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Victoria Bitter 1.86 398

Victoria Bitter

Percentile
3
overall
Brewed by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)
Style: Pale Lager

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3981.85/5.01.86/5.04.8%24.4Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Victoria Bitter has been Australia's favorite full strength beer brand for many years. VB, as it is widely known, was launched in the 1890s and since then has developed a reputation as a great beer with a tradition of rewarding Australians who work and play hard.
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 fonefan (11891), VestJylland, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Bottle @ home.
Clear medium orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, light hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (220408)


deathevocation (6), Australia
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0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Jun 1, 2008  
When you grow up in Victoria, you are brainwashed from an early age. You are led to believe that Australian makes the best beer in the world and that this is the grand daddy of them all. Unfortunately, many people go through life living this lie. The same people think that Crown Lager is some sort of premium beer and that Cornona and Carlsberg are top shelf imports. Anyhow, this beer has virtually nothing going for it and unless ice cold is untouchable. I’ve read that CUB can produce a batch in 48 hours. I actually believe this as have six beers and the next morning you’ll have a shocking head ache (for the American readers, on par with what you’ll get from PBR). Avoid.


 oldrtybastrd (1823), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/59/20
May 13, 2008  
Pours a nice light golden yellow. Aromas of hops, grass, and maybe corn. Taste is crisp with a nice mellow hop flavor.


 voota (765), Melbourne, Australia
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
May 5, 2008  
It doesn’t taste great... it doesn’t even taste good. However, its embedded in Australian culture and probably the beer I’ve drunk most of in my life. Needs to be drunk cold after a hard days work on a hot day to be fully appreciated. Iconic stuff.


 Palidor19 (1792), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/510/20
May 5, 2008  
I kinda like this one, its not much on flavor body or substance but its refreshing and too heavy after a long day of work.


iDrink (3), Australia
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0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Apr 25, 2008  
Hard to say anything remotely good about this beer. Tastes of chemicals, has to be chilled to sub zero to mask any flavour, way too fizzy and leaves a horrible after taste. Best suited for cleaning stains off’ve floors in my opinion.


Samma (51), Australia
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/54/102/59/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Just a very bland drink - overly watery, with a rather unnatural bitterness.


 nick76 (2684), Tampa, Florida, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Apr 19, 2008  
The aroma is more like an English Ale than a lager. Its very malt and yeasty. The appearance is amber. The flavor is like the aroma. It’s also bitter. The palate is smooth. Overall it’s pretty good.



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