THE CHAMPAGNE OF BEERS
By
Dan Dunn
So what’s the first thing I see when I open my
fridge? You got it — Krait Prestige Champagne Lager,
which is made by the brewmasters at ... (cue eerie
music) … COBRA beer! That would explain the serpent
in my dream, just as the jambalaya left over from my
annual Mardi Gras party explained the virulent vapors
emanating from my fridge. But about that drink…
As the name implies, Krait Prestige Champagne Lager
is essentially extra-bubbly beer with a whopping
eight percent alcohol content by volume. As Samuel L.
Jackson might say, “It’ll get ya’ drunk!” It’s double
fermented, which in technical terms means they
ferment once, then wash, rinse, soak, and repeat.
Cobra claims Krait Prestige is both the only lager
and pilsner-type beer to be refermented in the
bottle, and who was I to argue at four in the
morning? They also boast of a brewing process similar
to the one used by Trappist monks in Belgium. And
Vollmar says dreams about monks mean you’re
self-disciplined so, of course, the message here is
please drink responsibly. Krait Prestige is available
in 375 ml ($5.50) and 750 ml ($12)
bottles.
