HISTORY

    Foster’s Lager was first brewed by William and Ralph Foster who arrived in Melbourne from New York in 1886. They set up their brewery with an American refrigeration engineer and a German brewmaster in late 1888. Situated on a site in Rokeby Street, Collingwood, they delivered their first shipment to Hotels in Melbourne in February 1889.

    At this time Aussie’s were used to drinking a British style Ale. This was a heavy and complex taste not particularly good for a hot climate. When Foster’s hit the market it was pounced on because it was cold lager and therefore lighter, smoother, higher in Carbon Dioxide and ultimately more refreshing.

    The icing on the cake was delivering the product packed in ice during the hottest month of the year, meaning the owners of the Hotels could serve the beer exactly how it was crafted to be drunk – ice cold. It was instantly more refreshing than anything seen at this scale before in Australia and in 1889 it won “Highest award against the world” in the Melbourne Centennial exhibition.

      PRODUCT

      Foster’s is still brewed in strict adherence to the original 1888 recipe. All processes are the same as the 19th century version, however the use of modern brewing technology, has allowed the brewers to maintain the traditional flavour whilst supplying the commercial volumes demanded by the British public.

      Foster’s Malt, Water and Hops are all sourced locally, however, the unique strain of Foster’s Yeast came from Australia and is only ever used in the brewing of Foster’s lager. As part of the “Master Culture Collection” in the Tadcaster brewery, the Tim Foster number 6 strain yeast is a direct culture of the original Foster’s yeast. This heritage is what keeps each generation of Foster’s true to the taste of William & Ralph’s original formula.

      As a result of being lagered for longer than most of its contemporaries, Foster’s has time to develop into the perfectly balanced and easy to drink lager it was designed to be. It is a clean-tasting beer without a sulphurous, grainy or overly malty palate. It’s neither too hoppy nor too fruity, and has a creaminess, which gives it both sweetness and a full-bodied mouth feel that is more robust than any other lager with the same ABV in the market.

        Foster’s is a light & refreshing blond Australian pils style lager, with a malty sweetness and slightly hoppy bitterness.

          Our Beer

          • Ingredients

            Water

            malted barley

            glucose syrup

            barley

            hops

            hop extract

          • Foster’s Nutritional Information per 100ml

            ALC 4.1% VOL Value

            Energy (kJ) 155

            Energy (kcal) 37

            Fat (g) 0

            – of which saturates (g) 0

            Carbohydrates (g) 3.5

            – of which sugars (g) 0

            Protein (g) 0

            Salt (g) 0