Victorian Bitter AKA VB
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Aussies favorite beer by volume. Generic lager bad memories from the 90s. Gets a whopping 5.9 on beer advocate.
Victoria Bitter (VB) is a American Adjunct Lager style beer brewed by Carlton & United Breweries, Ltd. in Southbank, Australia. Score: 59 with 355 ratings and reviews. Last update: 12-23-2023.
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This beer has a terrible reputation. I haven't drunk it since the 90's. It doesn't even pretend to be good.
On the positives.
It's a lager
It looks like a lager.
It has an unpleasant smell. Taste was a bit of a surprise. I was expecting terrible but it managed to sneak in at barely drinkable. After two other beers though it might help. It's also 4.9% so it's a bit stronger than our typical 4% generic ales that manage to taste even worse.
This is not a good beer. On the plus side better than expected. I'm having it on a best case scenario. Half cut on other beers hot summer day.
Overall congrats Australia. Your crap beer is marginally better than our crap beer. I might be able to finish the can which is an improvement over out crap beer and it's stronger. 5/10 maybe drink if it's a hot day and the boss paid for it. Budweiser is a masterpiece by comparison.