ranked #55 out of 61 beers rated 2.17 out of 5 total 1990 votes
Emu Export

Emu Export

A cidery, salty affair, Emu Export put our beer tasters off with its fishy, cabbage-like smell. Overall, a flat and disappointing beer.

Origin: Australia (WA)
Alc/Vol: 4.9%
Tasting Info: Beer tasting 2 on 03/06/2005; beer sample 8 out of 20

Beer test results for Emu Export

In a blind test, our beer tasters came to the following conclusions:
Appearance: Sparkling bright and pale in colour.
Aroma/Bouquet: Fishy, cabbage-like smell.
Taste: Cidery, salty taste with a grapefruity aftertaste. Lacks carbonation.
Summary: Not recommended.

In a blind test of Emu Export , our tasters commented:

“Another boring, slightly bitter, smelly, pissy lager. Not really acceptable. Has a slightly pungent aftertaste.”
“Bit of an off/odd aftertaste. Tastes kinda acidic.”
“Got nothing to say on this one.”
“Fishy smell, salty taste, sour aftertaste. Brrrr!”

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78 Comments

  1. March 17, 2006 @ 1:07 am

    Roger said,

    I can’t understand your ranking. How can Emu Export Lager be rated 5 out of 61 when all the above comments are bad and summary - “not recommended”? […] more

  2. November 27, 2006 @ 7:31 pm

    Brenton said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    the nectar of the gods…the way of the pilbara western australia!!! Hot or cold!!

  3. February 2, 2007 @ 5:14 am

    adam esposito said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Best beer ever made!

  4. February 27, 2007 @ 6:34 pm

    jacquie said,

    ive never heard of the beer till 2day.. lol so is it good or bad tasting tell us all. im searching for a tafe assiament on difer beer so anything u gu […] more

  5. May 23, 2007 @ 5:37 pm

    Michael said,

    rated 1 out of 5

    Well, if you want a GOOD Aussie bitter, try Fosters Special Bitter. This EMU beer tastes like they let it’s namesake piss in the brewing kettle.

  6. May 25, 2007 @ 5:50 am

    Glenn said,

    your only a true aussis male if you drink bush chook… great tasting beer for half the price of any other!

  7. May 28, 2007 @ 10:37 pm

    John said,

    Not a bad drink if you extract the alcohol from it and place it in a corona!

  8. June 2, 2007 @ 12:02 am

    michael said,

    Mothers Milk, i’d have to say its my favourate beer

  9. June 25, 2007 @ 12:01 am

    davo said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    awsome drop, love it, best beer! Get out there lads and get as much of this brew as possible

  10. July 26, 2007 @ 8:52 am

    luca said,

    Emu Export= Domestic violence in a can.

  11. August 1, 2007 @ 3:15 am

    T Bakes No Mistakes said,

    rated 4 out of 5

    not perfect, but its pretty bloody close, when u can get 30 cans for 30 dollars. The shindizzle

  12. August 10, 2007 @ 6:06 am

    Gosaten said,

    Shindizzle indeed my friend.

  13. September 2, 2007 @ 3:33 am

    Aaran said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    This is honestly a great beer… takes a few cans to get used to the taste if you often drink the more expensive beers.

  14. October 15, 2007 @ 2:54 am

    Taylor said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    greatest aussie beer, cant get enough of it, goes well with any meal/night out. ..corona? id rather drink water, and inject myself with alcohol, same […] more

  15. November 6, 2007 @ 7:20 am

    Jon said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Coronas and Fosters!?! are you nuts? Any beer you have to put lemon into to drink isn’t worth drinking and Fosters is for Englishmen trying to be Auss […] more

  16. November 6, 2007 @ 8:12 am

    Scott said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Mothers milk. It is a quality beer, export quality in fact. I hear they export it to Mexico where they drink it with a slice of lime, magnificent!

  17. November 18, 2007 @ 10:53 pm

    Brian Purdue said,

    Spoiled by too much preservative!

  18. November 27, 2007 @ 1:05 am

    josh said,

    its only time before beer is spealt in different languages on each vessel of cold joy

  19. November 28, 2007 @ 6:23 am

    Dingo Dave said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    nothin like slammin a cold down your talk hole

  20. December 5, 2007 @ 3:09 am

    ladzylad said,

    red can this stuff is like liquid gold haha. Its cheap to!!! how much more can u ask for.

