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.

Murky yellow body with white head, lemony floral aroma. Smooth - but fairly plain tasting pale ale.

Pours a cloudy yellow from the can, with a large foamy white head. Some citrus fruit on the nose. A medium mouthfeel but quite spritzy on the palate. Thins in the swallow, with some citrus flavour. A hoppy dry finish.

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 .

’kshort’s’ seminal, sadly textbook PR marketing comments aside, I got the honour of actually trying this one (I suppose it weighs in softly as some type of honour!!!). From a silver can with repetitive swirls of Cooper’s in green. No date stamp as it came fresh from the brewery through an agent to Perth. Into a tight flute, chilled, laid to rest for a good few hours. It produced an opaque, pastel, lemony yellow. No visible carbonation. Head was a mere lapse of sodden white foam that died off too quick for remembrance. Wow, aroma, caught short on first - 20 second delay - second - forty odd seconds of yeast bitten eggy fart, this was rancid for a good minute and continued with underlying autolysis-like burps for the entire length. Pushed aside, the aroma held little tid-bits of celery and vine-clippings, fresh cracked pepper, some passionfruit and old, stale Cottee’s™ lemon cordial. Just reeks ’Chug-a-lug!’. Spritzy, bouncy, fizzy muddle of over-attenuated ale in the mouth. Its got a carbonic bite that is undeniable (how?). Sour malt mid-palate, lemony, stale malt and hop mash in back with lashings of grapefruit and again celery washing in throughout. Finish drops off shallow and shy, crisp and weighted by a hefty burst of Carbon Dioxide. Yeast seems to linger in the mouth quite long to become unpleasant. Not rancid to taste, but for me, after so many beers this just does nothing, not a single upward flinch of muscle in my face. I love the Cooper’s brewery, still use their fermenters, have met most of the family and have toured the new plant across from where I studied in SA, but this is one that needs review. Revolutionary like the first canned beers after prohibition in the U.S., but nothing special. Another no doubt will follow, but....

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.

Quite a decent yellow hue with lots of floaties. A little on the synthetic side and a bt fizzy. Not a colourful as other coopers products but quite nice nevertheless.