Foster's Lager - Foster's Group Limited

ronniebruner

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +64.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

For such a common lager beer, Foster's has a unique taste. This is a good beer. This is the best beer to enjoy while barbequing and smoking a cigar. The color, smell and taste are all as good as a traditional lager can be. Imagine if Budweiser was actually drinkable, and that's what Foster's is!

Serving type: bottle

08-15-2010 22:37:28 | More by ronniebruner

Tepsitola

4.23/5  rDev +64%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Australias classic lager.soft structure and with rounded malted taste.Brewed firtst time in Melbourne 1887 by two brothers from N.Y city. Now it is awailible in 150 contries. Yellow golden colour 4.9% alcohol.Fosters brewing group. Good thirst qenchener.Its well past average!

Serving type: bottle

08-31-2012 18:45:41 | More by Tepsitola

Shiloh

Ontario (Canada)

4.13/5  rDev +60.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This Fosters Lager that I had on tap was an exellent brew. It came to me with a deep medium golden hue and a mid-full body. It had a thick foamy crown that stuck around, but eventually faded to a large lacy island.
Aroma was crisp and clean and was a very well balanced brew. A joy to drink.

Serving type: on-tap

11-20-2002 16:17:20 | More by Shiloh

cyrenaica

Ontario (Canada)

4.1/5  rDev +58.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

As Paul Hogan used to call it, 'The Golden Throat Charmer' and 'Australian for Beeya'.

First off, this tastes best very cold. This pours a beautiful golden colour with an offwhite head that sticks around. It has a nice hoppy aroma that I find distinctive. It dances on the tongue with some mild carbonation that isn't overpowering that winds into a crisp lager-y feel. The taste is crisp and clean with some malty tones and tastes great (and filling). It does have one hell of an aftertaste that takes some getting used to. This was my beer of choice in the late 80s and early 90s, and I still visit it every now and then (like this afternoon)
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When I originally tried this it was brewed in Canada by Carling O'Keefe Brewing Company under license from Elder's Brewery in Australia. Elders eventually gave a huge sum of money to Molson Brewing Company to buy Carling O'Keefe (with some money from the Miller Brewing Company). When I did my Ph.D in Tennessee, I saw Foster's in the supermarket...it was brewed by Molson in Canada (and distributed in Reston, Virginia).

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2007 23:52:47 | More by cyrenaica

JayNH

New Hampshire

4.05/5  rDev +57%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A- pours a clear pale yellow with a thick foamy head.

S- an earthy/spicy hoppiness in the nose.

T- a mild bready malt balanced with a slightly spicy hoppiness.

M- smooth, slightly creamy. Carbonation level is appropriate. Better than average body for the style.

D- very good. A nice easy drinking lager.

Serving type: can

01-30-2009 22:16:17 | More by JayNH

JoeyBeerBelly

New York

4/5  rDev +55%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I got a bottle of this in a "beers of the world" mixed pack

this wasn't the first time I've had this beer (I've had many, many "oil cans" of this back in the late 70's) but this is the sample I shall base my review on.

looks ok, nice golden/amber color with a good white head

smells nice, malt, Australian malt?

taste/mouthfeel - full malt character on the mid-palate blends well with a delicate creaminess and crisp, clean hop finish, creating a perfect balance to the beer.

Australian for beer?...

copy & paste to your browser - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3RYHKWXIwI

drink up mates !

Serving type: bottle

03-25-2007 01:06:47 | More by JoeyBeerBelly

tugdriver7

Maryland

4/5  rDev +55%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

I know, as beers go this is somewhat on the light side; but there is nothing more refreshing than a Foster's on tap in a cold mug with a nice steak at Outback. Gorgeous golden color, nice carbonation, thick head (albeit short lived) and a nice, rich malty scent in the nose. Taste is malt with a touch of hops, obviously a bit more watery than many micros; but a step above (IMHO) the typical BMC fare. Any beer tastes better on tap and this is no exception. Avoid the bottles, but try it the next time you order wings. It's a great, drinkable option. Think "gold." Tastes like it looks.

