Foster's Premium Ale - Foster's Group Limited

barnzy78

Illinois

1/5  rDev -65.2%

11-25-2011 05:16:49 | More by barnzy78

digitalflood

New York

3.19/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

Foster's Premium Ale (2013) - It simply cannot be Summer unless I have a Foster's. That's just the way it is for me. Though no longer brewed in Australia and imported (a few years back they switched to "inspired" breweries in Georgia and Texas) the taste is more or less the same. Thick creamy head mellows to good lacing. Straw colored with a hint of ruby. Light airy aroma. Barely there. Soft smooth mouthfeel. Caramel front taste. Malty bread. Wafts into coppery ale midtaste and then finished with a bitter ale finish. Sour and bitter notes linger. Slight copper and just a hint of hops spice. Very drinkable. Good hot day, hot night drink. Clean Aussie ale taste. It's Lager cousin comes in the blue can (this is green). The "oil can" supersized beer makes you feel manly. It's a marketing ploy, but I'll bite into it-- just has that feel or "real beer" though it is arguably the Budweiser of Australia. Either way, as a commodity drink it is enjoyable and just right for this time of year despite its middle of the road quality. 3.25 out of 5. Good.

Serving type: can

06-19-2013 01:50:25 | More by digitalflood

adityashekhar

India

1.25/5  rDev -56.4%

06-16-2013 14:24:24 | More by adityashekhar

birdsellam

Indiana

2/5  rDev -30.3%

06-13-2013 21:39:40 | More by birdsellam

chugalug06

Colorado

2.49/5  rDev -13.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Yup. It's the "Oil Can"

Copper-Amber color, good clarity. Large frothy head, moderate lacing...

Smells like Penny's, metallic.

Dry, metallic, bitter, lower carbonation, bready, rubber band flavor and bitterness... Missing much flavors...

Yeah, not the best. But, I could imagine quite good on a HOT day and served ICED cold. Mine was cold, but it could have used another hour in the freezer... But, at $3/25.4oz can you really complain?

Serving type: can

06-12-2013 00:21:58 | More by chugalug06

Jedi8625

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +30.7%

06-09-2013 14:17:47 | More by Jedi8625

ChrisHartz

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -4.2%

06-03-2013 09:44:43 | More by ChrisHartz

Miha

Slovenia

3/5  rDev +4.5%

06-01-2013 23:13:52 | More by Miha

Lagerquestrian

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -4.2%

05-27-2013 04:17:44 | More by Lagerquestrian

BigTrubble

North Carolina

3/5  rDev +4.5%

05-24-2013 22:27:31 | More by BigTrubble

kylehay2004

Florida

2/5  rDev -30.3%

05-17-2013 23:36:12 | More by kylehay2004

archyquaffer

Montana

3.13/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I took a Foster's can to school for show and tell in the 8th grade, but I was politely informed that beer cans, even empty beer cans, are strictly forbidden in school. At that time, a can of this size was a novelty...Poured from the big 25.4 ounce can into an 8 ounce sampler. A moderate pour produces a foamy, off-white, 1/2 inch head that settles down to 1/4 inch, and coats the glass. The beer has a rather pleasing copper color.

I can really smell and taste what I interpret as a bit of corn mash, along with some soury malt flavors, and some metal. (In other words, just what I like in a nice adjunct brew). Some floral and earthy hops are also present.

Not bad for what it is. (I don"t take the "bitter ale" label/designation very seriously. This is an adjunct lager with a bit more flavor and color than usual). However, I would take it over any typical watery adjunct beer.

Serving type: can

05-17-2013 02:35:41 | More by archyquaffer

lacqueredmouse

Australia

2.85/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Ridiculous 750ml oilcan, emblazoned with a kangaroo, which just makes me a little embarrassed. I should note that I've never seen anything like this in Australia. Purchased from BevMo in Sunnyvale, CA.

Pours a pleasantly clear, deep golden colour, with a frothy, loose head of white. This burns out quickly, leaving just a ring of foam around the edge and some streaks of lace. Carbonation is quite fine. Actually it looks pretty decent.

Nose is slightly metallic and a slightly sweet: together the characters mingle to give a faint spice character almost like cinnamon. Some empty, light sulphury tones, come through, along with a little greenness or vegetative sweetness. It's not all that great, but it's relatively inoffensive.

Taste is turning a little more towards being unpleasant, with a wet grain and yeast tone giving it an underlying suggestion of organic rot. There's still the metallic character, but the sweetness flattens out and becomes quite dry on the finish, leaving a floury, almost desiccated tone to the finish. This allows the metallic bite to draw out longer than it should, leaving an unpleasant twang on the finish. Feel is light and clear. Actually relatively good.

Overall, this is not a truly offensive beer. It's quite light and drinkable, and for its flaws, it ends up being pretty alright actually. Struth.

Serving type: can

05-11-2013 22:24:42 | More by lacqueredmouse

NOLANDMAN

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +30.7%

05-09-2013 05:28:47 | More by NOLANDMAN

bushwack

Alabama

3.25/5  rDev +13.2%

05-05-2013 03:40:46 | More by bushwack

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.64/5  rDev -8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5

Giant can from Wal-Mart in Dade City, Florida for under $2. Brewed by Oil Can Breweries? 'Ale with Caramel Colour Added.' From notes.

A - Poured bright with a caramelly/dark copper colour. Two fingers of fluffy off white head. Good carbonation, decent rings of lace and a half finger of retention.

S - Chemicals, caramel, a little grass.

T - Lagery with corn and sweet grain and a tad bit of caramel.

M - Mild carbonation, medium body, sweet finish.

O/D - Bought this one for the novelty. Wasn't appalled, but definitely wasn't impressed and didn't find this one memborable. Didn't finish the can.

Serving type: can

04-30-2013 12:58:42 | More by tbeckett

JackRB

Ohio

3/5  rDev +4.5%

04-30-2013 02:16:13 | More by JackRB

MichaelProcton

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev +13.2%

04-30-2013 01:32:57 | More by MichaelProcton

WalterHeisenberg

New Mexico

3.1/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25

A: Dark red amber. Small ivory head gone quick. No lacing. The color looks nice
S: Almost none light malty hop corn .Smell like beer used to before I started drinking beer.
T: slight metallic bitter hops first. Bready malts. Corn finish. Pretty balanced. But still tastes like a typical adjunct.
M: watery. Thin.
O: alcoholic water anyone? This is actually 5.5 ABV.But none in the taste . Always give points for above average ABV. A tiny little bit bitter. Guess this was considered an ESB before the rise of the craft brew scene. A bit more malty breadyness and this would be a keeper. Not bad for a adjunct . The appearance was nice. The taste did not mach it.You need to be a beers beer drinker to like it in any way.

Serving type: can

04-28-2013 03:26:39 | More by WalterHeisenberg

johntandlich

New York

3.25/5  rDev +13.2%

04-23-2013 03:08:16 | More by johntandlich

dmk91

Virginia

3/5  rDev +4.5%

04-13-2013 00:46:02 | More by dmk91

Razr86

New York

3.25/5  rDev +13.2%

04-11-2013 20:40:41 | More by Razr86

newcastlefreak

Virginia

2.25/5  rDev -21.6%

04-08-2013 05:34:21 | More by newcastlefreak

harpus

Alabama

2.5/5  rDev -12.9%

03-28-2013 17:42:51 | More by harpus

brheuer

New Jersey

2.5/5  rDev -12.9%

03-25-2013 00:19:50 | More by brheuer