Tusker Lager

Brewed by Kenya Breweries (East African Breweries - Diageo)
Style: Pale Lager
Nairobi, Kenya

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

UPDATED: DEC 18, 2008 Very refreshing on a hot day. It is slightly more watery than many lagers i’ve tried. This probably explains its refreshing taste. Great beer if you want to cool off in the summer. (I wonder how clean the waters of Nairobi are???)

This is an exception to my rule that brew is best closer to home. The only reason (I believe) that Tusker has become so popular is because there are so many tourists in Kenya and it is a novelty to drink an African beer with that oh-so-African elephant on the label. This one is basically plain old beer and is a VERY far cry from the Malt Lager by Tusker, which I think is supremely better and shows more attention to craft. All of this brews qualities are the standard mass produced ones. The end.

Pale yellow pour. Thin quickly vanishing head. Grass and weak malt notes in the aroma. Very simple with not much going on in the flavor, but it works. Would be a good hot summer session beer. Refreshing.

Chilled 330ml bottle. Never tried a Kenyan beer before, but there’s a first for everything. Really odd aroma! Smells like tree bark and corn! Pale gold body with some whispy lace. Taste isn’t too bad considering; sweet honey-like malt beginning of a slightly watery body, a tiny hint of leafy hops, and a dry rice/corn finish. Nothing interesting here, but you could do alot worse!

It is what it is. Another international lager that is better than bud light, but tastes just like all the rest.

Homme, I thought I already did this beer. Smell is a little off, from a bottle. Yes, typical old beer flavors. Reminds me a little of king lager but not quite as rude. Usual pale lager appearance. Palate is almost watery but never quite gets there. Happy black elephant with circled R says this is ok beer. 4% rating on this is fairly light alky content for the feel of this brew, seems like +5%. Shell chalky finish.

12oz bottle. Pours clear straw gold with a short white head. The aroma was sweet malt and grain. The flavor is a bit sweet and malty with a crisp, dry finish. Medium carbonation, light to medium body, pretty standard.

Bottle. Clear medium yellow color with a average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is light malty, grain, bread, light yeasty, barnyard, apple compot. Flavor is light to moderate sweet with a short duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (101107)