Beer Review Part Four - Cobra Beer

Cobra Beer



A 660ml bottle of this Indian beer will cost about a pound and seventy pence, which makes it pretty cheap. I don't remember seeing this beer being sold back home, but according to Suresh, it's pretty easy to get around here.

I would describe the taste of this beer as slightly sweet with an uncomplicated medium-strength flavour, which feels really smooth and easy to drink.

This beer came as a great surprise to me because I thought that a much stronger beer would suit Indian cuisine better. Heck, Suresh even said that this was as subtle as Indian beers get!

According to Wikipedia, this beer was originally meant for the British market even though it was brewed in India - which pretty much explains the flavour of this beer.

This beer would be an excellent accompaniment to meals up to strength of a kurma curry. Anything beyond that would definitely drown out the taste of this beer.

I would also recommend that you drink this beer on its own just to appreciate its wonderful flavour since it's so smooth and easy to drink. If I had to make an analogy, this beer would be a not-so-sweet Kronenbourg 1664.

Salty snacks should go well with this beer because it has a clean taste and is not too sweet. Nevertheless, I would still prefer a dry beer that's both crisp and clean over this beer to have salty snacks with.

But that's just my opinion - try it with snacks and you might find that this beer really suits your tastes!

Summary:
A really easy to drink, medium-strength, slightly sweet-tasting beer. Priced really reasonably for a beer as good as this one. Should go well with both meals and snacks. Try this beer and be pleasantly surprised!