Every curry house sells it, and the argument goes which 'curry beer' is better; Cobra, Kingfisher or Tiger... well this review will describe the pros of Tiger beer in all it's glory.
Born in Asia in 1932 and brewed and bottled by Hainan Asia Pacific Brewery Co., with some of the finest quality hops and malted barley and no artificial additives, Tiger beer has spread over the world to become one of the world's favourite, and most successful beers across the land.
The malt barley hails from Europe and Australia, and the hops are specially produced in Germany. The yeast is also specially produced in Holland specifically for Tiger.
The beer is brewed solely in the Far East and goes through rigorous quality control checks, supposedly 50 more than most other beers, to help ensure the beer has the brand's unique taste, just how the manufacturers want it.
According to the beer's website - www.tigerbeer.co.uk - it takes three weeks to make the beer from it's raw materials, and only ten people know the exact recipe and brewing process - fact or fiction? I'm not sure, but due to it's excellent taste, I honestly wouldn't be surprised!! It also travels around 11,000 km, by boat, from Singapore to Europe, so appreciate all that next time you're drinking one!
The gold labels on the bottle's stickers, are offical medals, which include the 1998 Brewing Industry International Award, where Tiger was judged the 'Worlds Best Lager Beer', rather than being titled 'probably' the best, as Carlsberg likes to use as it's title...
Of course, with all these successes, Tiger is widely available, especially in restaurants. Supermarkets, from what I have seen however, tend to just sell it in large 640ml glass bottles, whereas restaurants will obviously sell it in smaller, 300ml (approx.) bottles.
But all this talk of it's history, appearance etc. etc, what about the most important aspect of all...the taste? Being a lager, it's naturally gassy, which is significant for some. Although not a premium lager, it's taste is strong, and certainly hits your tastebuds far stronger than American lagers such as Budweiser or Rolling Rock, and even some European ones like Kronenburg or Stella Artois. An obvious similarity in taste, in my opinion, would be Grolsch - which is a plus - you can certainly taste and enjoy this beer.
So, with it's long, successful history, Tiger obviously has an advantage over many of it's counterparts with it comes to it's CV! It's taste is stronger than many more lager types, especially American ones, in my opinion. If you haven't tried it, and like lager, I would certainly recommend it due to it's impressive flavour. Of course, those who don't drink lager may not totally like it due to it being stronger than lagers from America, like I previously mentioned, but you've certainly got to give it a go next time you're in your local curry house, or just fancy a beer!!
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i don't know mate... it's my least preferred lager back home in malaysia where this is the most popular. a bit too bitter for a lager. i drink guinness anyway!
RICHADA 02.02.2006 14:35
I really must get around to trying this, it seems very popular in the Chinese establishments which we frequent. Richard.
Advantages: An ethnic brew celebrating a legendary tradition requiring authentification Disadvantages: Unimaginative counterfeit. Could be from anywhere beginning with "B"
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