I've decided to drink one beer from every country in the world. I know it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it. And that someone is me. The rules: I have to drink the whole beer, I have to photograph it to prove that I've done it, and it has to be an official, commercially produced beer (no homebrews). The only countries I can skip are ones that don't produce beer (haven't found any yet).

Friday, September 28, 2012

#17: India

It's been a while between "drinks" on this beer blog, but anyway, here we go with a beer from the second most populous country on the planet, India. Given the strong market share, and the fact that I had no idea on earth how I would find myself any Indian craft beer (if such a thing exists), I felt I had no choice but to do Kingfisher.

I had unthinkingly assumed there was only one Kingfisher, but some cursory research indicates that there is in fact quite a wide variety of Kingfisher beers out there. However, the Premium Lager is the only one I've ever seen and thus the one being reviewed here.

Although it is on the surface a pretty standard export lager, I actually have some time for Kingfisher. It's hopped but not too heavily hopped, which means its got some body to cut through spicy food, but not enough to overwhelm what you're eating. It also has a hint of fruity flavour to it (am I imagining mango?), which is nice. I'll stick my hand up and say I love wine, but I have completely given up on trying to match wine with curries or similar food. Just give up and stick with beer. This drink for me is a perfect match with curry. This photo shows me drinking it with some spicy fish cakes, which while not curry, turned out to be a pretty good match too. Next time you're getting a vindaloo, see if the place has Kingfisher, and if it does, give it a try. It's not a fancy craft beer but it does the job.

Name: Kingfisher Premium Lager
Country of production: Republic of India
Style: Lager
Taste: Lightly hopped, tangy, hint of mango
Cost: around AU$4 per bottle
Availability in AU: Low
Cred: Medium-Low
My score: 7 out of 10 bizarre aggressively spicy vindaloos

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2 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 1, 2012 at 2:58 AM

    I have been drinking this lately as we got it in at work. I agree with most of you're points. especially about the eternal quest to wine match Indian food!

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  2. DaseinOctober 1, 2012 at 6:06 AM

    It's a lost cause man I tell ya! They were sadly never meant to be friends.

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