Kathmandu, May 28 :

Carlsberg has been awarded with Superior Taste Award 2006 by the international Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi) in Brussels for its Elephant Beer with three stars. Carlsberg Elephant is a premium quality pilsner beer with a 7.2 per cent ABV content. The col-our is light golden amber and the foam white as the tip of the waves of the oce-ans. iTQi is an independent organisation of Chefs and Sommeliers- dedicated to judging and honouring superior tasting food and beverages.

Carlsberg is one of the leading brewing groups in the world, with a large portfolio of beer and soft drinks brands. Its flagship brand — Carlsberg — is one of the fastest-growing and best-known beer brands in the world. In 2005 Carlsberg sold more than 100 million hectolitres of beer.