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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.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
porterhouse (1477) - Alna, USA - MAR 2, 2008
(375 ml bottle from <A HREF=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/maine/scarborou target=blank>Oak Hill Beverage) Not bad...Pours clear light yellow with a very tall somewhat foamy white head. Lightly malty (honeyish but not quite) and hoppy (slightly piney) aroma. Mouthfeel quite full, pretty smooth, not bad. Flavor is lightly sweet and malty (like aroma it is honeyish but not quite) with a medium bitterness overlaying with provides a nice little bite in the finish. Litle bit of an alcohol burn in the finish. Kind of like a heller bock. Nothing really remarkable but not much to complain about except slightly lacking in flavor.

4.1
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 12/20
Phictor (8) - DENMARK - JAN 27, 2012 does not count
Chunky looking, much yeast, almost like stomach acid. Requires some chewing in order to really feel it. The beer itself sucks cheetahballs. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
laiti (989) - Tampere, FINLAND - JAN 21, 2012
75 cl bottle. Rated on 12.10.2009
Murky stuff with disappearing head. Aroma feels a lot like basic lager with grainy malt and some fruity notes. Flavour has grainy malt, some fruits and hints of alcohol. A bit more smooth with the yeast. Better than I expected.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
ogreface (826) - Budapest, HUNGARY - JAN 11, 2012
0,75 l bottle courtesy of Armando629, thanks! Olyan sárga színe van, mint egy jól megcitromozott teának, vékony, fehér buborékos habja van, ami gyorsan de nem nyom nélkül tűnik el. Illata enyhén citrompótlós, pilsesen vizes lópokrócos és malátás. Íze citrusos, malátás, édeskés és nagyon enyhén komlós és élesztősen fanyar. Nem túl testes, igen szénsavas és eléggé érezni benne a magas alkoholtartalmat. Utóíze édeskés és egy kicsit savanykás. Érdekes egy sör, de nem lett a kedvencem...

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
armando629 (1937) - Budapest, HUNGARY - JAN 7, 2012
0,75 l bottle.
Poured cloudy opalescent pale straw with a medium foamy white head that collapses quickly and diminishes to a small lacing one. Moderated one with a light aroma of fructose and honey, rice, sourish yeasts. Medium bodied one, light fruity character of alcohol, grains and rice, moderated flavor, sourish yeasts, lurking hops.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
crossovert (2523) - Wisconsin, USA - MAR 4, 2011
750ml bottle, corked and caged. "Crafted in Belgium" "Champagne Lager". Pours a pineapple/pee colored yellow ithe a big foamy white head that sticks for awhile and leaves some lacing. It smells fruity and oaky, very champagne like. It also had some hops and bready malts. The mouthfeel is light and lightly carbonated. It isn’t too dry. It has again alot of fruits, honey and basic malts. It is a decent beer though perhaps not worth the price. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 04-09-2010 22:32:27

1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 3/20
Jfishback13 (275) - Royal Oak, Michigan, USA - JAN 6, 2011
Bought under the name of Krait Prestige champagne lager at a decently hefty price. Tasted like over carbonated miller to me. Just a sad, sad beer.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
tommann (1215) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JAN 5, 2011
750ml bottle. Pours a gold orange with a large, frothy head. Aroma is corn, caramel, some grass and alcohol. Taste is corn to start then some grass. Slightly dry finish. Lots of carbonation.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
meerbier (826) - Pijnacker, NETHERLANDS - OCT 24, 2010
Bottle@MarahadjaLuxembourg. Malty aroma with hints of banana and light floral. Hazy, yellow, white head, fair lace. Cornsweet, hint of veggies, light fruity. Very smooth, flavourful and balanced.


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