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King Cobra

King Cobra - European Strong Lager

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 Percentile 
23
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Brewed by Kielce Brewery (Kompania Piwowarska-SABMiller)
Style: European Strong Lager

Kielce, Poland

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1542.73/5.02.73/5.08%67.2Lager glass
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Commercial Description:
Contract brewed for Cobra Beer.
Sold as Krait Prestige Champagne Lager in North America.
Double fermented to be twice the beer, King Cobra is a unique lager, specially brewed to be extra smooth. This strong lager is fermented a second time in Belgium's world famous Rodenbach brewery, to bring out all the sutleties and character of its fine ingredients.
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 Bigsilky (322), Charleston, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/511/20
Apr 7, 2007  
Nice fluffy head, nice and cold. Decent goldenrod hue with lively bubbles. Delicate nose of sweet canned corn. Certainly some adjuncts involved.Corny sweet on the front end, the bubbles try but almost don’t finish the sweetness. Head rentention is nice. Alcohol does not make a strong presence. Smooth mouthfeel and finish, even though a little sweet. All in all, not too bad. Actually a little tasty if served cold. I demote the beer on the basis of canned corn and the fact that it is expensive.


 shp555 (1677), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/510/20
Apr 3, 2007  
Pours a light yellow color with a white head. Aroma is of light malts slightly spicy. Flavor is malty with some hops and spices.


 SSSteve (2042), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Apr 1, 2007  
clear straw gold with a large fizzy white head. lots of lacing. typical lager aroma. with grainy malts and a hint of hops. flavor is similar with a hint of honey. sharp and carbonated. mildly metallic. nice tropical fruit undertones. very warming.


 beerslayer (753), New Jersey, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/54/103/510/20
Mar 23, 2007  
An ok European Strong Lager. Candy, wheat, and yeasty flavors. Finishes dry, smooth, and bland.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/103/53/20
Mar 9, 2007  
What a damn joke. Pale yellow, large head, blah lacing and retention. Aroma is RICE, light malts, some acidity. Flavor brings this with rice and funky yeast dominating everything. Alcohol is hidden well for such a light beer. I tried to give this as many points as I could, but in the end it’s a $13 Budweiser.


 boboski (1095), Alabama, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/59/20
Feb 24, 2007  
Mostly clear thin yellow pour. A slight snow-white haze revolves around the body, like it’s in a separate lining of the glass. Fully diminishing white head. Corn, sugar, phenols, yeast that evokes a fresh feeling but ultimately seems lacking in quality; all of this is found in an interesting aroma, that, while complex, is unimpressive. Interplay of yeast and what smells like light stricken malt is a faint, uncohesive and somewhat sickly blend. Flavor has more desirable points than aroma. Still, however, too much grainy and sweet malt. A nice yeast profile evolves as the beers warms near room temperature, but the rest of the flavor slides steadily downhill. A sugary, lengthy finish ensures few sips in my future. Lively but unimpressive.


 SilkTork (4151), Rochester, Kent, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/104/514/20
Feb 23, 2007    Updated: Sep 1, 2008
Feb, 2007 Quite a pleasant and fragrant strong beer. Similar to Belgian blonde beers. Touch of spice. Touch of yeast. Filtered and force carbonated, which removes a good deal of character, but still an attractive beer with more flavour and character than the usual lager. Mmmmm. Even lager can be tasty and interesting if brewed with enough knowledge and care. Decent brew. (Treated with respect and drunk at room temperature.) [3.3]

Aug, 2008 Chris o’s GBBF Shindig August 08. A mild tasting strong lager. Slight light fruit. Acceptable but dull. [2.7]


 joeec5 (204), bayonne, New Jersey, USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/52/101/51/20
Feb 22, 2007  
low overal score because of the 13 dollars i paid for this. champagne lager? Try malt liquer. If i paid 1 dollar for this it would get a 2.0, but 12. Pretty bottle, tossing the rodenbach name around. What a rip. Save your cash. Aweful.



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