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King Cobra

King Cobra - European Strong Lager

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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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 ucusty (1865), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/102/511/20
Jan 11, 2009  
King cobra? Isnt that a malt liquor or bum wine? Hazy light amber pour with fizzy off white head. Lemon zest on the nose. Syrupy mouth-feel. Yeast, lemon, and alcohol. Really weird and unique aftertaste almost astringent


 yalnikim (776), Wellington, New Zealand
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/512/20
Dec 29, 2008  
Tasted 17/09/2008. 750ml bottle from Regionals. Fizzy! Lemon fruitiness on the nose and in the mouth. A little yeast fruit and bitterness in the finish. Slightly hot. It’s no Moa....


 scrizzz (1246), kirkland, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 24, 2008  
Fruity esters, shortbread aroma. Poured into a flute for a persistent tornado of tiny bubbles beneath a sustained white head. Light sunny yellow, faint haze. Soft flavor, not a lot of complexity, but no flaws either. More shortbread, some dusty hay also. Full soft finish. The story is more interesting than the beer, though I would rather have this with my Indian food than any other Indian beer.


 sm89walt (432), Norwich, Norfolk, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/511/20
Nov 20, 2008  
75cl bottle. Hazy and orange in colour with an ample but brief white head. Sweet, very malty and fruity aromas. Thick and syrupy with plenty of spicy malts. Crisp, dry finish. Nothing exemplary but rather quaffable.


 AmEricanbrew (1747), Louisiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 26, 2008  
This bottle had been in my folks wine cellar for about a year. Krait Prestige pours clear dark golden with a white head. Nice pale bready malt, earthy sweet aroma. medium body. Decent bready, cracker malt flavor is lightly sweet. Nice crisp clean finish.


 fonefan (10868), VestJylland, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Bottle 75cl @ chris o’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008.
Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. (020808)


 JonnyDr (132), , South Yorkshire, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/59/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Strong, malty aroma. Pours amber with creamy head. Pungent and rich start with sweet notes of champagne and alcohol. Leads to grainy sweet middle with slightly bitter end. Reasonable.


 Cornfield (4892), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Drinking from a bottle of Krait Prestige Champagne Lager from Binny-apostrophe-s Beverage Depot in Orland Park, IL: I think this was my first corked bottle of a lager. It poured a pale gold body with plenty of carbonation and a respectable creamy head that oddly produced no lace. The aroma is sugary and grainy with a touch of alcohol. The alcohol disappears from the flavor and is replaced by a light grassy bitterness. Soft mouthfeel. Drinkable, but?



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