King Cobra

Brewed by Kielce Brewery (Kompania Piwowarska-SABMiller)
Style: European Strong Lager
Kielce, Poland

Appearance: Pours a clear, yellow body with a respectably-sized, white head. Smell: Pale maltiness, some light floral hints and minor notes of grapes, citrus, and the honey you’d find in a squeeze bottle shaped like a bear. Taste: Smooth pale maltiness with a mild, restrained honeyish sweetness. A few drops of orange juice, a dash of white grape juice. Faintly floral hoppiness with a tremendously mild bitterness. Small pinch of acidity. Hint of white pepper. Drying, yeasty finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carbonation. Odd, questionably chalky mouthfeel to it. Drinkability: Not altogether horrendous, but make no mistake, it’s no Malheur Brut by any stretch of the imagination.

Fizzy,floral,grains and light corn. ABV pretty well hidden. Way too $$ at $8 a 750ml. At least it’s pretty smooth.

Straw color with a taller, foamy off-white head. Very pale malt, light fruit and slightly floral nose. A decent euro strong lager aroma. Actually that is not saying much. Pale malt sweetness starts, but is quickly pushed aside, by grains and alcohol. Hints of orange peel and resin reside underneath the alcohol. Reminds me of many a malt liquor with some white grapes and hay. I have to say that I think this starts to taste slightly better as it warms which is atypical of most high gravity pale lager. Still no champagne of beers to me.

75 cL bottle, beautiful bottle with a nice print directly on the bottle. Pours slight cloudy yellow with a slowly collapsing white head. Dry bitterhops aroma with a mild cornish and citrus note. Smooth flavour with a light fruity accent and mild sweet corn note. Goes into a light bitterness in the finish - still matched with a nice sweet cornish and light citrus note. Good balance.

A decent beer. Golden in color, aroma of fresh fruits, not cloying sweet. Spritzy mouthfeel. Dances on tongue, similar to some tripels. Dry. Light complexity. Again, a decent beer used as a welcomer before our Trappist tasting here in the Springs.

Pour is clear golden yellow with a thin tan head...smell is yeasty and sweet with hints of apricot...taste is sweet and lightly toasty and sort of syrupy and maybe some honey was there too...finish was quick and dry...

While living up to the name King Cobra can be tough, this manages to sneak out of the powerful shadow of its 40oz brother. Pours clear straw gold, hazy at the end of the bottle. Fairly clean and crisp, hops balance well, refreshing with a nice dry yeasty finish.

Bottle. labeled krait prestige. Pours a light golden color with a small white head. Sweet fruity aroma with grass, light malts, and slight corn. Flavor is lightly sweet with a malty character and some grassy hops medium bodied with a clean and dry finish