Flying Horse Royal Lager | United Breweries - UB Group
Brewed by:
United Breweries - UB Group
India
Style: American Pale Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.70%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by brewdlyhooked13 on 10-10-2001
Ratings: 175 | Reviews: 88
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3.33/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Wasnt expecting much,but I was somewhat pleasantly suprised.Poured straw color with good head, smelled rather yeasty and breadlike.Tasted like a traditional lager was somewhat floral and to me very yeasty.To me it was the equivalent of Molson in a lotta ways so it was to bad got it for free so I am not complaining.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Wasnt expecting much,but I was somewhat pleasantly suprised.Poured straw color with good head, smelled rather yeasty and breadlike.Tasted like a traditional lager was somewhat floral and to me very yeasty.To me it was the equivalent of Molson in a lotta ways so it was to bad got it for free so I am not complaining.
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2.5/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Appearance This came out a light yellow in color with an orangish tinge and a quick white head.
Smell The grain is light and husky but not overly offensive.
Taste The grain mellows at the taste and isnt all that bad as far as American Macros are concerned. Theres a faint corny sweetness as well that, again, isnt really that good but isnt really that bad.
Mouthfeel This is light-bodied with a nice crispness at the very end.
Drinkability This was drinkable. Barely so, but drinkable.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Appearance This came out a light yellow in color with an orangish tinge and a quick white head.
Smell The grain is light and husky but not overly offensive.
Taste The grain mellows at the taste and isnt all that bad as far as American Macros are concerned. Theres a faint corny sweetness as well that, again, isnt really that good but isnt really that bad.
Mouthfeel This is light-bodied with a nice crispness at the very end.
Drinkability This was drinkable. Barely so, but drinkable.
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3.33/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Presentation: 22 oz slender brown bottle with a manufactured date on the back label.
Appearance: Clear pale yellow with a thin broken lace that barley sticks to the glass at all.
Smell: Dry hay and cooked veggie in the aroma, other than that it is quite clean.
Taste: Light bodied and thin with a semi-forceful carbonation. One sided malt flavour with a graininess that lingers far, mild cooked cereal grain flavour within. Even yet prickly hop bitterness though there is no hop flavour. Hint of smokiness ands an interesting twist to the clean palate. Dry and grainy in the finish.
Notes: A decent pale lager that does a good job of cleansing the mouth for the next sip beer or bite of food.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Presentation: 22 oz slender brown bottle with a manufactured date on the back label.
Appearance: Clear pale yellow with a thin broken lace that barley sticks to the glass at all.
Smell: Dry hay and cooked veggie in the aroma, other than that it is quite clean.
Taste: Light bodied and thin with a semi-forceful carbonation. One sided malt flavour with a graininess that lingers far, mild cooked cereal grain flavour within. Even yet prickly hop bitterness though there is no hop flavour. Hint of smokiness ands an interesting twist to the clean palate. Dry and grainy in the finish.
Notes: A decent pale lager that does a good job of cleansing the mouth for the next sip beer or bite of food.
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2.63/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
21 oz bottle at Rangoli's, Brighton, Massachusetts.
Ok after finishing my bottle of Taj Mahal I decided to try something different, and picked this baby. Oh my was it bad. Taj Mahal is not a great beer, but paired with Indian food I find it tasty and satisfying. This was neither. Pale, tasteless and the faint smell of straw was all this beer could muster. They can't all be 5's...or 4's for that matter. Maybe the Kingfisher will be better, I'll try that next time.
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look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
21 oz bottle at Rangoli's, Brighton, Massachusetts.
Ok after finishing my bottle of Taj Mahal I decided to try something different, and picked this baby. Oh my was it bad. Taj Mahal is not a great beer, but paired with Indian food I find it tasty and satisfying. This was neither. Pale, tasteless and the faint smell of straw was all this beer could muster. They can't all be 5's...or 4's for that matter. Maybe the Kingfisher will be better, I'll try that next time.
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3.53/5 rDev +18.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: 1 inch head, clear, straw yellow, medium carbonation.
Smell: grass and earth
Taste: grass and earth with a metallic taste as well
Mouthfeel: smooth, medium high carbonation, slightly bitter
Drinkability: This beer is good for what it is..an adjunct lager. It is drinkable and I could have a couple in a sitting. Not a bad beer for the style, nothing to go out of the way for either.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: 1 inch head, clear, straw yellow, medium carbonation.
Smell: grass and earth
Taste: grass and earth with a metallic taste as well
Mouthfeel: smooth, medium high carbonation, slightly bitter
Drinkability: This beer is good for what it is..an adjunct lager. It is drinkable and I could have a couple in a sitting. Not a bad beer for the style, nothing to go out of the way for either.
