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Victoria Bitter 1.87 397

Victoria Bitter

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

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3971.85/5.01.87/5.04.8%25.3Dimpled 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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 Nik925 (305), California, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/53/102/56/20
Jul 26, 2009  
Not as skunky as most thin beers that travel half way around the globe, but on further inspection it contains sulfides which is probably the reason for that. The sweetness and the bitterness are odd and not good. It tastes off. The odd maltyness grows a lot as it warms.


Markys (64), Stockholm, Sweden
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/57/20
Jul 11, 2009  
This beer has a nice head which stays up for quite a while. Malty and a little hoppy aroma. The flavor is a little fruity and a little hoppy. It’s a nice "hot day-beer".


 bradlyc77 (226), Sebastopol, California, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/56/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Bottle. Pours clear golden. Skunky and metallic taste with some adjunct. Watery texture. Minimal hops.


 alagnak (359), Littleton, Colorado, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/103/56/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Bottle @ pizza joint in St Kilda. Smells like buttery metal with sweet grain. Tastes just like that, though a little watery, too. Finish is supremely off-putting metallic, like sucking on a slightly beer-ish copper penny. Drink quickly - what refreshment there is falls apart really fast as it goes further from freezing.


 NoiZe (1372), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/56/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Had this one during my holiday in Australia april/may 2009. The local sipper. Had it from a can. Watery, some bitterness, metallic. Not interesting. But drinkable.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (898), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/59/20
Jun 14, 2009  
Decent drinking beer. Odd creamy aroma, sweet malts that are not the highest quality, vanilla, corn. It does have a fragrant smell to it. Has the standard dull gold look with a small white cap and thin retension. No lacing. Mouthfeel is soft with some carbonation and teeters on the thick side when warmer. Taste is alright as long as you don’t let it get to warm as I found it better and smoother on the chilled side. There is some slight alcohol taste, mild bitterness and corn. As an extra added bonus it begins to taste like a 40oz malt liquor when nearing room temperature. Pretty hard to justify dropping $16 or $17 on a 6 ’er of this stuff unless you love it.


aleksajtov (7), Australia
does not count click to see why this rating of Victoria Bitter does not count
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Jun 13, 2009  
yuck the worst beer in australia how people can drink this is beyond me not even good enough to throw away


kearnsy (65), Melbourne, Australia
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Used to drink it a lot when I was younger - at sub zero temperature - have grown wiser these days. Chemical rubbish, doesn’t really taste like beer and not refreshing at all. No malt or hop flavours. Not recommended.



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