Serving type: on-tap

04-12-2008 17:01:18 | More by tugdriver7

Bowdoinbeerboy

Maine

3.95/5  rDev +53.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had in a large, fist consuming can. This beer is certainly one of the better American Macro Lagers out there, its taste is relatively in-offensive and goes down smoothly. I have only good things to say about this beer, especially considering its price and general availability. Solid session beer.

Serving type: can

11-16-2008 18:41:19 | More by Bowdoinbeerboy

dave2k5

United Kingdom (England)

3.95/5  rDev +53.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance - (after pouring in a glass) Golden brown with a light froth.

Smell - Nothing special, a little bitter, probably best to NOT smell it too much

Taste - Something special ;). It can get addictive, and i mean before you get drunk. It has a light taste and will definatly leave you refreshed but always wanting more

Mouthfeel - Again, light, satisfying, i wouldn't suggest leaving it to linger too long in the mouth though, get it down you!!

Drinkability - I would definatly suggest it. This is usually the only drink i have when having a bbq, or when out with friends in town.

This review might sound a bit brief, but everything on it is true, i guess you are just going to have to taste it to see ;)

Serving type: can

12-19-2008 18:11:45 | More by dave2k5

billybob

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +52.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

pours clear yellow with a five finger white head that surprised me by holding fairly well and some lacing to the finish. musty, earthy smell. taste has a little more malt and a little more hop which gives it a little more body. mouthfeel is clean and fresh. i think it would great in the summer with your cheeseburgers and hot dogs.

Serving type: can

01-31-2007 23:41:01 | More by billybob

FriedGold2010

Louisiana

3.9/5  rDev +51.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The official beer of international surfing is such for a reason. This British-style lager of Australian recipe and Canadian handicraft is an American favourite for obvious reasons. The blatantly big-ass can appeals to anyone with big-ass thirst and a small-ass buck fifty, but don't be deceived. Although it's a great price for an import, it's still great lager. I had it poured from the big-ass can into a Guinness-style tulip glass, producing a four-fingered assload of head. The head reduces to frothy thick layer of lace, atop an amber colour that leans toward the darker side of medium, bubbling away, maintaining great carbonation. The flavour is slightly hoppy, very bready with a peanutty overtone and very drinkable. This gives any domestic can of recycled urine a run for it's money. All it needs is a big-ass pizza.

How's that for a slice of fried gold?

Cheers!

Serving type: can

07-16-2007 04:46:00 | More by FriedGold2010

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.9/5  rDev +51.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Foster's has a thick, white, soapy, and quickly dissipating head. The color is a very clear yellow-golden. Carbonation is high, and lots of lacing is left in rings down the glass. Aroma is faint, but some grain and hop smell can be picked up. The taste is a good grain-to-hop flavor; a round beer. Mouth-feel is light and watery, and Foster's finishes crisp and refreshing. It is a dry beer. The hop bitterness is higher than American lagers, so it is interesting. I liked it and would recommend it.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2010 15:20:47 | More by RonaldTheriot

supercolter

Minnesota

3.88/5  rDev +50.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Appearance is pretty good. Straw yellow in color, one and a half finger of head, little bit of lacing.
Smell is not too bad, all that I can really smell is malt and a tad bit of hops though.
Taste is suprisingly full, not watered down like a lot of macros, a fair amount of malt.
Mouthfeel is good, decent creaminess and a some carbonation
Drinkability is very easy, goes down smooth with a bit of bitterness that hangs with you.

Serving type: bottle

06-28-2006 05:45:33 | More by supercolter

TheRealEss

South Carolina

3.85/5  rDev +49.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I can see from other reviews, I'm in the minority for liking this beer. So I'll state my case:

Serving: Oil can

A: It looks as good as a lager can.

S: It smells as good as a lager can.

T: I can taste this lager and it doesn't taste cheap, skunky or like dish water (Coors Light). It as that little lager burn at the end of a sip. I've always liked the dry aftertaste. That's just a personal preference.

