Tusker Lager

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

Wasn't expecting much. Thin, light, some light dry grassy hops, boring and bland, but easy to drink, generally inofensive.

This is definitely marathon watching beer. Basically what I expected when I read the label, slightly skunky, mild malt and hop lager, nothing special, borderline awful.

Bottled(500ml). -Pale yellow coloured, small airy head, slight malty nose. Very weak malty aroma with corny and herbal notes, watery. Short bitter finish.

This bottled brew marked best before 4/04 from the Pier 32 restaurant in Hamilton, IN poured a very large sized head of foamy fine to medium sized white colored bubbles that left behind a poor lacing. It was interesting to note that the medium sized bubbles soon go away leaving a very foamy long lasting finely sized white colored head that disappeared quickly after a few minutes. The body contained soft carbonation, was transparent and straw yellow in color. Its aroma contained notes of mild malty dough. Its mouth feel is smooth and malty with a lingering flat palate and a mild citrus malty aftertaste. Its flavor was overriddingly malty.

Bottled, 500ml, pasteurised from Co-Op, Banbury. Pale straw with fizzed white head. I just had to get this as a true Ratebeerian. Flattish cardboardy, corny malt liquor, not sure if its lagered. Light, thin, I can see how it works in the heat of Africa, but unfortunately not in cold Britain.

Tall snow white head on a pale yellow body. Some hops in the aroma and flavor but quite thin, just as expectet. Also a slight citrusy in the flavor. Not the worst lager I have tasted but definately not the best either.

Bottle from Tesco. Sweet grainy with musty hop. Poor but not as bland as some.

(Bottled) Clear, paleish golden with a smallish, slightly lacy head. Sweetish, slightly corny aroma with mild acidity. Sweetish-malty flavor with some corn and low, mildly aromatic bitterness. Quite light-bodied with mild acidity and slightly foamy carbonation. A clean, easy and reasonably refreshing - but hopelessly boring lager.