Kingfisher Lager

Brewed by United Breweries Group
Style: Pale Lager
Bangalore, India

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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UPDATED: FEB 4, 2005 I was actually quite surprised at how well this came off to this now-more-experienced taster’s palate. Not especially great or complex, but by my subjective estimation, I had a good time drinking it. Maybe as nice as a macro-style lager could get, despite the corn and rice elements. Would probably disappoint many a beer snob with such comments, but what the hey, the ultimate test is whether I liked it, and somehow this one managed to pull it off. I even had this one right after a Sam’s Imperial Stout, so go figure. (FWIW, I thought Budweiser was too flavorless to even comment on.) Oh, yeah -- it says, ’Most Thrilling Chilled.’ Probably darn right about that, because as it’s warming, it’s getting more flat and bland. Maybe the bubbly crispness makes it come off best when cold. I’d say pretty much the same thing about Negra Modelo as what I say about this: surprisingly satisfying for a macro.

(More substantive remarks: pale golden color, I got an aroma that was either skunky or grassy, maybe both. Small layer of head. Adjuncty taste but bold and bitter enough to hold interest, when still cold and bubbly.)

Bottle. Golden, small and fully diminishing head. Light, malty and lightly sweetish aroma, faint grassy hoppyness. Body is light, malty and lightly sweetish flavor, some cardboard and metal. Finish is short, malty and lightly sweetish, cardboard and metal. Not very enjoyable.

Green bomber. Clear lager yellow, big foaming white head settles and fades. Seaside aroma, tide out. Bready sour citrusy taste, greasy and oily (must be the water in India) . Lively carbonation, light bodied, low hopped. Fowl finish (pun intended). Indian industrial swill. LF (Lagerboy Friendly)

I’m surprised this has been rated so highly... when you crack open one of these, you’ll find a rainbow of oil on the top... you’ll get to feel the effects the next morning, even if you’ve only had one. Tastes terrible, too. Avoid at all costs.

It’s got the nice level of skunkiness that you want from a good lager. It’s not great, but it’s decent.

2.2 might be a tad on the high side for this mediocre beer. Reminsd me of a local brew, not a microbrew but a regional beer from the 60’s. Something my my dad and his buddies might drink. Hmm...Falls City beer only a little better.

Big bottle @ Punjab Tandoori,Oslo Straight from the bottle with lamb curry. Easy drinkable commercial beer.

Bottle. Clear golden pour with white head. Light malt and corn aroma and flavour with a little hop bitterness. Drinkable but boring..

Tried this at an Indian restaurant. I nice simple lager pilsner style beer with thicker mouth feel. I feel it is a pinch too heavy as a food pairing beer.

Goes mighty fine with curry. Sort of thicker mouth feels a bit out of place. If I could find it at beer store i would buy it.

At restaurant in Delhi. Clear bright yellow color with white foam head. Bit caarbonated. Good normal pilsener taste and with the temperatures outside a good drink. Hope they used clean water. (New Dehli 201202)