M: It's got body, unlike almost every lager I've ever had.

D: I could drink this beer all day & not get tired of the taste.

I know it's not good as, say, Sam Smith's lager, but it's about the best lager for the masses that I've had. Lagers aren't my fav. And that's a shame considering that's what 90% of the beers in a small town grocery store are. But this one certainly has personality.

Serving type: can

02-15-2011 23:32:51 | More by TheRealEss

NODAK

Tennessee

3.83/5  rDev +48.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

The first smell upon opening I had was of cooked veggie, but then it seemed more like a wet corn adjunct aroma.

The taste featured a body that had a corn adjunct type taste to it with some cereal grains. However, this gives way to a surprising crispness from hop bitterness. I was pleased with that. After the swallow, a huge hit of grainy sweetness shows up quite prominantly.

For the style, which is a very maligned one, it is a good option. The hops are actually present, and the grains at the end are pleasing to me. And who doesn't love the oil can?

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2011 00:22:43 | More by NODAK

rfabian

Texas

3.8/5  rDev +47.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a tumbler it produces a 4 inch head that leaves lots of lacing. The appearance is pale and crystal clear. The smell is mainly of malts with a hint of hops. The taste is slighly hoppy with moderate sweetness and malt taste. I don't get any hint of adjunct aroma or taste here. The feel is light to medium bodied with a clean finish. This is a very drinkable beer.

Serving type: can

11-21-2009 00:56:12 | More by rfabian

twi1609372

Florida

3.78/5  rDev +46.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pretty good brew i think. havent had a lot of this but what i have had was good. Pretty deep taste, not gormet, but not bud light. smells ans looks normal, goes down pretty nice and does not leave a bad aftertaste.maybe somethign good does come from australia, i would try another of their beers, way before i would pick up a french beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2004 23:50:51 | More by twi1609372

relapse

Ontario (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev +46.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4.5

Ordered a pitcher at a pre-fab resturaunt chain (Montana's). As always for beers off the tap, it was the perfect temperature, just short of ice cold.

It's a solid gold with a sprightly white head. No hints, no tones toward the edges. Pure gold. Impressive.

Smelled decent, nothing to write home about. The taste was sweet from corn, but I felt it was a nice touch. They didn't overdo it. As a light beer fan, I enjoy a lager that's low on the bitter and high on smoothness. It's one of the most drinkable non-lights I can think of.

My only complaint is with the carbonation, which hurts a lot more than it helps. The flavour would come through just fine if it were allowed to sit and lose it's fizzyness, provided the temperature was maintained.

Serving type: on-tap

06-14-2006 01:40:15 | More by relapse

bboven

Texas

3.78/5  rDev +46.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

###Reviewing with the style in mind, not personal preference##

Pale gold clear body with a respectable looking head. It's got more of both than most macro lagers I've seen.

Good aroma, too. The hops are easy to pick up along with a fainter malt flavor. Really good for what it is.

Taste has a good bit of malt and hop bitterness, but there is an obvious metallic twinge to the taste as a whole, and the bitterness at the end is a bit like dissolving an aspirin on your tongue. Still better than no flavor, though.

Lower carbonation that I'm used to with this style, I like it though, as you don't feel bloated with CO2 after a hearty swig.

I rarely drink this style; I bought it to practice for my BJCP test. I'd certainly pick it over many others in the style, however.

Serving type: can

01-07-2008 22:58:47 | More by bboven

HoppyToad

Arizona

3.75/5  rDev +45.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Be it known that I'm reviewing this beer based on what it is (mass-produced macro lager).

Be it also known that I prefer American craft ales and lagers, and that I've made pilgrimages to several of my favorite craft breweries (e.g., Sierra Nevada, Stone, Goose Island) for fresh beer and brewery tours.

Be it also known that summer has fallen on Arizona (never mind the calendar ... it's freakin' 100 degrees already).

And be it also known that I've been on a quest to find an acceptably affordable thirst quencher, as my current financial situation has taken me from Arrogant Bastard to fizzy yellow beer.

