Tusker Premium Lager - East African Breweries Ltd (Kenya Breweries)

jrallen34

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev +28.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Surprise present from my dad. I saw that it was a Kenyan lager and I almost didn't even want to try it. Being the ticker that I am, I gave it a shot, and this is exactly why we don't judge a beer by its location...Appearance nothing to note...Aroma is light and sweet, corn, but you'd expect tons of skunk and none is present...The aroma is light and sweet, not at all a typical lager. This isn't a great beer but it exceeds expectations for a lager and a Kenyan beer.

Serving type: bottle

09-13-2010 00:54:18 | More by jrallen34

johntfox

Florida

3.25/5  rDev +8%

05-21-2013 01:31:41 | More by johntfox

Cramshawbar

Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%

05-19-2013 01:31:35 | More by Cramshawbar

bmwats

Louisiana

2.95/5  rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a pilsner.

A: Transparent, hay colored hue. Pours a 1 finger, bubbly, white head. Rising effervescence. Thick beer ring lacing.

S: Pungent malt. A little peanut, and rubber.

T: Pale malt with a slight synthetic sweetness, and soapiness.

M: Crisp and fairly light. Sticky and washed out.

D: Session lager.

Atmosphere is decent. Light hue, nice head, and thick lacing. Nose is pungent and nutty. Pale and washed out malt with a synthetic sweet/soapy palate. Overall, this is a pretty average quaff.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 02:42:17 | More by bmwats

KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +8%

05-16-2013 13:54:05 | More by KStark

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +16.3%

05-16-2013 13:30:24 | More by RedneckBeerz

Sunnanek

Sweden

2.5/5  rDev -16.9%

05-14-2013 16:17:25 | More by Sunnanek

hardy008

Minnesota

1.96/5  rDev -34.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2

Clear light gold with a one finger white head with decent retention and lacing. The aroma has cooked corn and is somewhat sour and unpleasant.

The taste has a combination of sweetness from the malt and a bit of the sourness I picked up in the aroma. Doesn't seem to come together very well.

Light bodied with average carbonation. Nothing special here, just a typical Adjunct Lager. I am glad I had a chance to try this. Too bad the beer wasn't better.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 04:29:51 | More by hardy008

cadaugherty

Illinois

3/5  rDev -0.3%

05-09-2013 00:26:33 | More by cadaugherty

dsauter

Florida

3/5  rDev -0.3%

04-28-2013 21:53:02 | More by dsauter

Pecafaced

Maryland

1.25/5  rDev -58.5%

04-28-2013 10:35:27 | More by Pecafaced

Tone

Missouri

2.78/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

Pours a clear, straw color. 1/3 inch head of a white color. Great retention and good lacing. Smells of pale malt, rice, hint of hops, and a hint of sorghum. Fits the style of an American Adjunct Lager. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. There is also a slight dryness. Tastes of rice, pale malt, hint of hops, and a hint of sorghum. Overall, decent appearance, but otherwise average at best in all other categories.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 13:40:35 | More by Tone

Lobstertainment

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +49.5%

04-21-2013 05:25:09 | More by Lobstertainment

RochefortChris

South Carolina

3.5/5  rDev +16.3%

04-20-2013 01:01:20 | More by RochefortChris

beeroclock

United Arab Emirates

3.24/5  rDev +7.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

a - poured a clear gold with a some carbonation apparent and thick head with some lacing

s - some malt and cereal grains

t - picking up some malt with slight sweetness, more of the cereal and some hop notes

m - slightly oily with a nice aftertaste

o - refreshing enough, middle of the road, but very acceptable and happy to see Kenya producing a decent brew. I can drink it again...

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 13:10:32 | More by beeroclock

bigbeers84

Minnesota

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%

03-28-2013 09:55:13 | More by bigbeers84

BGsWo22

New York

1/5  rDev -66.8%

03-21-2013 00:32:48 | More by BGsWo22

spycow

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%

03-11-2013 06:50:31 | More by spycow

Michigan

Michigan

3.44/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

Consider this: this was the beer that greeted me after an 8 hour safari in the Serengeti. It was a hot and dry day and the sun was high.

A- The glass glistened with cool drops of condensation as I poured this cold bottle into a pint glass. The head ran slightly over as I vigorously pour this elixir. It was a pale yellow color and a pure white head that stuck around longer than expected. lots of bubbles from all over the glassr

S- aroma of a sweet lager

T- refreshingly crisp taste. clean finish. fresh.

M- thin feel. light body. thirst quenching. like drinking fizzy water

O- this is just what the body needed. If you find yourself in the same situation, pass on the Kilimanjaro Lager and have this instead! The best you'll get in the area

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 04:32:14 | More by Michigan

Alek

California

3.75/5  rDev +24.6%

02-18-2013 01:37:48 | More by Alek

BamfBacon

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +49.5%

02-11-2013 15:56:00 | More by BamfBacon

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

4.71/5  rDev +56.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Tusker Lager has a thick, foamy head, a clear, bubbly, straw appearance, some suspended white particles floating throughout, a thick, foamy head, and a some minimal lacing left on the glass. The aroma is of full, sweet, bready, barley malt, and the taste is of the same, with some grass, mild hop bitterness, subdued sugar, and a bit of steamed vegetable. Mouthfeel is light and watery, and Tusker Lager finishes crisp, clean, refreshing, drinkable, and wonderful. Overall, this is a definitive lager beer, and I rate it most excellent. Great stuff!

RJT

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 15:54:48 | More by RonaldTheriot

LiquidAmber

Washington

2.75/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a light golden amber with a thin white head with good retention and lacing. Faint aroma of sweet malt and grassy wheat. Flavor is light slightly sweet malt and a hint of grassy hops. Finishes rather dry and abruptly leaving a slightly mineral aftertaste. Light bodied. A very bland and lightly flavored lager with no off flavors, but nothing really to recommend it. At least I can tick Kenya without flying thousands of miles for this.

Serving type: bottle

01-27-2013 02:02:04 | More by LiquidAmber

DannyBaldoni

Quebec (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +8%

01-24-2013 02:57:18 | More by DannyBaldoni

tastymug

Ohio

2.8/5  rDev -7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours a clear, pale gold typical of a pilsner with a small frothy head that dissipates quickly.

Smell: Light aroma, mildly sweet.

Taste: Generally light on flavor with a bit of a bite. Maybe a little grassy. I don’t notice the skunky aftertaste often found in American light lagers.

Mouthfeel: Crisp and carbonated, light.

Overall: Nothing extremely special, probably about right for a typical lager with an extra point or two for not tasting skunky and I’d guess when having a fresh bottle in the country it originates from it would be very thirst quenching and agreeable.

Serving type: bottle

01-21-2013 21:39:27 | More by tastymug