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2.74/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
3.36/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Flying Horse Royal Lager is a descent beer to enjoy while dining on Indian Cuisine. Stand alone, I would not buy it off the shelf. It pours a nice golden color out of a 22oz bottle, with a moderately sized foamy head. Smell is somewhat yeasty. Taste is pleasant, with a crisp.
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Flying Horse Royal Lager is a descent beer to enjoy while dining on Indian Cuisine. Stand alone, I would not buy it off the shelf. It pours a nice golden color out of a 22oz bottle, with a moderately sized foamy head. Smell is somewhat yeasty. Taste is pleasant, with a crisp.
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2.43/5 rDev -18.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Faint yellow, has the fizzy yellow beer cliche down pat. Aroma was corn. Made me think of the old scoring system's "not impressed" when I gave it a 2.
Almost no taste to this thing, a good palate cleanser. Very light, crisp mouthfeel. Really lots of water in this beer. A little bit of corn sweetness.
I don't see any reason to pay the relative expensive price for yellow beer that doesn't even have a funny/stupid ad campaign. I mean, what exactly does this stuff cost more than Sierra Nevada for anyways? Might fool some chicks into thinking you drink exotic palatable beer, but I can't recommend that greasy lifestyle based on a lie.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Faint yellow, has the fizzy yellow beer cliche down pat. Aroma was corn. Made me think of the old scoring system's "not impressed" when I gave it a 2.
Almost no taste to this thing, a good palate cleanser. Very light, crisp mouthfeel. Really lots of water in this beer. A little bit of corn sweetness.
I don't see any reason to pay the relative expensive price for yellow beer that doesn't even have a funny/stupid ad campaign. I mean, what exactly does this stuff cost more than Sierra Nevada for anyways? Might fool some chicks into thinking you drink exotic palatable beer, but I can't recommend that greasy lifestyle based on a lie.
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3.22/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pretty well-charged, a big fizzy head of an inch on a slow pour. Vanishes quickly though. Medium gold and clear appearance. Little lace, mostly dots on the glass. Straw aroma, quite a bit of green apple skin. Some honey to the malt, but very fruity flavor, tart and with more decided apple tones, approaching fermented cider mid mouth. Light body, medium carbonation. Hands off to a crisp hoppiness near the close but with tangy notes remaining. Has a little character, not a favorite of mine, but makes more of an impression than other United Breweries Lagers like Taj Mahal.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Pretty well-charged, a big fizzy head of an inch on a slow pour. Vanishes quickly though. Medium gold and clear appearance. Little lace, mostly dots on the glass. Straw aroma, quite a bit of green apple skin. Some honey to the malt, but very fruity flavor, tart and with more decided apple tones, approaching fermented cider mid mouth. Light body, medium carbonation. Hands off to a crisp hoppiness near the close but with tangy notes remaining. Has a little character, not a favorite of mine, but makes more of an impression than other United Breweries Lagers like Taj Mahal.
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3.08/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Ordered this at an Indian restaurant in Massachusetts. Served me the bottle and a pint glass.
A: Pour a clear light yellow with a foamy, one finger, white head on top. Not much lacing at all though.
S: Grainy with a slight floral aspect, but certainly not hoppy at all. Not a ton of adjunct or corn in the aroma though.
T: Lots of grainy malt, a bit like cereal, but there is some sweetness to it. Slight grassy hop flavor. Nothing off or bad tasting though, drinks rather clean.
M: Light to medium bodied with a a good bit of carbonation.
O: Not a bad lager really. Refreshing and rather crisp, and went very well with my spicy Chicken Tikka Masala.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Ordered this at an Indian restaurant in Massachusetts. Served me the bottle and a pint glass.
A: Pour a clear light yellow with a foamy, one finger, white head on top. Not much lacing at all though.
S: Grainy with a slight floral aspect, but certainly not hoppy at all. Not a ton of adjunct or corn in the aroma though.
T: Lots of grainy malt, a bit like cereal, but there is some sweetness to it. Slight grassy hop flavor. Nothing off or bad tasting though, drinks rather clean.
M: Light to medium bodied with a a good bit of carbonation.
O: Not a bad lager really. Refreshing and rather crisp, and went very well with my spicy Chicken Tikka Masala.
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2.27/5 rDev -23.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Pale, transparent golden-straw lager with quickly-dissipating head.
Smells of adjuncts -- sweet corn, chiefly. Very malty and sweet.
Taste is mild and malty, uncomplex and watery with no hops presence at all.
Unremarkable, uninteresting, and rather forgettable.
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look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Pale, transparent golden-straw lager with quickly-dissipating head.
Smells of adjuncts -- sweet corn, chiefly. Very malty and sweet.
Taste is mild and malty, uncomplex and watery with no hops presence at all.