  21. December 30, 2007 @ 9:44 pm

    marc amato said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    yea boi heres to sexport west aussies finest produce since justin franga

  22. January 11, 2008 @ 12:06 am

    Lukey J said,

    Red can will not die out like Swan Gold. Its perfect Kimberly cool and goes down niiice. its a beer what doesnt taste like water after 12. The true WA […] more

  23. January 18, 2008 @ 5:17 am

    Mark said,

    Good to see there are still some real men left. Go the mighty Export.

  24. January 24, 2008 @ 5:09 am

    jay said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    one of the best brews out there, cant go wrong with 30 cans for $29.95, like a muslim on heat.

  25. February 7, 2008 @ 12:24 am

    Wraggot said,

    Kimberley cool, boy.

  26. February 14, 2008 @ 2:19 am

    pigdog said,

    export is the true western australian way

  27. May 19, 2008 @ 11:53 pm

    Blinky said,

    Best beer on the market. Cant get enough of it. Though usually leads me to a botle of Bundy

  28. May 26, 2008 @ 8:48 am

    Elle said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    I dont understand how people can not like the taste of this beer and say Its a wife beater drink. I think Its good and even better cheap :)

  29. August 2, 2008 @ 5:49 pm

    directory said,

    Hi, just surfed in. I enjoyed looking around your web site. This site has been very useful to me so far and I have barely scrathed the surface of it.

  30. August 9, 2008 @ 1:02 am

    kaneo said,

    the best thing since sliced bread and so many of the boys drink are on it

  31. October 21, 2008 @ 10:22 pm

    Kymmie said,

    Emu Export is a fine Red!! We drink nothing else in my hometown! It’s the beer of the true West Aussies!

  32. January 8, 2009 @ 8:49 am

    Pradeep Giri said,

    When I opened your can of Emu Export, the taste was flat. In it, I found something that looked like a gauze or tissue. I have kept this item in its […] more

  33. February 4, 2009 @ 9:23 am

    Jinx said,

    its like angels pissing on your tongue. absolutely delicious

  34. February 26, 2009 @ 2:36 am

    barry peters said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    reckon it’s the best beer made. a real beer that quenches the thirst. if you can’t handle it you haven’t earnt it!

  35. March 3, 2009 @ 11:07 pm

    cody felton said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Greatest beer in oz .Hot or cold.Hotter the better.

  36. March 7, 2009 @ 5:31 am

    Rabbit said,

    No pretensions, no excuses, doesn’t pretend to be anything other than a great beer brewed in a great state that makes the hot days a pleasure.

  37. March 14, 2009 @ 9:49 pm

    Mark said,

    I am sure it is just another rumour but someone told me yesterday that they heard on the radio that swan was going to stop making export! That would b […] more

  38. March 23, 2009 @ 5:04 am

    Warrick said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Amazing to see the love of Sport in the comments, im just glad there are so many minded individuals with E Squared passion. Keep on selling it to the […] more

  39. March 23, 2009 @ 7:36 pm

    Leon said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Warrick Brown likes to go ass to mouth, thats why he likes export.

  40. April 12, 2009 @ 11:08 am

    Phillip said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    The beer of all beers I must say. Search “The Church of Export” on facebook and then u can begin to imagine my love for it.

  41. May 26, 2009 @ 1:17 am

    bob said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    ur all wankers ooooooh i think i have had to much to drinkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  42. July 1, 2009 @ 11:07 am

    mother's milk said,

    got me new mate - Irish and fresh off the boat with no preconceptions - on the red. reckoned he couldn’t find a beer he liked. three tallies of red ca […] more

  43. July 24, 2009 @ 6:45 am

    summer said,

    The beer taste good …easy drinking ang crispy !! I had it with steak and it compliment well. Lightly taste and nice after taste :-)

  44. October 14, 2009 @ 1:20 am

    gareth said,

    my grand father drank it, now i drink it the best drink known. like my grandfather said “i’ll stop drinking this when the emu puts his foot down”

  45. November 8, 2009 @ 11:39 pm

    Bartender 1 said,

    Its like brown water with added salt

  46. December 26, 2009 @ 4:22 pm

    Peter said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Best beer out and have drunk it since I have been in Australia and that has been for 30 yrs. So it has to be the best beer out, anyway I live in Mount […] more

  47. January 12, 2010 @ 1:16 pm

    doug said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    this ranking is ridiculous a good hard aussie wa beer which should be compulsary to drink by all western australians not flavoured like corona or carl […] more

  48. January 15, 2010 @ 4:19 am

    Jimmy rc said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    U have to drink export from a can, the taste is way better, to the tasters that said it had a fishy cabbage smell, harden up a bit, this is a real man […] more

  49. January 16, 2010 @ 10:49 am

    Matt said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Ice cold from a can….great beer……..

