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.
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
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pint, draught at Kayal's Herb in Leicester. Clear amber-gold body, low white head leaving dotted spots on the glass. Moderate smell of grass and rice. Flavoured with mid-sweet maize, ripe lemon, and rice. Bittersweet ending. Fair enough with our spiced vegan food. (Leicester 08.07.2022).
Tried
on 19 Jul 2022
at 06:31
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
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75cl bottle @ Cafe Safron, Shrewsbury with the TMBB crew whilst waiting two hours for a curry. Pours clear gold, nice effervescence. Taste presents a nicely sparkling, clean refined lager character, really quite a lot more malt sweetness compared to draft, firm bitterness, nicely rounded. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Nov 2021
at 21:13
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