This is the first beer that I've had from Toohey's in Australia. Other than Cooper's, Fosters, and maybe a couple others are all I've actually had from Australia. Australia is going to have to start sending some better stuff this way (or maybe I'll have to look harder) for me to be impressed. Don't get me wrong, this beer wasn't bad--it was just run of the mill. Here is my review.
As far as lagers go, this was very nice in color. The beer was a very clean-looking, light gold color with a white slightly foamy head. Bright and active would be a pretty good way to describe the appearance of this beer.
Aroma: the beer had a slight Heineken-type aroma on the nose (very slightly skunky). Sweet, light malty aromas also dominated the nose. Other than that, there was not much happening.
The sweet malts and cleanness came through immediately upon the first sip of the beer. It was all very typical in its qualities as a lager with one exception: the beer was more hoppy than a typical big brewery lager. Quality-wise, the Toohey's was at about the same level as ...