  50. February 6, 2010 @ 7:09 am

    George said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    I could do with another Emu how about you, The best lager in Australia wins hands down

  51. February 11, 2010 @ 5:00 am

    Dylan said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    weather its icy cold or kimberley cool it always goes down a treat. i read a few of these comments and had to go get one. we like to enjoy our sports […] more

  52. March 1, 2010 @ 6:31 am

    Steve said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    A true lager beer who it should be made

  53. March 1, 2010 @ 6:34 am

    denis said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    I just love this lager

  54. March 22, 2010 @ 7:54 pm

    Nic said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    drink boong chooks like it’s going outta fashion! (keeps the mrs in line, too.)

  55. March 30, 2010 @ 8:55 am

    TONY said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    this is the best way to blow your head off hot or cold. highly recomended for it mind distorting properties. once you have 2 or 3 it hard to stop drin […] more

  56. April 1, 2010 @ 7:18 am

    erbey said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    “if you can handle it, you havnt earnt it” very wise words my friend

  57. April 2, 2010 @ 3:39 am

    brett said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    drink it, love it…. drinkin sport is my kind of exercise!!

  58. April 12, 2010 @ 5:59 am

    Kennah said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Drink it in the rain…Duh

  59. April 14, 2010 @ 2:41 am

    RaginDave said,

    WA in a can! Would vote 5 if I could - how do you vote?

  60. April 14, 2010 @ 10:16 pm

    OX said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    why do most hard yakka ethnics drink this gins piddle? lol occas , rugby fans and slappahs. very deserving of a pair of stubbie shorts ,a tanktop and […] more

  61. April 20, 2010 @ 2:52 am

    George said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    OX you are a D*** H***, you Bungarra wouldn’t know a great beer if it f***** you up the ase

  62. April 30, 2010 @ 5:03 am

    OX said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    and you wonder why blacks like George drink goats piss..when your from WA and look like this …

  63. May 1, 2010 @ 6:49 am

    Lee said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    A Ox you are Black you Poof

  64. May 2, 2010 @ 5:49 am

    OX said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    Lee ya filthy coon go back and sip the filthy cheese juices from the corner of the bin that you reside in while george skeets on ya back

  65. May 2, 2010 @ 9:02 pm

    Yak said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    Tried some last night, urrrg yuk I spew!

  66. May 3, 2010 @ 1:53 am

    OX said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    yeh exactly. spews

  67. May 3, 2010 @ 10:24 pm

    OX said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    down down down down down down lols

  68. May 4, 2010 @ 9:30 am

    Pope Phil said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Yak and Ox I am disgusted by you 2. Emu Export is easily the best beer in the world, just search “The Church Of Export” and you shall see how great th […] more

  69. May 4, 2010 @ 7:52 pm

    Yak said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    Yeah Phil you said that on April 12th, Typical fagbook queen.

  70. May 14, 2010 @ 12:17 am

    FLANDERS said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Its the greatest beer ever made and i am sick to death of all the people who wont try it bagging me out for loving it. Its a brilliant drop. Go the ru […] more

  71. May 14, 2010 @ 12:25 am

    Freddy J said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Best beer for skulling games. Goes down so sweetly. To lovely

  72. May 18, 2010 @ 6:05 am

    Micko said,

    Last in WA in 1976. Used to love Emu Export & haven’t tasted it since then.l’ll be returning soon. Hope they haven’t changed the taste of it. You […] more

  73. June 14, 2010 @ 6:29 am

    OX said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    Rude Spoonta

  74. July 19, 2010 @ 7:10 pm

    Sarah said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    You blokes that rated this a 0/5 have no balls a nice cold (or slightly warmer)running bird,buch chook,wife basher, red can..what ever you wanna cal […] more

  75. July 26, 2010 @ 8:23 pm

    harry NSHS said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Best beer out for us south west dwellers!! can’t wait for this years Rev Heads, red cans will be everywhere

  76. July 26, 2010 @ 8:27 pm

    rat said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    hell yeah mate!revheads 2010 = red and white tribute all night long!

  77. August 9, 2010 @ 3:39 am

    OX said,

    you obviously have no fucking taste buds left from sucking to much donkey cock….

  78. August 13, 2010 @ 10:56 am

    josh said,

    Best drink ever Ox your a poof.

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