Kingfisher is an Indian beer brewed by United Breweries Group, Bangalore, India.

[1] In 1978, Vijay Mallya launched Kingfisher Premium beer, inspired by the defunct brand from United Breweries Group which was introduced in 1857.

After the group began operating Kingfisher Airlines in 2005, advertisements made their way into airplane cabins.

[6] Kingfisher Beer Europe Ltd. (KBE) is the European arm of United Breweries with a head office in Maidstone, Kent.

The company runs independently of Kingfisher World and has its own assets such as website, social media, POS suite & marketing objectives such as the tagline, 'The Real Taste of India' which highlights the brand's genuine heritage and sets it apart from other similar products in the UK & Europe.