Unremarkable, uninteresting, and rather forgettable.
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3.46/5 rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Flying Horse pours an absolutely crystal-clear, deep-golden body that teems with swirling clouds of tiny, effervescent bubbles beneath a long-lasting head of frothy bright-white foam that holds quite well and leaves some nice lacing about the glass. The aroma offers a soft, grainy maltiness and a mildly herbal and grassy hoppiness that's very European. The body is medium with a fine-bubbled carbonation that's crisp on the tongue before allowing it to smoothly fade away. The flavor delivers a unusual maltiness that's a touch sweetish and grainy with an odd, nuttiness to it (as if some wheat was included in the grain bill). The grassy, herbal, and delicately spicy hop flavors are perfectly balanced against the malt and backed by a solid bitterness that could be a bit sharper but still gets the job done. (It's less bitter than most German pilseners, but there's definitely something going on). It finishes dry with a lingering maltiness that's bumped by a swirl of hops and then residual bitterness. It's an impressive lager considering that it's coming out of India (a country not known for it's beer!). And interestingly, this "pils" has a softness and lingering quality to it that works really well with Indian foods. It pairs exceptionally well with the creaminess, delicate spiciness, subtle raisin fruitiness, and cashew nuttiness of Navratan Korma. More of a "food beer" than a Friday night quaffer, but still pretty good regardless.
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Flying Horse pours an absolutely crystal-clear, deep-golden body that teems with swirling clouds of tiny, effervescent bubbles beneath a long-lasting head of frothy bright-white foam that holds quite well and leaves some nice lacing about the glass. The aroma offers a soft, grainy maltiness and a mildly herbal and grassy hoppiness that's very European. The body is medium with a fine-bubbled carbonation that's crisp on the tongue before allowing it to smoothly fade away. The flavor delivers a unusual maltiness that's a touch sweetish and grainy with an odd, nuttiness to it (as if some wheat was included in the grain bill). The grassy, herbal, and delicately spicy hop flavors are perfectly balanced against the malt and backed by a solid bitterness that could be a bit sharper but still gets the job done. (It's less bitter than most German pilseners, but there's definitely something going on). It finishes dry with a lingering maltiness that's bumped by a swirl of hops and then residual bitterness. It's an impressive lager considering that it's coming out of India (a country not known for it's beer!). And interestingly, this "pils" has a softness and lingering quality to it that works really well with Indian foods. It pairs exceptionally well with the creaminess, delicate spiciness, subtle raisin fruitiness, and cashew nuttiness of Navratan Korma. More of a "food beer" than a Friday night quaffer, but still pretty good regardless.
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3.13/5 rDev +5%
look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Had a bomber of this with my Indian dinner tonight
Pours golden/straw with 1" of white head. Zero lacing or head retention
S: Sweet malt & perfumy hops
T: Sweet malt & hint of herbal hops up front. A little grainyness & cardboard moves in as it warms. Finishes sweet & dry
MF: Low carbonation & light/medium body, skews too sweet balancewise
Drank below average, not sure I'd have this one again. Probably only if it was a choice between BMC & this & then it's more about princible than taste. Left about 4ozs in the glass, I usually never waste beer
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look: 2 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Had a bomber of this with my Indian dinner tonight
Pours golden/straw with 1" of white head. Zero lacing or head retention
S: Sweet malt & perfumy hops
T: Sweet malt & hint of herbal hops up front. A little grainyness & cardboard moves in as it warms. Finishes sweet & dry
MF: Low carbonation & light/medium body, skews too sweet balancewise
Drank below average, not sure I'd have this one again. Probably only if it was a choice between BMC & this & then it's more about princible than taste. Left about 4ozs in the glass, I usually never waste beer
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2.87/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
When poured into my glass, this beer had a medium sized white creamy head with small bubbles. The body was clear with carbonation present. The hue was light gold and the lacing was only fair on the sides of glass. the nose was citrusy and fruity. The flavor was bitter with an aftertaste and the mouthfeel was tingly.
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look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
When poured into my glass, this beer had a medium sized white creamy head with small bubbles. The body was clear with carbonation present. The hue was light gold and the lacing was only fair on the sides of glass. the nose was citrusy and fruity. The flavor was bitter with an aftertaste and the mouthfeel was tingly.
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Flying Horse Royal Lager from United Breweries - UB Group
2.98
out of 5
based on 175 ratings.
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
It poured with a golden hue and little head. It had a quality to it that I found hard to describe. The malts certainly prevailed over an almost unnoticeable hop profile. Beyond that, there was an almost "off" flavor to it that I found enjoyable. Other than that, it presented a typical lager flavor with virtually no aftertaste.
I wouldn't go out of my way to purchase it again, but I'm happy that something from India presented itself for me to try.
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