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Brewed by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)
Style: Pale Lager
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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RATINGS: 527   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.89   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
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.

The alcohol percentage went down from 4.8% to 4.6% in 2009.


2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
tkrjukoff (2284) - SWEDEN - OCT 8, 2011
Bottle 37,5 cl, SB. Pours clear golden with a nice fizzy white head. Aroma is hay, malty, a bit hoppy and wet carboard. Flavor is sweet, malty, fruity and has very low bitterness. Watery cons. Finishes shortlived and weak fruity bitter.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
bkurtz (461) - PERU - OCT 3, 2011
Poured clear golden/yellow with a decent head. Bready yeast with some sweet malts A very average beer.

2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
flip_soeperman (57) - NETHERLANDS - SEP 3, 2011
bread, golden, clear, minimal head, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, lightly sour, light body, thin feel, soft carbonation, long finish,

2.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
flying_pig (267) - SCOTLAND - SEP 3, 2011
Mild amber with decent head retention. Lots of grain in the taste & the smell and pretty poor overall really. Much like every other mass-market pale lager but with a strong bitter taste on the finish. Not a beer I’d recommend.

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2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
daniele (2529) - ITALY - AUG 24, 2011
chiara buona schiuma discreta persitenza naso leggermente erbaceo un tocco citrico leggero cereale morbida al palato non molto amara

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
JK54B (1202) - Helsinki, FINLAND - AUG 21, 2011
Bottled 0.375L. Mild malty nose. Pale fast disappearing head. Clear golden colour. Soft malty and slightly roasty taste. At the end hoppy bitterness. Nice basic beer.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Benjii (1686) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 13, 2011
375ml stubby of the new 4.6% brew, Pours a golden colour with a thin white head. Fairly highly carbonated with large bubbles flowing throughout. Aroma of caramel, grassy hops and yeast. Flavours of yeast with some bitterness and a fair CO2 prickle. Some barley notes and a mouth coating caramel linger. My go-to beer for Australia Day and the AFL grand final, however, not for everyday use.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DutchDrebus (1112) - Oirschot, NETHERLANDS - AUG 8, 2011
Clear yellow colour, little to no head. Hardly any aroma even after warming. Tastes boring, watery, bitter. Very light body/mouthfeel.


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