I've never drunk a can of Fosters, and i'm yet to see any Australian drink a can of Fosters - it's a myth, that connection.....but still, interesting date.
The best one, in my opinion,was the one featuring a couple of Aussies in the outback inside a tent...sitting at a table....while a guy dressed up like Marcel Marceau performed some mime routine...pulling a flower out of a vase.
The two Aussies, big fellows, get up off their chairs and approach him....while the narrator says...."Farewell Performance".
Wow, I'd never noticed the date on a can of Foster's!
It's a myth that it's the most popular beer in Oz, but it's one of the sponsors of the ASP World Tour (AKA the surfing World Championships), and a very popular brand among surfers. I love Foster's, and I'm astonished to discover it's indirectly linked to the Whitechapel murders too! :-)
Foster's Group was founded in Melbourne in 1888 by two American brothers, William and Ralph Foster of New York, who happened to own a refrigeration plant, which was necessary to brew beer in Australia's hot climate.
It's not particulary bad. Draft is much better. Nice very cold on a warm day. I don't normally buy it but it was on offer in Tescos. I got some nice German wheat beer a few weeks ago in lidls again on offer. Seeing a connection here?
This Fosters seems to be held in some low regard.
Sort of like Budweiser, once the most popular US beer, is with me. I don't know anyone who drinks it.
That stuff used to give me a bad headache after two swigs...
Foster's is much more sour and “lemony“ than Bud. I really love Foster's, Bintam (Indonesian beer), Tahitian beer, Corona with lime. Possibly cuz they remind me of surfing, but I love the way they taste too, especially very cold on a warm evening, after a surf.
Despite living in Germany most of the year, I can't stand German beer and prefer Bud and Amstel! No joke. And I like my beer from the bottle, the American way. Can't stand it in a glass.
I also like the Irish brands, Guinness, Kilkenny, etc., but not when it's warm outside.
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