Thank Heaven for Beer » Australian beer http://thankheavenforbeer.com We love beer, we thank heaven. Begrudgingly, we admit we are not the authority on all things "beer," but we know our fair share. Enjoy the good brew with us; correct us where we're wrong. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:23:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Review of Toohey’s New Lager http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2009/04/05/review-of-tooheys-new-lager/ http://thankheavenforbeer.com/2009/04/05/review-of-tooheys-new-lager/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:20:13 +0000 beer_scientist http://thankheavenforbeer.com/?p=1619 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 Heineken but with a touch more hops. About the middle of any given sip, the hops would come through and stay all the way until the beer faded into a dry finish.

Overall, nothing impressive happened in the beer, but it is nice to have a good, clean beer that you don’t have to think about too much. But only once in a while.

Mike’s Rating

Overall Satisfaction: ★★¾☆☆ 

Among other Australian beers: ★★★☆☆ 

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