Foster's Special Bitter - Foster's Group Limited

Jason

Massachusetts

2.7/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Big ass 25.4 oz can with no freshness date, brewed in Canada … damn and I thought I was drinking an Aussie product. Pretty good bubbly rocky head that slowly dissipates with a sunset orange hue. Mild fruity and grainy aroma with vague hints of caramel and mineral. Smooth with a moderate carbonation. Slight metallic and buttery flavours run amuck upfront, hop bitterness is no help in the matter and seems to be accentuated from the metallic flavours. Along comes a mildly buttery malt and late fruitiness that seems to barely tame the astringencies but at least draws the brew closer to balance and leads into a bit more malt character. Semi-dry after taste with more mineral and grain flavours. Not a beer I would go back to.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2002 20:20:44 | More by Jason

Todd

Massachusetts

3.05/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Presentation: Big-ass 25.4 fl.oz. (oil can) green can. Union Made. Brewed and canned by FBG Breweries in Canada. Australian beer made in Canada? Oy vey!

Appearance: Hazy honey-copper in colour with a very healthy pillowy off-white sticky foam head.

Smell: Grain and metallic (steel) aromas with a faint musty hop smell.

Taste: Light-bodied with a very smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Malt character and hop bitterness is splendidly balanced. Malt has just the right amount of malty sweetness, touch of toasted malts (very light caramel malts) and mustry dry grain husks. Hops come around and slap the palate with light citrus flavours/lime-like bitterness. Not too bitter or citrus, just enough to keep you interest and liven up the boring malt. Finishes a bit dry with grain flavours and lick of citrus bitterness on the tongue with some lingering metal.

Notes: Supposedly this is only a 2.8%abv beer. And, supposedly it uses the same ingredients (malt, yeast, hops) as Foster's Lager, but with an addition of aroma hops and caramel malts to provide added character. A lot of other sites and people categorize this beer as a Lager, but it clearly has "Ale" on the can -- not to mention that it is a "Special Bitter," which is an ale.

Personally, I think that "Foster's is Australian for crap" but I found their Special Bitter to be most enjoyable and quite the session beer. Shame it only comes in oil cans here in the US, but I'd definitely purchase more of this beer.

Serving type: can

07-10-2001 00:00:01 | More by Todd

JakeDebus

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev -4.5%

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harpus

Alabama

2.5/5  rDev -13.2%

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JeffSuttonTX

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +30.2%

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spycow

Illinois

3/5  rDev +4.2%

03-10-2013 23:37:33 | More by spycow

acsprouse

South Carolina

1/5  rDev -65.3%

03-09-2013 02:20:47 | More by acsprouse

t0rin0

California

3/5  rDev +4.2%

11-19-2012 02:32:27 | More by t0rin0

M_C_Hampton

Georgia

2.25/5  rDev -21.9%

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Jimboe

1.25/5  rDev -56.6%

10-03-2012 18:58:19 | More by Jimboe

beerpadawan

California

2.25/5  rDev -21.9%

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kobeer

Texas

2.75/5  rDev -4.5%

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ssjkyle

Nebraska

3/5  rDev +4.2%

07-14-2012 22:00:53 | More by ssjkyle

Dapperticus

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev +21.5%

07-06-2012 00:57:40 | More by Dapperticus

crobinso

Colorado

2.5/5  rDev -13.2%

06-04-2012 23:24:07 | More by crobinso

tbeer40

New Jersey

2.75/5  rDev -4.5%

05-04-2012 02:05:57 | More by tbeer40

Campodog

Spain

3/5  rDev +4.2%

04-15-2012 14:34:02 | More by Campodog

smi

New York

2/5  rDev -30.6%

04-06-2012 22:33:34 | More by smi

OldTime

Georgia

2/5  rDev -30.6%

03-10-2012 07:38:30 | More by OldTime

Kahlerbock

Kansas

2/5  rDev -30.6%

02-06-2012 19:22:59 | More by Kahlerbock

FosterJM

California

2.48/5  rDev -13.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

1002nd Review on BA
Can to Pint
750ML

No dating.

Not sure how my wife got this can and then ended up in my hand. Oh well. This thing could be old as shit. If that one dude can do Bud Light from the ocean I can do this, but here goes.

**So yeah, only 1/2 a glass from 1/2 a can. I couldnt do it**

App- Looks a bit like a mix of an ESB mixed with a DIPA but had a huge three finger long lasting head that leaves a ton of cling and stick.

Smell- Smells a lot like Taffy thats been melted and pulled and a bit like Malt of meal. Not in a bad way just the way it turned out. Oh well.

Taste- Its like a bad caramel apple mixed with a bit of astringent soapy water. I don't think my wife knew anything about this can before giving it to me other than Foster is our last name. Just way past it's prime with a pastey like rice taste to it.

Mouth- A light body and full carbed rice/soap/paper machet bomb.

Drink- Not again. I appreciate the wife's effort to give me a can of a namesake beer but man this was bad.

Serving type: can

12-22-2011 04:13:22 | More by FosterJM

Anew

Washington

3/5  rDev +4.2%

12-13-2011 21:48:40 | More by Anew

valkyre65

Texas

3/5  rDev +4.2%

12-13-2011 18:31:07 | More by valkyre65

leinie13

Ohio

3/5  rDev +4.2%

12-06-2011 00:37:26 | More by leinie13

djrn2

New Jersey

3/5  rDev +4.2%

12-01-2011 21:18:53 | More by djrn2