Maharaja Premium Lager

Brewed by Associated Breweries & Distilleries
Style: Pale Lager
Mumbai, India

Quite an acceptable beer, althought the label does say "Premium Indian PILSNER". Nothing objectionable about it, looked and tasted well, and I’d have it again.

Maharaja Premium Lager is sweet with cloves and some extra spice that I could not quite put my finger on. The color is a clear yellow with a small fizzy head. The aroma is nice, and light. This was a great pairing with a very spicy meal.

330ml bottle. Absolutley no head when poured - hazy gold in colour with very little carbonation. Malty aroma - watery thin taste.

Why do I bother with these import lager/Pilsners anymore? They all essentially taste the same with varying bitter & sourness. This one is particularly sour.

330ml bottle: appearance is golden brown with a bit of amber with a quick fading white head, aroma hint of stale malt, flavor stale malt and that taste that comes from canned beer. didnt have high hopes for this one and this sure didnt try to impress. another beer off the list of new countries and another beer on the list of "do not buy" mfd. 11/07 batch 103

A pretty malty aroma; grassy. This isn’t too bad. Crisp, with some malt and dryness in the flavor. A good lasting dry finish.

330 ml bottle, mfd. 05/2005, batch 93. Topaz with a lasting eight-inch of cream. Aroma of spicy caramel and brown sugar reminds me of a Belgian dubbel. Initial flavor is similar, with a nicely developing bitterness on subsequent sips that turns woody then citrus and finally leathery-earthy. Light body is both smooth and tingly with a nice drying quality, although the sweet malt lingers in the aftertaste. I doubt that this one was intended for consumption almost 3-1/2 years after bottling, but it really developed into a nice beer that resembles a mild Belgian ale.

12 oz bottle at Indian Restaurant. Pretty much exactly what I expected. A non-offensive, pale lager. Not skunked. More malted than most international lagers I’ve had.