As a moderate, but big beer lover I prefer this Australian Ale and have been drinking it for years.
"Fosters, it's Australian for be'err".
As a moderate, but big beer lover I prefer this Australian Ale and have been drinking it for years.
"Fosters, it's Australian for be'err".
Fosters is the tourist beer of Australia, kinda like Bud is here; it’s the sucky beer of Oz. I spent four years working there. VB and XXXX are better. Foster’s in the US is >NOT< imported from Oz, it’s brewed my Molson in Canada; that’s why they can say “imported” on the pub signs here - but you’ll notice they don’t say from where.
If you’re going to rag on large breweries, touting Foster’s doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.
I’ve had enough macro-brew in my past to never drink it again. There is too much amazingly flavorful smaller brewery beers that are so much better. I’m lucky and live in the same town where the line of Alaskan Brewing is made and have access even up here in Alaska to fantastic beers made by people who care more about flavor than profit.
Also, Foster’s is an Australian *brand*, but it’s not an Australian beer. It’s owned by SABMiller, a South African company, and if you’re in the US, the Foster’s you are drinking was probably brewed in Texas.
Other “foreign” beers brewed in the US for the US market include
Kirin
Beck’s
Killian’s Irish Red
Bass Ale
Red Stripe
Additionally, brands like Blue Moon and Redd’s Apple are owned by Coors/Miller/SABMiller, and Shock Top is owned by the people who bring you Budweiser.
Here’s a good map of who makes what:
http://vinepair.com/features/external/companies-that-make-your-beer-map.png
