After a hectic day at work or a long day of running errands, there is nothing more relaxing than reaching a hand out in the refrigerator and grabbing a chilled can of Bira Malabar Stout. The rich, dark, creamy stout is a favorite among stout drinkers, and we get it! Bira 91, though in a rough phase right now, remains one of the most inspiring start-up success stories in India. For this article, however, let’s focus on one of its star products, the Bira Malabar Stout and its price and taste!
At a time when the Indian youth was not even remotely acquainted with Indian craft beer, Bira entered the market with an unheard confidence. Founded by Ankur Jain in 2015, Bira 91 quickly became the poster child of the country’s craft beer revolution. With its youth appeal, fresh, social-media-ready branding, and a robust distribution network, Bira 91 was seen among the top shelves in any bar you visited in the 2020s.
Bira 91 once dominated the Indian craft beer market, at least in urban pockets. However, its quirky branding, delicious brews, and youth-centric marketing couldn’t save it from spiralling into near disappearance. And what caused this was just a name change – that involved dropping a single word from its brand name.
Bira 91’s parent company, B9 Beverages, dropped the word ‘private’ from its legal name B9 Beverages Private Limited in preparation for its 2026 Initial Public Offering (IPO). This seemingly minor change disrupted its position in the market, triggering a chain reaction of compliance failures, sales blackout, and inventory wipeout costing INR 80 crore. After the name change, every state treated the name change as a new entity altogether. States demanded fresh label registrations, new product approvals, and re-registrations across markets. This led to an exhausting collapse of the brand that was once leading the craft beer market in India.
While Bira 91 is showing signs of recovery in some of its key markets like Delhi, it will be worth noting how this brand springs back to its heyday.
Stout is not everyone’s cup of beer, if we are being honest. And for those unversed, let us give you a quick mini-course about this beer. It is a dark, heavy-bodied beer made primarily from roasted barley. The beer has flavors of roasted coffee, chocolate, or burnt toffee. Historically, a ‘stout’ referred to a strong porter beer, and today, it includes a variety of stout styles, such as dry stout, oatmeal stout, milk stout, etc.
Let’s understand the rich flavors of Bira Malabar Stout.
The words ‘Malabar’ and ‘Stout’, at least on first glance, might not seem that they would work together. After all, what would the Malabar region have to do with a glass of stout beer? Well, Bira 91 revolutionized stout beer in India when it introduced the Bira Malabar Stout. What makes it unique is that the stout is brewed using Indian coffee sourced from the Malabar region in Kerala, South India!
Using coffee sourced straight from the Malabar region, the Bira Malabar Stout packs a burst of flavors in each sip. This uniquely ‘desi’ stout offers rich, roasted coffee flavors along with hints of chocolate and caramel. So you’ll be getting a rich, chocolate-y taste in each sip along with a dash of the rich, premium Malabar coffee.
Its attractive dark brown hue has a creamy tan head, and what that means is that each sip is about to be smoother, silkier, and refreshing than the last one! Bira Malabar Stout is the perfect stout for anyone who wishes to have their morning coffee and a chilled glass of beer – in the same bottle!
Alcohol prices can vary depending on state excise laws and a few other factors. Kindly check with your local alcohol retailers before purchasing.
Bira Malabar Stout price in India is as follows:
State/region | 330 ml | 500 ml |
Gurgaon | INR 150 | INR 250 |
Mumbai | INR 210 | INR 260 |
Bangalore | INR 200 | INR 270 |
Bira Malabar Stout is a refreshing, smooth stout that packs flavors of strong coffee and irresistible chocolate in every sip. Available in 330 ml and 500 ml quantities, this stout is perfect for those looking for a more approachable, Indian-style stout. It has the goodness of Malabar coffee and Bira 91’s signature packaging – what else would you need? After a long day at work or even when you’re in the mood to unwind, grab a bottle of this decadent stout and sip away!
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