Kingfisher Ultra

If it is a kingfisher; it is a LAGER and the Ultra is literally the Rolls Royce of the indian made mass produced lager universe.
I heard a grapewine about Ultra being just a rebranded batch of Heineken brewed by the United Breweries Limited ( the parent company of Kingfisher ), I do not know how true the information is but both the Pints costs the same and have similar tastes.
" Yellow Yellow dirty fellow "; to be honest I am not a fan of the generic kingfisher lager from the Green Bottle to the UB export and on rare occasions the Blue too, they all have the similar taste and once it is out of the bottle the carbonation and the head level is not very strong too, but the ULTRA is a little different.

Experts will be a better judge on the quality of brew and breaking down the components but from an average beer drinkers point of view three very simple things can be observed about the Beer in Study.

#1 The Color or Colour : As mentioned above the Ultra is a Sparkly Yellow coloured liquid. Hold it against sunlight and it shimmers.
#2 The Bubbles : From kingfisher standards this is very carbonated, the bubble's keep going for a good 3 seconds after the beer has settled into an equilibrium or reached its ground state.
#3 The Bitterness : King's are Bitter Bitter Bitter from the lightest of the light to the strongest, they don't know when to stop the Hops. That being said Ultra is different, it is more like they forgot the hops, it is a little grainy or ATTE jaisi ( wheatish ) and has a semi fruity aftertaste.

Hopping on to the main part

Wak the factor

Since zero is not possible and it does have about 5 % alcohol, I'll give it a 2. If your lady or your man or a human you know does not like beer because it is bitter, get him a pint of Ultra if Corona is not available, I'll get another reader perhaps.

Thekka Kithe Hai :

5 and then some, despite the Supreme court putting ban on the Liquor vends and Bars in the vicinity of Highways. I stopped at 3 stores enroute Amritsar from Jalandhar and they had it, had nothing else but this and Haywards 5000.
Hence proved, Kingfisher is everywhere, if a thekka next to my college can have Ultra, Duniya Khatam buss

Monetary Matters
160 for 650 ml
Mike Drop
5 points for KingFisher
it is not bitter, would not kill you if you have more than 4; just make sure you is wearing a diaper or have a pee station close by.

Chugg Chugg Chugg and Chugg

I chugged the bottle in 12 seconds and I am a slow chugger, tum matlab just take 4 points and leave, like take it and go.
I have not ever had so much fun drinking kingfisher ever, I guess it was the lucky day for Ultra.

The Beauty and the Bottle
I give it a 3, half a point above the normal for having a logo perfectly placed for a selfie... ( Instagram @_beerbiker_ ).
I liked the Golden Hue and the fact the bottle was not green, blue, orange and covered in branding stickers.
Plus who the hell can not like the blue bird flapping its wings that to over a golden shimmery bottle.

Adding a New Parameter

Burp Brag Factor

I am yet to figure out the grading as the idea is relatively new. This parameter is open for debate, how much does the kingfisher deserve ?
I saw .5, Why ? because the burp is delayed and takes a while to come and even when it does it is a not the strong ones that give one super human strengths.

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