Portland brewer cancels offensive ‘Kali-Ma’ beer
The Burnside Brewing Company in Portland is delaying the release of a new beer after an outpouring of criticism from Hindus. The beer was named “Kali-ma,” and its label featured the four-armed goddess Kali standing among three severed heads
Offensive? Some certainly thought so.
“Such trivialisation of Goddess Kali is disturbing to Hindus (the) world over,” Hindu leader Rajan Zed told the Hindustan Times. “Goddess Kali is highly revered ...