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Victoria Bitter

Victoria Bitter

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A Pale Lager brewed by
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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3471.86/5.01.87/5.04.8%35.9 Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker, Stein P  Stats

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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 ogivlado (2323), Zagreb, Croatia
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/52/102/57/20

Jul 17, 2008  
Canned(375ml). -A bit darker than Hahn Premium Light, also big white chemical head, dusty corn nose. Light sweet malty, some lemony hoppiness and rice. Watery, low bitterness.

 Pinball (423), Allerød, Denmark
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/58/20
Aug 31, 2008  
bottle. aroma : mostly sunburned beer. faint too. clear yellow, nice thick 1cm head. flavor:water with sugar, maize-water, no bitterness, aftertaste is slightly better. weak and sweet, yet not as mineral-water’esque as some of the other bad macros. totally harmless. probably great session beer, might be an acquired taste.


 martinboer (1333), Amsterdam, Netherlands
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/103/57/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle at Coco’s Outback, Amsterdam. Golden body. Slight nose of hops. Some sweet flavours, malt in the taste. Creamy. Okay.


jxo (8), Brunswick East, Australia
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1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/101/54/20
Aug 25, 2008  
375ml Bottle. Clear. Very little to no hop flavour or aroma. Very mild bitterness with sweet after-taste.Watery with poor head retention.


 theisti (1045), Leawood, Kansas, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/103/57/20
Aug 8, 2008  
341 ml can purchased at "The Strath" Ale, Wine and Spirit Merchants at the Strathcona Hotel in Victoria, BC. I was in a hurry, I thought it was local, and I thought it was a Bitter. I’m an idiot. Pour is straight Pale Lager, yellow with a white head. Aroma of some chemical fruitiness, and malt. Taste is more of the same, the chemical sweetness being fairly pronounced initially. As this beer warmed, surprisingly, it became much smoother and more palatable.


 Old_Mr_Crow (1014), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/57/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Bottle atop Canberra’s black mountain radio tower.

After a hike from the University up to the top of black mountain, I was in the mood for a beer and this was the best that they seemed to have to offer up in the cafe atop the needle. (Not that I could complain - I was very happy to discover that indeed they had beer at all.) Yeahm this was a pretty bland pale lager, maybe a bit more crisp than some US alternatives....but a bland fizzy pale lager.




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