Cobra - Cobra Beer Partnership Limited

Douberd

Netherlands

3.18/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bottle of 330 ml, at home, poured into a lager glass. Part of a "World of Asian Beers", although I see now is made in England.
One finger white head, gone quickly, leaving some light lacing around the glass. Colour of the beer is golden yellow. Almost none activity at all in the glass, except for a couple of lazy bubbles.
Sweet lager taste, with low bitterness just a step before the finish, which gives its place again to a sweet aftertaste. Not bad at all.
Not much of a smell, lighty malty and some bread notes, all very subtle.
Medium to thick on the body, average carbonation.
Very refreshing, I could drink it the whole day.

Serving type: bottle

11-20-2012 23:59:19 | More by Douberd

Julian4077

Australia

1.25/5  rDev -57.6%

05-20-2013 07:44:22 | More by Julian4077

BogBoyJD

Ireland

3.25/5  rDev +10.2%

05-12-2013 22:27:58 | More by BogBoyJD

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -23.7%

02-20-2013 02:33:33 | More by ThinkAgain

powdersoldier

Washington

2.25/5  rDev -23.7%

02-05-2013 05:13:05 | More by powdersoldier

BklynTerp

New York

3/5  rDev +1.7%

01-27-2013 19:22:32 | More by BklynTerp

Hanglow

United Kingdom (Scotland)

3/5  rDev +1.7%

01-20-2013 21:46:11 | More by Hanglow

Beerman1977

Austria

2.75/5  rDev -6.8%

01-06-2013 21:46:16 | More by Beerman1977

bostonryan

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev +1.7%

10-10-2012 15:38:56 | More by bostonryan

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

3.1/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

330ml bottle served in an ordinary glass.

A: Pours a pale yellow color. Clear. Forms a medium creamy white head. Medium to low retention and few lacings formed and left

S: First impression is rice, followed by rice. Nothing special Euro Lager. Sweet malts and Lager yeasts. Citrus hops can be felt in the end. Cascade hops style hops I would dare to say

T: Pretty much like the nose. Sweet malts upfront. Strong notes of corn and rice. Lager yeasts. In overall, a dry and crispy taste which is finished by a medium citrus hops bitterness

M: Very light body and medium to high carbonation. A good stingy hoppy aftertaste

O: Good drinkability after all. A cheap but not "that bad" Euro Lager. Note: I though it was a Indian beer when I bought it. But it's British, right? :S

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2012 18:19:02 | More by eduardolinhalis

harpus

Alabama

3/5  rDev +1.7%

07-22-2012 03:43:40 | More by harpus

Coastal_Brew

British Columbia (Canada)

3/5  rDev +1.7%

07-15-2012 15:40:34 | More by Coastal_Brew

jisak74

3.25/5  rDev +10.2%

05-03-2012 20:46:52 | More by jisak74

sneu

Tennessee

3/5  rDev +1.7%

04-17-2012 17:45:04 | More by sneu

BrazilianAussie

Brazil

3/5  rDev +1.7%

04-08-2012 02:14:46 | More by BrazilianAussie

bh123

California

2.5/5  rDev -15.3%

03-31-2012 19:38:35 | More by bh123

killianf

3.75/5  rDev +27.1%

03-18-2012 16:31:17 | More by killianf

jazzyjeff13

United Kingdom (England)

3.08/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A 330ml bottle with a BB of Jan 2013. The bottle is embossed with a variety of stereotypical Indian imagery.

Poured into a tulip pint glass. A pale straw colour with low carbonation. Forms a decent head of creamy white foam that hangs around for a minute or two. Aroma of light, grainy malt with a faint hint of stewed hops and a mild solventy background note.

Tastes of light malt with a slight stewed hop bitterness and a whisper of citrus. Crisp and fairly dry. Mouthfeel is smooth and pleasingly tingly. Aftertaste of stewed leaves; a little harsh.

A relatively hum-drum lager - probably it's best feature is the low carbonation level. Fairly bland and characterless, though OK when paired with a curry. Don't all rush out to grab one.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2012 23:09:54 | More by jazzyjeff13

Paracatu

Brazil

2.5/5  rDev -15.3%

02-08-2012 19:08:26 | More by Paracatu

mnixon86

Ireland

3.5/5  rDev +18.6%

01-02-2012 21:39:52 | More by mnixon86

educorgan

Portugal

4/5  rDev +35.6%

12-27-2011 02:01:30 | More by educorgan

Polasiuss

Ireland

3/5  rDev +1.7%

12-24-2011 15:05:54 | More by Polasiuss

Harkrank

Sweden

2.5/5  rDev -15.3%

12-23-2011 21:54:37 | More by Harkrank

thisismyname

British Columbia (Canada)

1.6/5  rDev -45.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

330mL bottle poured into a glass

The label reads "the world's most celebrated lager"... Hahaha. Funny.

Poured a clear piss yellow with no head or lacing whatsoever.

Despite being from the UK, it smells like a mass-produced North American lager; of corn and funky cereal grain.

It tastes pretty much how it smells. Blah. They threw some hops in there though, which was nice, I guess... The taste was a lot less than I would expect from an imported beer, even with a name like "Cobra".

Unlike your typical macro lager it is not cloyingly carbonated.

Bah. All in all a waste of money. And to all who "celebrate" this lager... Drink a damn Dab.

Serving type: bottle

12-07-2011 02:23:51 | More by thisismyname

jonb5

United Kingdom (England)

4/5  rDev +35.6%

11-21-2011 18:52:27 | More by jonb5