Cobra Beer
| Company type | Beer company |
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| Industry | Brewing |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Founder | Karan Bilimoria |
| Headquarters | Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire , England |
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| Website | www.cobrabeer.com |
Cobra Beer is a beer brand manufactured in the United Kingdom. The group's primary product is a premium beer with an alcohol strength of 4.5% by volume (originally 4.8%). The beer was founded in 1989 by Karan Bilimoria and Arjun Reddy. A blend of water, malted barley, yeast, rice, maize wheat and three varieties of hops is used to produce the required characteristics.The bottled version in the UK also contains sugar in its ingredients list.
In June 2011, Molson Coors bought a controlling interest in Cobra.
As of 2014, Cobra Beer is primarily produced in Burton upon Trent, Rodenbach in Belgium and Patna in the Indian state of Bihar.