Oakes (33493) reviewed Baadshah Mango Coconut Sour from Magic Malts 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pale mango, tart, good mango, coconut, mild acidity, plenty of mango sweetness.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Baadshah 9.5 Strong Lager from Magic Malts 1 year ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
There are 300,000 people of Indian origin in BC and finally we get an Indian-style malt liquor. It's about damn time. A staple of my trips through Malaysia and the subcontinent, this classic style only comes in large container sizes, of which you seldom want to drink more than 2 ounces. But a homegrown example, made at Farm Country? Happy Diwali, let's do this. From a baadass black can, this pours with a dull tan colour, but a decent head. Long before the head has settled, you are transported to an orchard full of rotting apples, the grip of acetaldehyde and putrefaction seldom letting up on your nostrils the entire time this remains out of the sink. The palate is admittedly less appley. Indeed, it brings forth the classic flavours of alcohol, plastic and that vague bit of pale malt that differentiates it from American-style malt liquor.
Clearly, the producers have consumed this style before. In a world of pineapple kolsch, French saison, and other figments of the imagination, I appreciate when a brewer takes the time to understand a style before they brew it. These guys have taken their motorcycles to Himachal Pradesh and cracked cans of Haywards 5000 beside a rushing river, and it shows. After the shock and awe that is the aroma and opening sip, this does calm down a touch. Your palate adjusts to the booziness; not that this allows any subtle notes to emerge because there are none. Malt liquor is not optimized for nuance or complexity; to do so would result in a poor product-market fit. It just rolls through that vague pale malt and bludgeoning alcohol until you decide your liver was meant for better things and you reach for that Bhutanese whiskey you've been saving for precisely this occasion. Such is the role that Indian-style malt liquor plays in life. This beer does the needful.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Baadshah Prince IPA from Magic Malts 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Tap, Clearly; I think the keg doesn't mention Baadshah, only Prince IPA
Cloudy blond colour, intense; too much head, but this is probably the office line. Aroma of sugar, and orang peel, light incense. Wheaty flavour base (or oats, it doesn't matter, it's a bit starchy), strong bitterness for the style, with almost a West Coast profile: resins and bitter orange.
Rough.