Bavaria Holland

It was warm over the weekend. I was thirsty and my stingy Australian ways got the better of me again. As per usual I was in Tesco picking up a few bits and pieces (the story of my life it seems) when I spotted what looked a little to good to be true. Six bottles of Bavaria (5% abv) for a whole £2. Bargain! I picked up the six pack and threw it into the basket thinking I was getting some choice German lager dirt cheap. That was the first mistake - upon getting home I realise that the beer is actually made in Holland. Alarm bells start going off in my mind, something was amiss. I put these thoughts behind me as I read the label. The beer is the second most recognised brand in Holland (I assume Heineken is #1). I'm thinking to myself, the Dutch make good beer it can't be too bad...... an hour later the beer is chilled, I pop off the cap and all my fears are realised. The beer is rubbish! To make matters worse, according to the label the brewery has been in production for close to three hundred years, surely enough to learn how to make a decent beer! I dont really see the point of any brewery making ordinary beer for export to the UK when there are already plenty of crap beers available. Surely brewing something nice would actually lead to return sales and maximise profits??
Ok, maybe I am being a little harsh. The beer was ok by generic lager standards, I just think I was in the mindset of comparing it to a nice Bavarian Pilsner or Helles. If you see the beer for what it is, cheap lager it's actually not to bad. It was a warm day and it went down rather nicely!
But the point I am trying to make is that a can of Fosters or Carling would also acive the same thing for around the same price. Overall this beer falls somewhere between regular cheap beer and Biere Speciale (another cheap import) Website: http://www.bavaria.com/