Rupee Beer

Client Brewer in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2021

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Portland, ME, United States
Description
Viewed as one of the fastest growing ethnic beer brands, Rupee was designed & crafted by a world-renowned master beer brewer responsible for launching over 100+ international beer brands, & an award winning Indian chef. With numerous awards, industry recognition, and global media praise, Rupee remains at the forefront of crafting complex global beverages designed as the go-to pairing for Indian, spicy, & world cuisine. Bringing half a century of experience operating within the Indian restaurant category across Europe and North America, Rupee has disrupted and innovated within the Indian restaurant category. With limited Indian beer options available on the market for the last decade, our beers are slow brewed to traditional Indian recipes remaining all natural and easy to drink and enjoyed by all.

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6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
16oz can picked up at Total Wine.
Pours clear golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Grapefruit, malty, orange zest, pine resin.
Ok
Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - Vero Beach on 29 Aug 2025 at 01:22

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
16oz beer from beer club. Didnt like this at all, too sweet, not a flavor i enjoy
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2025 at 14:12

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Can. Pours cloudy dark yellow/orange with a frothy off-white head, piney aroma, adequate carbonation, bitter bright malty taste with piney flavor, thin body, long finish. The taste is distinctly different from an American IPA.
Tried from Can on 26 Jul 2025 at 13:57

6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
My can was brewed in Wisconsin. Also as far as I can tell, Rupee beer is not owned by Dorchester brewing. It was just contract brewed there. I don’t know if it still.

Anyway, the aroma is full of mangoes. The flavor is is sweet and malty with mangoes. The mouthfeel is kind of creamy. I can see why it might work well with spicy food. I’d prefer some more hops though. It’s alright.
Tried from Can from Belmont Beverage - West State on 11 Jul 2025 at 05:40

5.5/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Ha Hah! Thought this can was from india! fooled me! How about all this Indian writing on this can, far out man. First pop and yes I do smell a little bit of that so say 'king of fruits'. It pours slightly hazy pale with virtually no head. Yep, this stuff is a laid back wheat ale, to hefe here my friend. However, it lacks that typical wheat ale pointed bitterness, very hard to find bitterness in this wheat ale. The mango is there, but its not sweet nor tart, just simple regular old fruit beer flavor. Yea, not bad but nothing real exciting, just an easy to drink fruit beer. Co2 is OK and so is the dull fruit finish.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 05 Apr 2025 at 19:46

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 3 Overall 6
No , this can is not from India, hehehh. Pours like any other clear pale lager but the big white head does not fade, its just goes craggy. First big swig is rather mild decent, somewhat enjoyable, macro style pale lager. Nose may carry a bit of hay in there, otherwise, the olfactory is just crisp and neutral. In the middle, I'm noticing that I wish it had more co2 sizzle, seems to be nearing the flat side. Not really sure if I'm picken out any basmati effects in the taste or nose. Really can't find any bitterness in this, its as if it was totally good noble hops. Towards the finish its going down pretty easy without complaint, just wish it had more carbonation sizzle. That would really add to the refreshment and affable quaff-ability.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 01 Apr 2025 at 18:46

7.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Orange, biscuit malt, and floral orange peel aroma. Hazy golden yellow with large off-white head. Moderately sweet orange, lime, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Good body.
Tried from Can on 26 Jan 2025 at 00:06

7.3/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Rice, biscuit malt and straw aroma. Pale yellow with large off-white head. Moderately sweet lemon, rice malt, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Good body.
Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2024 at 02:36

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can from Rybrew: pours yellow with a white head. Aroma is some rice, sugary malts. Taste is sweetish. Could see it covering up hot food well. Otherwise, kind of stupid.
Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2024 at 02:00

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Notes from paper from sometime in the past 8 months. Pint can. Gold with a white head. Sweet malty nose along with grasses. Taste is sweet malts, grasses, yeast.
Tried from Can on 20 Apr 2024 at 19:58