Haywards 5000 Super Premium Beer - Shaw Wallace & Company Ltd.

jdhilt

New Hampshire

3.38/5  rDev +28.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours with a two-finger head that leaves a ton of lace. Very pale yellow color. Light carbonation. Nose is hay like in a barn. Starts and finishes sweet. Light bodied. So far my best beer from India but this is only the fourth. The label has this "manufactured" by Skol Breweries. $1.95 for a 330ml bottle.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2004 23:26:58 | More by jdhilt

packetknife

Idaho

2.28/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

This would be the last Indian beer I tried on my trip and it didn't help my impression of the business in that country. Light golden color, no discernable head. Smelled slightly skunky but that's about it. Lousy hoppiness, like it was watered down. Maltiness was negligable. Rather flat but drinkable for the ABV. I felt it after the oversized bottle but I wasn't ready to have another one, I'd rather Sprite.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2004 14:59:46 | More by packetknife

Imbiber

New York

3.1/5  rDev +17.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Bottle says best before 11/2003, drinking this 5 minutes into 2/2004, oh well...

Hazy gold in colour, smallish white head. Aroma is cross between neat alcohol, sherry, and white spirit - not necessarily unpleasant but somewhat unexpected and voracious on the finer elements of the nose. Actually, I think this is the best element of this beer.

Malt and hops are there in the taste, as is a slightly cloying sweetness and a grainy texture. Not unpleasant, but a bit harsh - though I have had a lot worse. Not much aftertaste, just a grainy feel.

Ok, maybe one of the better brews from India - but not great.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2004 05:20:33 | More by Imbiber

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

2.7/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5

A clear gold body is capped by a short head of bright white foam. The retention is fair, and although it drops a bit it still maintains a thin creamy layer across the surface. Some minor lace also adds to the appearance. The nose displays some higher alcohols and acetaldehdye. It's not quite off-putting, but it's certainly not pleasant either. The mouthfeel is creamy and smooth due to the combination of its medium/full body and fine-bubbled, moderate carbonation. The alcohol found in the nose reappears in the flavor amidsts a somewhat grainy and sweetish malt that's backed by a firm bitterness. It finishes dry with residual, lingering alchohol. Not a very well-made beer by any means.

Serving type: bottle

08-12-2003 00:32:08 | More by NeroFiddled

Suds

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

This is the first beer that I've had from India, and I didn't really know what to expect. To be honest, its origin is the only reason that I bought the beer. All in all, it's average, and in no ways extraordinary. Decent hop bitterness
It has a negligable head, and a pale, golden color. It's not particularly carbonated, and has a sweet, alcolol smell. The taste is initially malty, and well balanced with a bitter hop finish. Soft, pleasant mouthfeel...at times grainy. Very slight warming, but the alcohol here…could be dangerous.

Serving type: bottle

11-30-2002 13:25:43 | More by Suds