Maharaja Premium India Pilsner - Associated Breweries & Distilleries Ltd.

feloniousmonk

Minnesota

3.63/5  rDev +31%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

"Premium Indian Pilsener" "Produced from the finest malt and imported hops with technical expertise of Belgian Brewers." Label depicts a bejeweled potentate.
Appearance: pale gold color, large and frothy pure white head. Nose is subtle and sly, showing only hints of spicy hops, and a whiff of citrus, a little sweet, even corny, and quick to dry out and flatten.
Nice little texture at first sip, lip smakcingly good. Quite drinkable, though unmemorable. Light body, and overall not much more than a cookie-cutter international lager, showing some faint resemblances to a pilsener, but not enough.
Further into the drink, I appreciated the taste more and more, and liked it better. An excellent match for hot, spicy food, and by far the best Indian lager I've tried yet!

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2003 14:06:00 | More by feloniousmonk

Dogbrick

Ohio

1.58/5  rDev -43%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

I tried this awhile back and somehow forgot to rate it. First of all, this is the heaviest 11oz bottle you can find. You could probably throw it against a wall and not break it. Pours a pale gold color with a medium white head. No real lacing to speak of. Minimal aroma of hops, luckily there was no skunk aroma present. Flavor was typical boring Lager stuff. Light hops and light malt is about all you can find. I know there must be some good Indian beers out there.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2003 07:34:20 | More by Dogbrick

Gusler

Arizona

1.1/5  rDev -60.3%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Pours a typical clear golden yellow to amber color, the head bright white, modest in size with sufficient lace to cover the glass, nose is all malt, and is also crisp and fresh. Start is malt, the top cadaverous, the finish caustic and the hops pitiful, dry and a very forgettable beer and it pains me to call it that.

Serving type: bottle

12-31-2002 09:15:20 | More by Gusler