Foster's Lager - Foster's Group Limited

FLima

Brazil

2.71/5  rDev +5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Pale yellow golden color. Made two fingers of head with medium retention.
Sweet aroma of malt and grains and a hint of floral hops.
This is actually a pleasant Adjunct Lager to drink, refreshing not only by carbonation but also by its grassy hops. Mildly dry and bitter aftertaste, when warmer it brings a corn note.
Light body with medium carbonation.
Above average Adjunct lager, you can feel a decent amount of bitterness relatively speaking. When I lived in NY a long time ago, and there wasn’t this craft beer scene, this was one of my favorities.

Serving type: bottle

03-15-2013 23:37:02 | More by FLima

dbrauneis

New Jersey

2.44/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Served in a bottle at The Village Pourhouse in Hoboken, NJ

A: Pours a crystal clear light to medium golden yellow in color with moderate to heavy amounts of visible carbonation and some light lemon yellow highlights. The beer has a finger tall sudsy white head that slowly reduces to an extremely thin film covering the majority of the surface of the beer and a very thin ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of malts with some grainy adjuncts.

T: Upfront there is a light flavor of malts with some grainy adjuncts and a moderate amount of sweetness. Very light amounts of floral hops that impart just a touch of bitterness that fades quickly.

M: Light bodied with slightly more than moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly thin/watery.

O: Not horrible but I'm certainly glad that more craft beer from Australia is becoming available in the US - this one is fairly easy to drink but pretty sweet but is certainly not anything special. I will likely not be getting this one again but if you are going to get it, I recommend the oil can.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 02:15:57 | More by dbrauneis

Fatehunter

Oregon

1.6/5  rDev -38%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Thin layer of head. A few bubbles floating up through the clear, lightest straw colored body.
Smells like a metal container.
Fizzy and metallic bitterness. Not a good taste.
Fizzy, but not highly carbonated. Light and crisp body.
Not great, but it's from Australia.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2012 04:24:40 | More by Fatehunter

mscudder

Georgia

2.4/5  rDev -7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Bottle poured into a pint.

A - A translucent gold with a thin, pale head.

S - Some barley and sweetness. Not pleasurable.

T - Some sweet malts hit the palette for a few moments only to fizzle out with some grainy hops. Finishes smoothly, I guess.

M - Light body with moderate carbonation.

O - This beer is like a sweet carbonated beverage. Nothing really here to offer unless you like bland sweetness atop of alcohol.

Serving type: bottle

09-15-2012 05:07:34 | More by mscudder

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

TheSixthRing

California

2.6/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Appearance - Pours a clear golden straw color with a white, frothy 2-finger head. Decent retention. Resulting lace is spotty.

Smell - Smells of grain and corn.

Taste - Sweet, slightly grainy, with some grassy hop to give it a touch of balance. Simple, if somewhat vegetal finish.

Mouthfeel - Light and watery. Carbonation is decently crisp. Finishes semi-dry.

Overall - Oh Foster's, if that's Australian for Beer, then you guys have got a long way to go. In so far as AAL's go, this one's one of the better ones, but that's not saying much.

Serving type: bottle

07-13-2012 01:20:43 | More by TheSixthRing

Tresha

1.45/5  rDev -43.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

This beer is always served ice cold - maybe to mask the lack of flavour! While the appearance of the beer is light golden colour this tastes like any lager beer available in India. The beer is simple, no nonsense and a thirst quencher. Works well in Indian humid and hot weather. Ok to have one once in a while.

Serving type: bottle

06-20-2012 09:37:58 | More by Tresha

PhantasIPA

Delaware

3.38/5  rDev +31%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer pours a very light golden color. It holds a 1/4 inch head and has decent lacing.

The smell is a little skunky and mostly wheat based, but nothing special.

I think the taste is decent, unlike a lot of people. It is a simple beer with a simple, straight forward taste. Although it is not exploding with flavor, it's flavor is wheaty and easy to drink.

The mouthfeel is okay. A little too carbonated for me but it is pretty smooth and very refreshing.

Overall this beer is decent, not unique, not original, but not bad either. It is refreshing and easy to drink with a very simple, single flavor. I wouldn't drink these all night or suggest it as a favorite but one from time to time is fine.

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2012 21:49:11 | More by PhantasIPA

ByMySword

3/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This brew was pretty much what I expected. Average all around. And that is a compliment when compared to most domestics. This beer tends to give off the impression of being an import, but in fact mine was brewed and bottled only four hours north of me.

So aside from the Australian gimmick, this really just tastes like an average American lager.

Its not great, but not all that horrible either.

Appearance: The carbonation was good. There's a good golden color. The head was not very apparent.

Smell: The smell was reminiscent of American lagers. It wasn't too overwhelming, but still retained a familiarity. Call me nostalgic of my initial experiences with beer, but it wasn't that unpleasant.

Taste: The taste was as I rated it. Average as reminiscent of an American lager. The flavor could have been more prominent.

