Coopers Dr. Tims Traditional Ale

Brewed by Coopers Brewery
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Regency Park, South Australia, Australia

I tried this while in the East Kimberley. I’m always suspicious of any beer that is brewed for distribution in a can only-- a dubious distinction that seems to cry out "I am such a crap beer that they won’t even spend that little extra to put me in a bottle!" In my experience, all beers that are canned become "naturally conditioned" to taste a little like the can they come from, so this was no selling point for me. Poured a dirty hazy dark yellow, reminiscent of Metamucil. Head was gone in less than one minute. Faintly yeasty nose, a little sweet, and yes, a little metallic too. Watery thin palate, not much in the way of flavour (unlike nearly all of the other beers Coopers makes), but drinkable in the hot Kununarra sun. I’ve certainly had much worse from a can, but that isn’t much of a compliment really.

Hazy murky pale orange amber with beige chunks! No Head to speak of. Slightly sourdough and candy malt aroma. Very low carb watery thin body. Does not regenerate any head on swirling. Light fruity sweet esters and stronger stale bitter hops flavours. Watery light acrid bitter finish .

Cloudy golden colour with big fizzy head. Disipated quickly. Big bready aroma. Pretty much a weak version of the Pale Ale. Coditioned in a can. Thanks to Mullet for the beer.

Dunno what’s going on here - can conditioned beer? Is this a first? Smells metallic with Coopers banana esters. Watery and light but not terrible. This could easily be the Pale Ale repackaged, but if it is the beer has really suffered from the different vessel. RR: sweet as hell. Not good. Luckily my housemate likes it.
RR: Had this in Adelaide and (like the other Coopers’ I had) it was much better than it tastes in Melbourne. The major difference is that it’s actually hoppy. Big grassy, worty aroma with some hop flavour too. Actually quite good.