"Fake" beers.



JAZZMANB said:
In its bottle cold its fine ,I've no idea what indian restaurant do with any of their draft beers but they're rank


yeah,wasn't sure if that was a term in this "I was born here " era .You're either British or not
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My point is that Cobra was founded by two blokes with very Indian names so it’s a bit unfair to say that it’s a fake Indian beer IMO even if they’re British born
 
JAZZMANB said:
In its bottle cold its fine ,I've no idea what indian restaurant do with any of their draft beers but they're rank
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It’s piss water. I drank gallons of it when I was in India but it was still piss water. My first proper beer when I got home was like nectar of the Gods in comparison!

The 7% ABV Kingfisher Blue is even worse, it’s like they just bung a load of sugar in to up the alcohol!
 
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Lord Alfred said:
As in supermarket own brands. Anyone like any of them? I quite like the St Etienne lager that Aldi do. Tastes like a proper French beer, which tbf it probably is. Anyone know who brews it....i have a vague recollection of tasting something similar in the Brittany area.
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I tried this and thought it was decent. Not enough for me to stop buying my usual Heverlee stuff like.. But wouldn't turn it down.
 
Frijj said:
My point is that Cobra was founded by two blokes with very Indian names so it’s a bit unfair to say that it’s a fake Indian beer IMO even if they’re British born
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So a beer legitimately belongs to a country because the blokes have names sounding like they're from that country ? reeto :lol:.It was conceived to give the impression it originated from somewhere ,the taste ,the look was all made up to a brief .Ie Fake

Mickdundee said:
It’s piss water. I drank gallons of it when I was in India but it was still piss water. My first proper beer when I got home was like nectar of the Gods in comparison!

The 7% ABV Kingfisher Blue is even worse, it’s like they just bung a load of sugar in to up the alcohol!
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Had the odd 2 or 3 on these supermarket deals for the house and enjoyed them ,its the right end of 4 on the abv etc ,beats the carling foster fodder by a good way .Awful in Indians though ,flat and tasteless
 
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For the record. When Cobra was first brewed, it was brewed in India and imported. But it was a British entrepreneur who had it brewed, and specifically for the British market

Didnt last long though.
 
JAZZMANB said:
Had the odd 2 or 3 on these supermarket deals for the house and enjoyed them ,its the right end of 4 on the abv etc ,beats the carling foster fodder by a good way .Awful in Indians though ,flat and tasteless
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So you are comparing slightly less pissy piss water to actual pisswater.
 
JAZZMANB said:
So a beer legitimately belongs to a country because the blokes have names sounding like they're from that country ? reeto :lol:.It was conceived to give the impression it originated from somewhere ,the taste ,the look was all made up to a brief .Ie Fake


Had the odd 2 or 3 on these supermarket deals for the house and enjoyed them ,its the right end of 4 on the abv etc ,beats the carling foster fodder by a good way .Awful in Indians though ,flat and tasteless
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Well it was founded by a bloke born in Hyderabad and it was first brewed in Bangalore, does that make it Indian enough?
 
Mickdundee said:
So you are comparing slightly less pissy piss water to actual pisswater.
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In your pisswater world I suppose I am

LondonBlackCat said:
Well it was founded by a bloke born in Hyderabad and it was first brewed in Bangalore, does that make it Indian enough?
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Nah,its a made up beer with no heritage whatsoever .The guy was living here ,thought it up and only brewed it elsewhere for coast and connections . Like saying Dr martins are a Chinese shoe
 
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JAZZMANB said:
Cobra is a true fake beer
Invented not so long ago by British people to sound Indian and sell in curry houses
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Aye? Every day's a school day. Nice one.

Wilfy said:
It can actually be between 3.8-4.5%. All depends on what happens whilst it’s brewing.
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It's only 180 calories per pint iirc. That'll mostly be the bubbles.

Mickdundee said:
TBF the “real” Indian beer is Kingfisher and it’s shite!
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It's the same as most other beers. Okay in their natural environment. I stopped in a hotel next to the Kingfisher bloke's house on the beach in Goa. Suffice to say he must have sold a canny few bottles, the gaff was huge. :lol:
 
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muggboots said:
Aye? Every day's a school day. Nice one.


It's only 180 calories per pint iirc. That'll mostly be the bubbles.


It's the same as most other beers. Okay in their natural environment. I stopped in a hotel next to the Kingfisher bloke's house on the beach in Goa. Suffice to say he must have sold a canny few bottles, the gaff was huge. :lol:
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He pretty much has a monopoly on the beer market over there.
I was sent to Chennai for work back in February, I had read up on Indian beers and had a list I wanted to try. It turns out that anywhere other than Hyderabad it’s nigh on impossible to get anything other than Kingfisher. It’s everywhere!
 
Mickdundee said:
He pretty much has a monopoly on the beer market over there.
I was sent to Chennai for work back in February, I had read up on Indian beers and had a list I wanted to try. It turns out that anywhere other than Hyderabad it’s nigh on impossible to get anything other than Kingfisher. It’s everywhere!
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Some of the bottles looked about 20 years old, with original labels when I was there. :lol:
 
Lord Alfred said:
As in supermarket own brands. Anyone like any of them? I quite like the St Etienne lager that Aldi do. Tastes like a proper French beer, which tbf it probably is. Anyone know who brews it....i have a vague recollection of tasting something similar in the Brittany area.
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The aldi black and white cans are decent!!! Steinhouse maybe? Is that it?
(((Although you could get a propper make cheaper if it was on offer at tesco / morrisons)))

Mickdundee said:
I had a Dortmunder Pilsner in Asda, which is actually brewed in France, and it was pretty decent for the price.
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Dortmunder is a legit German lager? That odd 1980s hotel in South Shields opposite the fish quay used to serve it and charge nearly £5 a pint. Mint drop mind

JAZZMANB said:
Cobra is a true fake beer
Invented not so long ago by British people to sound Indian and sell in curry houses
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Its a toss up which is more tasteless, Cobra or Tiger

Both on par with Carling / Fosters / Carlsberg
 
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Mackem DJ said:
The aldi black and white cans are decent!!! Steinhouse maybe? Is that it?
(((Although you could get a propper make cheaper if it was on offer at tesco / morrisons)))


Dortmunder is a legit German lager? That odd 1980s hotel in South Shields opposite the fish quay used to serve it and charge nearly £5 a pint. Mint drop mind


Its a toss up which is more tasteless, Cobra or Tiger

Both on par with Carling / Fosters / Carlsberg
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Tiger has the bite of European stuff
Cobra is like cooking oil
 
Mickdundee said:
He pretty much has a monopoly on the beer market over there.
I was sent to Chennai for work back in February, I had read up on Indian beers and had a list I wanted to try. It turns out that anywhere other than Hyderabad it’s nigh on impossible to get anything other than Kingfisher. It’s everywhere!
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In Little Indian in Singapore they serve 5000 , 7000 and 10000 as in 5%, 7% and 10%. Never seen that anywhere else and my Indian mate hasn't seen it either. I usually go for a Kingfisher in Little India.

Hadn't seen that ratemybeer site before but look what I found:
RateBeer
 
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