Mouthfeel: The mouthfeel was saved by the carbonation. It wasn't all that watered down.

Overall: There's unfortunately not much to elaborate on this beer, in my opinion. There could definitely be taste improvements. Instead, the lager comes across as very bland and unoriginal.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2012 04:39:03 | More by ByMySword

dansmcd

Australia

2.5/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A - Gee whiz. Bright yellow golden colour with a small collection of sparce flimsy bubbles instead of a head. Lacing? not a trace.

S - Sweet grass, grain. Not as bad as some AALs.

T - Follows the nose, with a splash of cheap white wine.

M - Very highly carbonated, watch for hiccups. Light bodied and crisp.

O - Yeah, drinkable on a January afternoon on the boat, as long as it's cold.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2012 06:54:55 | More by dansmcd

jojoluvsbeer

2.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a pale yellow color with a big white head and minimal lacing. Aroma is lacking and only able to get some malty grain. Taste is again grainy and a slight hop presence in the finish. Feels a bit watered down. Fosters is how you say "not good" in Australian.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2012 20:47:29 | More by jojoluvsbeer

TheBrewo

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev +6.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

We pour a golden-straw colored brew. It holds a half finger tall head of big white bubbles. This disappears almost immediately, leaving half the liquid covered with those same big bubbles. Little lacing is noted. Carbonation appears lighter to average, and transparency is complete. The nose is full of adjuncty grain, with corn and cheap pale malts dominating. There is a grassiness, but it is hard to attribute this to any solid “hop” quality. We also detect a general dirtiness, with metals, toast, wax, and a bit of alcohol. As we sip, flour and adjuncts hit the palate first. These remain and dominate the front, giving room for little else through the middle. There are hollow sugars, with a bland distribution or distinction to the malts. Corn and rice continue, but let some sweetness seep through. It remains mild throughout. The finish shows more sugar and grassiness, with a wheaty vibe to the finish, which actually gives a bit of depth, if it can be considered such. The aftertaste breathes with more wheatiness, synthetic lemon, and the faintest grassy hop added for balance. Very hollow, as much of the flavor showed. The body is lighter and the carbonation is average. The mouth is coated, but quickly dried with tannin-like astringency. There is little smack or pop, but the drinkability is easy going. Abv is appropriate.

Overall, the thing we enjoyed most about this beer was its clean finish. Really, this is good and bad, because it speaks both to a refreshing quality about the beer, and an utter lack of flavor. At least the flavors that were there were relatively well blended, and less offensive or starkly metallic than many others within the style.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2012 01:57:06 | More by TheBrewo

calicaliente

2.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours pale yellow with a big white head and a lot of carbonation. No lacing on the glass. Smell is of adjunct, corn, cereal and minimal hops. Taste for the most part follows the smell and consistent with macrobrew, although I found it less repulsive than the bud family. Very thin mouthfeel. Ok drinkability.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2012 18:22:10 | More by calicaliente

JohnnyMc

Ohio

1/5  rDev -61.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Less watered down and more of a full flavor than most cheap American lagers (I know it's not American), but at the same time it's nowhere near the best tasting.

During the summer this would be refreshing, but beyond that it's not worth your time.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2012 04:27:25 | More by JohnnyMc

rwrk42

New Jersey

2.25/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Decent head at first pour but settles very quickly.

Smell: Very light & mild hop aroma. Other than that there is not much to it.

Taste: Very Light bodied but clean and smooth. Slight and I mean a slight hop taste. Not much taste or flavor. Typical lager like Miller or Bud

An okay beer but nothing to write home about. Would pass on it.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2011 04:02:35 | More by rwrk42

jsisko01

Michigan

2.93/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance - Pours a clear, light golden color with a thin head that lingers for a little bit.

Smell - A little bit of a skunky smell and a grassy/hay smell to it. Nothing else really stands out.

Taste - Also tastes skunky.. Can't really point out flavors here. Maybe just the light hops. A very crisp drink though.

Mouthfeel - Very light with medium to mild carbonation.

Overall - Not a bad beer but nothing really special that stands out. I'd rather stick to something cheaper.

Serving type: bottle

10-17-2011 01:15:12 | More by jsisko01

gtermi

Texas

1.9/5  rDev -26.4%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

I just dont get where this beer went. I know that as soon as MillerCoors took it over, it hasnt been as good. Anyways, I had this beer at Buffalo Wild Wings the other day and I was so disappointed. The appearance and smell were just terrible. It smelled and looked like your basic crap beer and I just wasnt impressed. The taste was the worst part of the beer. It was just of faint malt and that was really it. Overall this is one of the worst beers I have ever had. I can't stand anything about it and definitely the perfect drain pour.

Serving type: bottle

10-04-2011 06:58:00 | More by gtermi

theRooster90

Indiana

2.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A: Yellow, typical light beer look with pearl white head

S: Some malt, some grain, yeast

T: Not horrible but not good. Some light hops with something else I can't put my finger on. Some sweet overtones as well.

