassy hop. Mild citrus flavour with some bready malt and soft fruit. Pretty smooth beer; carbonation was gentle and natural, rather than the aggressive force carbonation of the regular Cobra and its ilk. Finish was yeasty with some pilsner malt and a mild metallic edge. Fairly drinkable, if not mind blowing and probably the best thing you’re likely to find in an Indian restaurant, beer-wise.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2014 at 12:25


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

330ml bottle for low alcohol tasting night. Pale yellow, thick white. Smells like mash tun run off, or what your Dad’s beer smelt like when you were young. More maltesers on the taste. Sweet, thin. Passable.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2014 at 12:31