Maharaja Premium Indian Pilsner

Brewed by Associated Breweries & Distilleries
Style: Pilsener
Mumbai, India

Pours a very pale golden with a small head that fades quickly. The aroma is a grainy malitiness and some mild adjunct with some herbal hoppiness and a mildly astringent character. The beer is kind of corny with some alcohol showing up. I can see this being much better if paired with food. But it’s not awful.

Bottle. Pours a pale yellow with a foamy, white head. Aroma of grass and hops. Flavor is quite bland, but at least it is drinkable. Nothing too special though.

Bottle; I forget from where, I think bevmo. Poured a clear dull gold, with not much head. Aroma of ass; well not quite that bad but corn and grass. Flavor was a bit better, but pretty bland. Sweet malt, corn with not much spice/grass in the finish. Unimpressive.

(bottle - 330 ml) Rating from a long time ago. Clear gold with a fizzy white head. Aroma is dry and grassy with hints of corn and metallic sweetness. Flavor is much the same. Dry and stale hops with some funky sweetness on the finish.

Bottle. Clear yellow and slightly fizzy. First sip is decent, but it goes downhill quickly. Finish is sour and grassy. Like Miller Lite with a funky aftertaste. Thin bodied and forgettable. Might work out OK with some spicy curry, by itself not so much.

Pours a very clear light sunny lemon yellow with a light, watery white head that quickly dissipates. Aroma is an intense hay smell that is steeped in sugar. It is a very earthy sugary malt flavor. In this beer, a seemingly odd combination. Flavor is very much earthy hay that is was steeped in sugar. Earthy melons come across overpowering what should be a hoppy mixture. Body is creamy in thick in a strange light with with medium carbonation. Does not hit the notes of a pilsner.

Pours a bit of a pale yellow with a thick white head that dissapates quickly. The aroma is a bit weak, but nice aromas of sweet fruit and a decent amount of hop character there as well. Some lively carbonation on the mouthfeel. There is a nice hop presence and this is slightly bitter. Also, there are some sweet malts and some flowers in this as well. The finish is somewhat bitter and burns slightly. Mouthfeel is a little oily.

Bottle into shaker. Not much to say about this except that it was unbelievably refreshing and balanced with a nice little hop character in there to boot.