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Foster's Special Bitter
Foster's Group Limited
- From:
- Foster's Group Limited
- Australia
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 67
- Avg:
- 2.83 | pDev: 20.14%
- Reviews:
- 174
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 17, 2020
- Added:
- Jul 10, 2001
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 15
No description / notes.
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Ratings by EStreet20:
Reviewed by EStreet20 from New Jersey
2.57/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.57/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
25.4 oz oil can into a shaker pint. My can says 5.5% ABV.
A - Pours out a clear golden amber with about a finger of off white head. Looks pretty nice.
A few rings of lace on the glass as well.
S - Really nothing at all on the nose.
T - Really an interesting mix here as first. Has some caramel malt flavor which gives way to a grainy flavor that almost reminds me of Foster's lager. It would be a nice mix, but there is a funky aftertaste that I can't place that is pretty foul.
M - Nice smooth feel, medium carbonation.
D - The aftertaste really kills what would otherwise be a decent brew.
Jul 09, 2008A - Pours out a clear golden amber with about a finger of off white head. Looks pretty nice.
A few rings of lace on the glass as well.
S - Really nothing at all on the nose.
T - Really an interesting mix here as first. Has some caramel malt flavor which gives way to a grainy flavor that almost reminds me of Foster's lager. It would be a nice mix, but there is a funky aftertaste that I can't place that is pretty foul.
M - Nice smooth feel, medium carbonation.
D - The aftertaste really kills what would otherwise be a decent brew.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.79/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.79/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
I think this might have been one of the first 750ml size beers I ever had. Pours a feint yellow and mild amber kind of beer with half way decent clarity and a thin 1/5" white head that disappears faster than personal responsibility among failure types. The aroma is metallic to say the least. Like, very metallic, we're talking early Metallica up to the And Justice For All . . . album. Not much beyond that.
The taste has a metallic bitterness, but isn't really what you come to think of when thinking ESB or English Bitter. It doesn't seem to derive from the hopping. Other than that, it is essentially slightly watery and thin. Its like, without the metallic aspect, this could be a cream ale for all I can tell. The color made me think this might have more of a malt body.
I dunno, there just doesn't seem to be much going on with this beer. What is there is relatively bland, and when it goes beyond bland, it isn't a desirable flavor (metallic bitterness).
Sep 19, 2018The taste has a metallic bitterness, but isn't really what you come to think of when thinking ESB or English Bitter. It doesn't seem to derive from the hopping. Other than that, it is essentially slightly watery and thin. Its like, without the metallic aspect, this could be a cream ale for all I can tell. The color made me think this might have more of a malt body.
I dunno, there just doesn't seem to be much going on with this beer. What is there is relatively bland, and when it goes beyond bland, it isn't a desirable flavor (metallic bitterness).
Reviewed by OzmanBey from Massachusetts
3/5 rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I am not sure but everyone gets this at least ounce in their life and it is a good starter beer into the bitter world but ounce you have a few top quality beers you quickly move on. Not bad but not great either.
Oct 15, 2017Rated by BeckHardy from California
1.24/5 rDev -56.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
1.24/5 rDev -56.2%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
Other than having caramel coloring added please see my review for the original Foster's.
Aug 20, 2017Reviewed by NavyVet1959 from Texas
2.5/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Definitely better than regular Fosters, but not what I would call a "great" beer. Still, it's a quite a bit better than any of the American mass market beers (e.g. Bud, Miller, Coors, etc). But then again, even regular Fosters is better than *them*. I think that the version we get is make in Fort Worth these days, so technically, I guess it's an American beer with Aussie influence. I'll still buy it in a pinch, so I guess that says *something*.
Apr 30, 2016Reviewed by Brenden from Ohio
2.71/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.71/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Not the bronze or brown color of some, neither is this beer extremely pale; it's pretty much an even copper, clear and fairly bright. The head is a bit more than expected, a bubbly off-white foam that might top at half a finger. Retention is above average, and the little bit of lace left clinging may just be as well.
The aroma, as expected, is pretty light and altogether unexceptional. Tangy fruit esters, grainy dryness and mineral make up the nose, while the flavor is marred by something not quite vegetal and the mineral aspect taken to metallic proportions. It seems like someone made an effort with hops, though it went wrong and only made it a little sulphuric.
IT's a little slick and dry at the same time, though it evens out and goes to a cleaner semi-dry in a light but almost medium body. It goes into a quick finish.
Mar 03, 2015The aroma, as expected, is pretty light and altogether unexceptional. Tangy fruit esters, grainy dryness and mineral make up the nose, while the flavor is marred by something not quite vegetal and the mineral aspect taken to metallic proportions. It seems like someone made an effort with hops, though it went wrong and only made it a little sulphuric.
IT's a little slick and dry at the same time, though it evens out and goes to a cleaner semi-dry in a light but almost medium body. It goes into a quick finish.
Rated by jooler from California
3/5 rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Not really an ale, it's more like an India pale lager. Has a really hoppy lager taste to it
Jan 07, 2015
Foster's Special Bitter from Foster's Group Limited
Beer rating:
67 out of
100 with
238 ratings
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