M: Some carbonation with low lingering

O: Not the greatest, not the worst. Probably wouldn't buy this again but if it were free I might drink it.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2011 01:55:49 | More by theRooster90

GONZALOYANNA

Spain

2/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

330ml can/bottle served into a Lager glass.Enjoyed several times since 1987.Light golden yellow.Thin head,some foam slowly dissipated.Not noticeable hints of adjuncts.Slightly light maltiness,hues of hops & kind of bitterness...that´s all can be said about flavors.Boring beer.Thin body,medium carbonation.Watery.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2011 01:12:41 | More by GONZALOYANNA

rvdoorn

Netherlands

2.3/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Look: pours a clear yellow color with a white head.
Smell: Malts and some hints of grain, sweet and bit metallic.
Taste: Sweet malts and grain again, with some very light hop in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel: Medium carbonation and medium body
Overall: Just another below average lager

Serving type: bottle

07-12-2011 16:34:13 | More by rvdoorn

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

1.9/5  rDev -26.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

This just hurts my heart, to be reviewing this from a bottle! Yes, I have already reviewed it from its iconic oil can CAN, but it just is not the same in a 12-oz. bottle.

I had about a half-a-finger of bone-white head that was on the wane by the time I was done with my pour and my lamentation. Color was a sunshine-yellow with NE-quality clarity. My, but the nose was heavy in terms of cereal adjuncts! Man, if they were looking to nail the style, this was how to do it. Mouthfeel was medium with a curious admixture of cereal adjuncts and a metallic tang on the tongue. Still think that taste is relegated to the area of CANs? Guess again! Finish was bland, cereal-like and that metallic taste was what lingered. If I am ever to drink this again, it will be either on-tap or out of a CAN. This was brutal!

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2011 20:47:36 | More by woodychandler

aval89

Arizona

2.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: clear yellow.. 2 finger head.. lots of active carbonation..

S: corn.. grain.. pale malt .. slightly metallic.. sweet smelling

T: cooked corn upfront.. some grain.. some sweet malt with an almost spicy like finish.. has a slight slight bitterness at the end..

Mf: light & crisp..

O: an ok AAL..

Serving type: bottle

05-29-2011 08:28:29 | More by aval89

xvoltronx

Illinois

1.05/5  rDev -59.3%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

APPEARANCE - Dull yellow. Almost no head. Tons of carbonation.

SMELL - Like a lake after it turns over

MOUTH FEEL - Club soda with a horrible bite.

TASTE - I imagine that if a swamp were downriver from a hog lagoon, Foster's Group would most likely erect a factory there and bottle their beer from the swamp water.

OVERALL - There have been only two beers that I have ever tried and vomited directly after drinking them. One is Miller Low Life. The other is Foster's Lager. I had the displeasure of trying this "beer" during my college years and I can honestly say that if I had to choose between Foster's, or a hand can of Steel Reserve with a wedge of Swiss Cheese blended into it, I would not hesitate to drink the Steel Reserve. Avoid like the plague.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2011 18:00:33 | More by xvoltronx

ZenAgnostic

Texas

2.3/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a small white head that disappears very quickly. Very pale, clear straw body.

There was a definite skunkiness to the smell. Once the head disappeared it became very difficult to smell much of anything. I have to bury my nose deep in the glass to get a hint of anything. Can't really describe what I do smell. Extremely faint gum smell, with a little chocolate and caramel. But the scent is so hidden that it might as well not be there at all for normal drinking purposes.

Taste has hints of coffee and copper. Not a particularly pleasant beer. Really no complexity at all. Very one dimensional.

Bubbly, sharp mouthfeel. This is the best part about the beer. It's slightly invigorating. Makes me want to punch a Kangaroo.

I won't go out of my way to grab another one of these, but in a pinch I wouldn't turn one down either. If this is Australian for "Beer", then poor, poor Australia. Somehow, I'm sure that's just US marketing though.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2011 01:20:21 | More by ZenAgnostic

Elendinn

Oregon

2.53/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Poured from the bottle into a pint glass. I used to enjoy this beer, prior to my enlightenment, so I thought, since I had some after-party remnants, it warranted a review.

Pours a pristine gold with water-like translucency, which makes the effervescence easily apparent. A thin layer of white head crowns the beer and leaves a miniscule amount of lacing. Looks a bit like sparkling cider, but with less "sparkle."

Smells clean, grainy, and adjuncty. Enough said.

Tastes like it smells. There's some maltiness in there somewhere, finishing slightly bitter and metallic. The flavors are simply so diluted that I'm having a hard time discerning any other flavors worth noting.

Foster's is thin-bodied, highly-carbonated, and very average -- definitely not the beer I remember it being. I prefer it to some adjuncts, but it's worse than others -- I only drank it because my cellar is dwindling and it was on my porch. Maybe if I hadn't consumed it during a frigid winter it would've been slightly more satisfying. Chug it, or sip it if you have to, but don't savor it; seriously, just buy something better.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2011 03:01:51 | More by Elendinn