Tusker Lager

The exotic nature of this brew (from AFRICA!) is tough to not be excited over... still, responsible scrutiny must be adhered to... predominantly transparent, straw yellow body with discernable carbonation... snow white head settles softly to a quarter-inch haze--yup, it’s a lager... malty, yes, but much more flowery than expected--almost fruity to a malt-softening level (promising)... thin, almost watery in the throat--a Miller Lite experiencewith added carbohydrates and carbonation--I’m going to burp out an elephant... mellow and toothless (ur, tuskless), thin in taste and presence... lagers named Tusker should STOMP--this one slithers...a seltzery finish cinches it: I’m not going to enjoy this unless I have a six of it IN KENYA!

Bottle. Pours a light yellow with a white head. Aroma of light fruits, wheat. Flavor of stale wheat. A slightly (very slightly) better version of Heineken. Blech.

Bottle at Peculier Pub. Bread, biscuit, no hop bitterness, didn’t get the fruitiness others have noted. Quite bland, but absolutely nothing offensive anywhere to be found. I feel like I should rate it lower due to such blandness, but that would be dishonest as I found it an acceptable drink, albeit much like alcoholic water at times.

Bottle. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel notes. Sweet flavor with cardboard notes.

Bottle bought at Sams in Chicago. I was really anticipating this beer, you know Hemingway and all that. Pours the clearest light gold I’ve ever seen, like water. A thick powerful white head proves it’s true nature. The aroma was mostly fruits, some apples. The flavor was quite interesting; a very sweet sorghum flavor, grass and sweet malt. Sweet and refreshing. I enjoyed this beer.

12oz bottle. clear light yellow color. metallic bready aroma. tastes better than it smells... but not saying much there. fairly typical light american lager taste. with sweet grains and a touch of citrus. taste is just a bit better than the buds and millers, but the aroma was rough for me.

Light gold with nice white head. Fruity malty aroma with hints of banana. Some cardboard developes in mouth. Sweet flavour and sweet finish.

Bottle. Pour is a light yellow with a bit of a fizzy head. Aromas are a bit peppery and heavy on the corn/adjunct malt. Flavor is typical and boring with a bit of a biscuit and pepper edge to it in order to make it a bit more interesting. Still, it is not bad, especially before it warms.