RueBier (7), , Australia
does not count  Feb 8, 2009 Bottle; dark amber colouring. Short lived off white head. Watery and lacking alot of flavour but what is there is malty with a bitterness to the after taste. You can’t help but compare with VB whilst drinking and as this tastes better can seem a nicer beer than it is.
 KimJohansen (6676), Copenhagen V, Denmark
Apr 11, 2008 [3 years vintage - thanks for making this happen Anne] Deep amber with medium off white head. Sweet malty aroma with notes of plums and caramel. Sweet and malty flavor with overripe plums and caramel. Somewhat oxydized but otherwise ages very good.
SOWTZ (2), Australia
does not count Jan 23, 2008 Stubbie/Glass: Sh*ts on VB. darker thicker ’older’ looking then the reg’VB. weak malty smell. needs to stay cold to keep its taste, slightly water-malt, smooth with a great finish.
mutant (854), Melbourne, Australia
Dec 23, 2007 Appealiing dark amber colour with a good off-white head. That’s the extent of positive things about this offering. Stale cardboard aroma. Tastes a bit sweet initially, then a short bitterness that quickly turns really nasty.
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I took a lot of heat for my rather positive review of proper VB but I explained my reasons. VB is a decent pub beer when drunk cold. It is unpretentious and my dad put it on my dummy (pacifier) when I was a baby. The original Ale has pretentions, fails miserably and simply tastes bad.
jkm (189), Australia
Jul 13, 2007 Amber in colour with a large white head which quickly dies back to a thin, but long lasting layer. A small amount of lacing. Low to average carbonation. Medium bodied with moderate bitterness. Nicer than the regular VB with a tad more bitterness and maltiness.
Thylacine (237), Tasmania, Australia
Jul 13, 2007 375 ml bottle - Dark amber with a lasting off white head. Thin to medium body. Low to medium carbonation. Malty with a mildly bitter and slightly metallic finish. Better than the standard VB.
strings (361), Sydney, Australia
Jul 11, 2007 Bottle. Well waddaya know, does actually taste better than VB. Same sort of ballpark, just everything feels a bit more, um... rounded? Like you’re still driving a piece of crap car, but at least they didn’t rip the power steering, air con and various handy plastic levers out before they sold it to you.
adrock (16), Shepparton, Australia
Mar 27, 2007 Its allright... not too much of a difference in body and general taste as the standard VB but you can tell its an old recipe... a bit darker too.
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