Review of Tusker Lager by beer_scientist

Have you ever bought a beer knowing exactly what you were going to get before you even tasted it? I suppose what I mean is that I’ve occasionally bought a beer for the novelty of it, knowing that the beer would be very average. When I bought this bottle of Tusker, it was really more about giving it a try just to get it under my belt. Going into the tasting, I didn’t expect something special; I simply wanted to find out if my suspicion was correct.




 



When I poured this beer, it was a clean, pale golden color with little head retention. It was clean looking and bubbly in the glass. So far, so suspected.
Taking a sniff, there was not a lot going on. I noted a slightly more yeasty profile than is typical for a counterpart American lager. A slight Heineken-type quality was also noticeable in the beer.
Taste-wise, the beer had some slight yeastiness and residual sweetness in the mouth. In the finish of the beer, there was a slight graininess and a very slight woodiness in the beer.
Overall, the beer was very average…just as I suspected it would be. It was certainly better than the big brewery American lagers that most of us have had. It had more body and character than big brewery brews, but it was nothing spectacular.  It sure would be good with some of the Kenyan food my African neighbors used to share with me.

Cosign : I agree with only the Good review points by Beer_Scientist. I have a bias for this froth and I don't have the beer demanding palate like this chap but non the less. I pendas my beer

Prinsloo

So umm, the weekend is here!  mpango?” Now, naturally no one wants to hear of Miko’s ‘mpangos’ and if you knew him, you wouldn’t either.

 He goes on… “Vicky ako tao, NSC- Nakuru Sports Center- and she can get us in.” NSC was the venue for Prinsloo rugby tournament going down that weekend. When the weekend gets here, like any self-loving campus student, one wants to go into town and have fun(swill a few pints, dance ,jishindia fried tubers) and the rugby tournament  with after party in the evening sounded like one helluva  weekend

 

( not to mention that we didn’t have a dime…well, I didn’t on that day and everyone knows Miko NEVER has cash)

“Hatuna kakitu Miko, tutaendaje?” I asked …. “Si nimekushow Vicky ako town? Get this she’s selling at the food tents, and- are you ready for this?- she says she can get us in plus food and drinks are on her!”(Miko hajui ngoso, the convo is for narrative purpose) I knew better than to trust him so I told him to call Vicky to confirm. She confirmed and said she was expecting us. That call earned Miko serious cookie points and obviously I was totally convinced.

It was already evening. Quick shower, kidogo spray on, got all buttered and fitted – Hakuna kuparara. I was excited about chugging down a few Tuskers and getting into some serious necking with those rugby cheering lasses who look like video vixens kwa ngoma za Young Money. Passing guys on our way out I’m like “ Get a load of this guy- haudundi?_?

 I love this froth. wa!alafu Guava lounge baadaye

Got a matatu and 20 min later we are in town with a couple of other mates. We had Kes 500 between us so we decided to stash away Kes 100 for javing back to school and the rest we bought ‘spiro” to ‘changamka’ before we walk to NSC (Yeup! Walk…hakuna pesa ya tuk tuk sasa)

We get to the entrance and Miko is trying to call up Vicky, the next thing we know we are handcuffed..whaaaat!! the police. Are you frigging kidding me?!! Everyone around runs for dear life. How convenient that they caught only the two of us. The embarrassment from folks at the gate staring, woi!  Just my luck. The police now have to chase after the others and leave us

 

You guessed it, we made a ran for it. I dunno what came over us, that was a half-moron idea. After 5 minutes of running, a ‘boda’ pulls in front of us and a policeman sticks a gun in our faces. I almost pissed myself  “mngekula risasi….mnatoroka na pingu?! Kwanza lipeni ‘boda’ tumetumia” and I had to chuck the only 100 bob we had. The second we were caught, I took off my glasses since I knew we were obviously going to get a beat down(I watch the news like everyone so..)

Rodney King got off light, we got ‘bares’ like you’d think we had cancer and a slap was the cure. Miko overheard one of them talk in Kalenjin(or so he told me) " Ongea nao kale watuwachilie/nimeskia mmoja akisema 'kaleiii, kage'" I open my mouth to beg for mercy in Kalenjin and the next thing I know I'm picking grass from my tongue and my ears are ringing...

 

Since we tried to ran, we couldn’t even try to negotiate.We sat by a tree under guard as some other chaps were being rounded up to join us. We spent the night at Central Police Station. To add salt to injury, NSC is just a few meters away and we could hear the music from our cell. If you’ve never been to a cell before, it is not for the faint heart. Big fat FUCK you Miko! (I miss that doofus)                      

 

Inside cells is another story for another day. After making calls we finally got out the next day smelling like we had crawled out the ass of a cow and someone stole one of my shoes in there so I had to buy' rubbers' tukitoka.

PS: My mother insisted that we double up for the Big Brother auditions. Clearly she has never watched an episode of that show. I would rather show up naked than cart along my mom to BBA. Jackson Makini has a got shot at the money. Let the chap at it

Year begins

So uhm...Ivy Wangechi is my new mamaa-friend. Pumpkin if you are reading this*pointing gun to your head*

 Don't do that by the way,that was just for comic effect
(Ya, I know I know, you hate publicity) Pumpkin, honey, sweets, cutie pie...One would think that I eat my girlfriend/ then again maybe I do :-)) *wink*.I Penda you woman!! you complete my diddy bop.This one I'll keep, cuddle later?? *removing my man card from my wallet* aaaa....Ivy, you are a good mind "f"er, you're insanely hot and have a good heart. God help me to get it right with you the first time

I make resolutions in my life everyday( well not everyday but you get what I mean) so I don't really make new year ones. From now on I have decided to take a hands-on, foot-in -ass approach to my work, school(for the next 3 months till I'm done with Uni at least) and relationships. I guess that's a new year's resolution since I happened to make it around the first week of January
My favorite pain in the ass,mom, I love you. Always, my family, friends, ex girlfriends( the town is full of them so rather than avoid going to town, I decided to cultivate good relations with all my ex girlfriends).Tweeps is also fam...s/o to @Relmiller @NestExpressed, @Leo_Nurd, @ rajanysa@ sanjekel41 #coolestCrowd to follow. Looking forward to the unfolding 2012, kopp every album or movie on bootleg, I have a feeling Box Office is going to be full of flick flops this year so don't waste your money(just a feeling) Let me be fashionably late to wish all of you a happy new year. Have a good one #blogging #writing

fly nigga rules

1.No BitchAssNess.
2.Don't Hate for no reason.Jealousy is a female trait
3.Don't have no scuff marks on yo' sneaker
4.Clean nice and smell good(cinnamon always works for yo' breath/not all women like mint)
5.eat yo' vegetables.. aha!
.....to be continued