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RATINGS: 171   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.75   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
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.


2.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Kevin (1951) - Colorado, USA - MAR 30, 2009
yellow tan body with a white head. pear and apricot nose.this is dry and highly carbonated at first. this one really attacks my tongue. once i can taste something besides pain, this is straw, banana, and something melonish. not a whole lot except liquid cracker. 4 6 4 2 8

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
SudsMcDuff (3213) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - MAR 29, 2009
been wanting this for a couple of years .. quite a light brew, scary in its drinkability .. strong white head .. stable .. very nice spritz .. not that complex, has potential .. abv well hidden .. pretty good stuff..

2.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
UnholyBrewing (490) - Central Florida(Upper Hell), Florida, USA - MAR 18, 2009
...I don’t know what’s going on here, but the version I had wasn’t 8%, it was 5%. Anyway, it was a pretty good brew, with lots of weird flavors from all the different grains. Very clean, due to the extensive filtering. I might have this again one day, but it’s really not my style.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Rodders (137) - Norwich, Norfolk, ENGLAND - MAR 16, 2009
Was offered this at a friends house so I couldn’t take any notes. As such this is all from memory, which may have been altered somewhat by the 8%. Golden with a large head which soon faded to nothing. Occasionly (I had several glasses) some of the yeast got in giving it a cloudy look. Aroma was of alcohol and citrus hops. Taste was more alcohol - too much in my opinion, although as I drank it became less obvious. Hints of citrus and not much else. It wasn’t as smooth as they made out either - the carbonation was a little bit prickly. Not bad, but not something I’d choose to drink again when there are better examples of strong lagers out there. Like to see if aging does anything to it though, or try it with indian or chinese food.

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
SeanMacGC (330) - Dublin, IRELAND - FEB 26, 2009
Bottle, 75cl, in a Trappist glass. Pours very light golden, with an initially decent white head that evaporates quickly, with little to no lacing. Very faint aroma of cereal and honey. Pallid on the tongue, nothing much there except maybe very faint citrus, with alcohol undertones.Decent carbonation. Possibly unique (I’m guessing) in that it’s a bottom-fermented lager first, then top-fermented abbey-style on the second fermentation - doesn’t really work, if this is the best that can be done, but may have potential.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
esjaygee (2496) - Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 24, 2009
Golden yellow with next to no head. Aroma of fruit, pale and sweet malts and perhaps a touch of lemon. Taste of toasted malt, mild fruit and sweet malt. Body is very effervescent and ends up with a semi peppery finish.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
Ughsmash (5628) - Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA - JAN 24, 2009
750mL bottle, bottled as “Krait Prestige”. Poured very bright golden with a short-lived cap of white head.. rather watery-looking. The aroma picked up lots of corn and pale malts with a strong alcohol influence.. smelled like a slightly classed up malt likka. The flavor was along those same lines with almost citrus vodka-enhanced pale malts and corn.. lemon zest and boozy warmth rode out the tacky finish.. nothing really offensive here, but nothing good either. Medium-bodied with some lively carbonation on the palate.. OK flow at best. Not so enjoyable.

3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
RSRIZZO (1634) - Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA - JAN 19, 2009
Color is a bright gold with good carbonation and a loose white head. Aroma is a faint sweet scent with skunk tones. Taste comes on a light body that has a creamy feel then a sweet caramel like malt flavor, some fruity yeast notes and faint bitterness. After taste is dry with the bitterness fading out quickly. Its a nice little brew.


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