At $2 per 25.4 oz can, this American-brewed Foster's tastes pretty damn good. Reminds me of drinking it for the first time back in the '80s from the original (imported) Australian oil can, and later in Canada where it was brewed under license for many years, and probably still is.

I'd be happy to invite all you D-/F BA beer snobs to my desert dwelling for an ice-cold Foster's, but you'd probably rather die of thirst.

Serving type: can

05-09-2011 04:34:27 | More by HoppyToad

JoLight

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +45.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

It's super filtered, and has that pale adjunct lager color. The head is stark white and the head goes down very quickly.

The aroma consists of corn, clean water, some light barely malt/white bread.

As for the taste, the hop bitterness is very minimal. For a non-light American adjunct lager, it's not near as bitter as what you might find with Pabst or Coors (which neither of those are very heavy on hops to begin with). It's a lot more watery than I expected. Mostly you get the white breadiness, and that's really it-- along with some of the corn adjunct.

It's refreshing, crisp, and rather light for a non-light lager.

Although there are beers like this with more flavor and lower price, that's not to demean it in any way. It's not worth the price in my opinion, but it's a good beer.

Serving type: can

10-26-2011 22:53:06 | More by JoLight

Mark

California

3.7/5  rDev +43.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

This is not the first time I have ever had this, but it was all there was today at Suzanne's house. Well banish me to beer hell, it wasn't all that bad. Pale straw color with big white head that settled in to a thin layer of foam that left pretty good lace. Aroma is pretty standard for a lager. Smooth malty taste with a decent hint of bitterness. You know for an import lager you could do a lot worse. I'm not going to seek this one out of course but I won't blow it off if it's available and I don't have many options. Drinkable in a relative sense if you know what I mean.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2003 20:41:33 | More by Mark

Sachsenfreude

Germany

3.7/5  rDev +43.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Nothing special but considering the style this is a damn good beer. Put it up against BMC beers and it would win hands down. Malt profile is more complex than would be expected for the style. Adjucts are tasted but they're actually balance with the malts and taste quite good. Some earthy and stale ragidy hops in there but eh, that's the style. Less watery with more of a body, very crisp and refreshing. Definitely worth a try.

Serving type: can

04-16-2011 16:25:09 | More by Sachsenfreude

NRa4ever

California

3.65/5  rDev +41.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Drank the big can.Really liked it.Its a beer when your really thirsty.I thought it was a little bit heavier than a light beer, and at the end when you swaloe it taste like a dark beer for a second.Way better then mgd Coors light.More flavor.But you must drink this beer ice cold. Keep the can.As soon as this beer gets hotter, it is awfl to drink.

Serving type: can

02-09-2004 04:44:27 | More by NRa4ever

mentor

Colorado

3.63/5  rDev +40.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Can obtained from the discount bin of a local liquor store. Pours a two-finger white head that stickily decays leaving decent amounts of lacing. Actually, the head isn't quite white, it's got a very faint yellow or tan. So faint that I can't tell which. The beer is crystal clear and very light straw in color. Smells noble hop floral, like hallertauer hops. Murky and woody, yet also a quality of cold steel. Taste starts spicy zingy metal shavings (ie, saaz hoppy) with a mild sweet that rises in the middle and rescues the beer. Corn and honey and pleasant hop floral on the back of the tongue. Extremely light body and a bit too carbonated for my taste. Carbonation bubbles form on the tongue and dismiss flavors before they can really invest in an aftertaste. My solution...swirl to release gas and try again. Yes, that's much better. Now this has a nice floral hoppy aftertaste and a gentle sweet that's...hmmm, not honey, not caramel, and not bock, but close to them all. Closest to caramel, but it's not caramel. Corn syrup?

This has to be the most pleasant macro I've reviewed to date. The hops carry the beer, but there is a supporting sweet that keeps it in balance. Plus, there's some lacing on the inside of the glass.

Serving type: can

08-12-2005 07:54:41 | More by mentor