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 Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: cheapest, awesomest beer in Korea |
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I've just recently discovered the awesomeness of Cobra.
Tastes like a world-class beer, absolutely delicious.
Seems to be available only at GS25 -- 2 for 3,000 won!
The clerk says after the sale, they'll be no more Cobra. So get em while they're hot.
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cobra Beer is a British beer company founded in 1989 by Karan Bilimoria. The company is based in Fulham, southwest London. Originally brewed in Bangalore, India, for export to the United Kingdom, the company now has contract brewing operations in the UK (Charles Wells), Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and India.
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1 History
2 European operations
3 CobraVision Short Film Competition
4 Products
5 References
6 External links
[edit] History
Cobra Beer Ltd. was founded in 1989 by Karan Bilimoria, then aged 27 and �20,000 in debt. A Cambridge law graduate and qualified Chartered Accountant, Bilimoria launched Cobra Beer after spotting a gap in the market for a less gassy lager.
Cobra was first brewed in Bangalore in 1990 and imported to the UK for seven years. In 1997 Cobra commenced brewing under licence with Charles Wells in the UK. A 125 year old, family run brewery and the largest independent brewery in the UK, Charles Wells brew leading international beer brands including Kirin from Japan and Red Stripe from Jamaica.
Sixteen years later, Cobra Beer is stocked in over 6,000 restaurants and in most major supermarkets and off licence chains in the UK. Cobra Beer has also increased its presence in mainstream retail outlets and is available in nearly 6,000 pubs, style bars and clubs. It has been exported to more than 45 countries worldwide, and with subsidiaries in India, South Africa and the US.
[edit] European operations
Recently, Cobra commenced brewing with Browar Belgia in Poland, to meet the demands for Cobra in the European and worldwide market. Part of Belgium�s Palm Breweries, Browar Belgia is one of Europe�s leading and most modern breweries and Poland�s fourth largest brewer. Recently, two of Browar Belgia�s brands, Frater and Wojak, were both awarded with gold medals at one of the most prestigious beer competitions in the world � the Brewing Industry International Awards 2004.
Cobra Beer has also partnered with Mount Shivalik Group, the largest independent brewing company in India, to brew Cobra under licence for India�s rapidly growing domestic market.
[edit] CobraVision Short Film Competition
In 2005, Cobra Beer, created the CobraVision Short Film Competition. The aim was to give aspiring filmmakers the opportunity to get their work shown by screening their films during the commercial breaks of the movies on UK TV channels ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4. Filmmakers submitted 10 five-second films to be judged by industry figures, and the best were screened to a national television audience.
In 2007, CobraVision introduced a new 50-second format, screening films uncut before movies on ITV4. All films entered are eligible for monthly and annual prizes.
Each year, CobraVision holds an awards show in London for the annual CobraVision Awards. In 2006, the show was held at the Curzon Mayfair theatre and was hosted by June Sarpong and Iain Lee. In 2007 the CobraVision Awards were held at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank, with hosts June Sarpong and Martin Freeman.
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[edit] Products
Cobra presently produces five varieties of beer:
Cobra 5% Premium Beer
Cobra 0.0
Cobra Lower Cal
King Cobra
Cobra Bite
Cobra 5%
A blend of barley malt and yeast with maize, hops and rice with 5% ABV. It comes in two sizes, 660 ml and 330 ml.
Cobra Lower Cal
Cobra Lower Cal is double-filtered, with fewer calories and fewer carbohydrates than regular Cobra. A 330ml bottle of Cobra Lower Cal contains less than 100 calories, zero fat and 4.1 grams of carbohydrates � around half the amount in most regular lagers. Cobra Lower Cal is 4.3% ABV.
Cobra 0.0%
Cobra 0.0% is described as a "premium quality" alcohol-free beer.
King Cobra
The world�s first double fermented lager, King Cobra is presented in a champagne-style bottle and available in 750 ml and 375 ml sizes.
Cobra Bite
Cobra Bite is a range of four fruit-flavoured premium lagers, launched in May 2007. The range includes Sweet Lime, Blood Orange, Apple and Lemongrass flavours. Cobra Bite products are available in 250 ml bottles at 4.3% ABV strength.
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oxfordstu
Joined: 28 Aug 2004
Location: Bangkok
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Alley Kat Ale. Everything else here is Sh1te. |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| oxfordstu wrote: |
| Alley Kat Ale. Everything else here is Sh1te. |
nah, that shit tastes like a rotten sandwich.
cobra is pretty good, i do admit, but 3000 a bottle is a bit pricey. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| uberscheisse wrote: |
| oxfordstu wrote: |
| Alley Kat Ale. Everything else here is Sh1te. |
nah, that *beep* tastes like a rotten sandwich.
cobra is pretty good, i do admit, but 3000 a bottle is a bit pricey. |
Dude...It's 3,000 for TWO...at least according to the OP. I've never had the stuff before. Never seen it before either... |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: |
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THERE IS NO SUCH WORD AS AWESOMEST.
Please.
Gargantuanest is the correct term to use. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| uberscheisse wrote: |
| 3000 a bottle is a bit pricey. |
$3.00 for a beer that doesn't taste like it was spooned from a toilet? You're out of your mind! Lemme guess...your fridge at home was stocked with Natural Light and Hamm's.... 
When I'm out on the loose, it doesn't matter as much, but for an afterwork on the couch beer, most of the stuff available here just doesn't cut it for me. Might have to pick some of this stuff up. |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah I discovered the Cobra a few weeks ago. It was a delight. I don't remember it being 3,000 for two, though. More like 2,300 for one. Maybe they started a special sale since the last time I was there. |
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uberscheisse
Joined: 02 Dec 2003
Location: japan is better than korea.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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ah i re-read the post. i simply must stop skimming, i did that with the bible once and my whole childhood was fucked up. 3,000 for 2. i see now.
i guess i'm spoiled by cheap beer here so when i see 3 at the beginning of a price for anything i say "well it had better be 1. really good or 2. a high-can." |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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$9 a sixpack..that's almost...reasonable.
too bad i haven't seen it stocked at any of the 5 GS25s around me. and yes..i checked them all, even before hearing about this twofer sale. |
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Letiz7
Joined: 29 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, 2 for 3,000. I drank about 20 of them last Saturday in celebration! |
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thebomb
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Cobra is a lovely beer, now all I need is a nice curry to go with it!!  |
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The_Eyeball_Kid
Joined: 20 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Cobra's okay but not THAT great. And if it's on sale for 3,000 for two, then you can bet your nelly that it's either out-of-date or close to out-of-date. |
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reactionary
Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Location: korreia
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:40 am Post subject: |
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ah, finally found a gs that had it.
it does taste ok, but it has rice in it, which is a big negative to me. not too heavy, but it's there. reminds me a bit of japanese rice lagers in fact, asahi or that sapporo "silver" cup.
and it's not out of date. |
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atomic42
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
Location: Gimhae
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| Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:44 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the tip.
I just grabbed 2 for 3 and think it's better than the standard s.Hite but nothing too awesomest. |
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