Cobra Beer...I feel cheated!

duotone

Same thing they are doing with most of the chocolate bars. Same price...smaller bar. Bastards!

Motorhate

WezV Asahi really is an amazing lager, quite complex and the rice keeps it light without hiding flavour or losing too much alcohol.   Rice a a common adjunct in many lagers, as is a little wheat for better head retention. 

No it's not. It's brewed by the worst brewery in Britain - Shepherd Neame which although a Kent brewery (Kent is renowned for great beer), these clowns couldn't brew a decent beer if all the ingredients and recopies were handed to them which it pretty much has). Most beer including the premium foreign beers are brewed in Northampton unless specifically imported and not brewed anywhere else.
 I am a self-confessed beer snob because I refuse to drink crap beer. For all their faults, Wetherspoons do some great ales, including the guest ales and a really good choice of import beers.

professorben

Is it not a bit like OXO cubes getting smaller? 
When I was a lad it was a solid cube, now it's got sections cut out of it. 

Bet no no one noticed that cheeky bit of cutting back. 

WezV

Motorhate said:

WezV Asahi really is an amazing lager, quite complex and the rice keeps it light without hiding flavour or losing too much alcohol.   Rice a a common adjunct in many lagers, as is a little wheat for better head retention. 

No it's not. It's brewed by the worst brewery in Britain - Shepherd Neame which although a Kent brewery (Kent is renowned for great beer), these clowns couldn't brew a decent beer if all the ingredients and recopies were handed to them which it pretty much has). Most beer including the premium foreign beers are brewed in Northampton unless specifically imported and not brewed anywhere else.
 I am a self-confessed beer snob because I refuse to drink crap beer. For all their faults, Wetherspoons do some great ales, including the guest ales and a really good choice of import beers.

I think they do a pretty good job on that one,   I don't expect everyone to agree and you are entitled to your opinion, even if its wrong     I like the more floral profile compared to the other light adjunct lagers I have had recently


Since the Miller Brands mergers last year there is now a company called Asahi UK, who are currently not responsible for Asahi within the UK.   Who knows what will happen there but it may not be Shepherd Neame forever

The fridges at Wetherspoons do keep calling me.  I must admit i have had bad experiences with their cask ranges, but every pub is a bit different.  My local one varies a lot


One thing no-one considers with imports is how a beer can change over time and travel.  We have lost whole batches of beer on the journey over. The choice to import meant variable quality and erratic supply.  Also, If your favourite imported beer comes in a clear or green bottle its likely it does not taste like it would straight from the brewery.  

robgilmo

professorben said:

Is it not a bit like OXO cubes getting smaller? 
When I was a lad it was a solid cube, now it's got sections cut out of it. 

Bet no no one noticed that cheeky bit of cutting back. 

They arnt the same either, back in the day a mug of Oxo and a round or two of bread was a nice treat on a snow day, anyone remember snow? That's some cutting back right there.

camf

FYI. It's not even made from real cobra.

RandallFlagg

WALOFS

Thread derailed by intelligent banter. What''s up with you lot?

If I want to drink Chav beer, albeit 6% less of it, in my Reebok Classics then I will!