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Vailima The taste of Samoa.
Found this in the bottle store. Never had a Samoan beer before. Expectations were low due to looking like NZ lager . It comes in a 750ml bottle. 6.7% abv 4 standard drinks per bottle.
On the way home however I remembered th a Germans used to rule Samoa. Until New Zealand invaded erm liberated in WW1 from the oppressive German empire to the NZ erm glorious British empire.
Germans make decent beer and ex German breweries exist around the world.
Beer advocate had it as well.
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82/100 pretty damn good for typical lager expectations switched to somewhat enthusiastic.
First sip somewhat disappointed. Tasted like an NZ generic lager from the 1980s. More investigation required. Further down the bottle it's a lot smoother with a pleasant sort of sweet after taste. A lot smoother than our generic 1980s only option. Stronger as well.
Overall pretty damn good. The Beer advocate one is fair enough, not bad for lager type beer and 6.7% bit of a kick. At $4.50usd a bottle I may have to do my bit to support the Samoan export economy since they're reliant on tourism.
Thumbs up few bottles of this more than two thumbs. Do d I mention nice aftertaste.
Found this in the bottle store. Never had a Samoan beer before. Expectations were low due to looking like NZ lager . It comes in a 750ml bottle. 6.7% abv 4 standard drinks per bottle.
On the way home however I remembered th a Germans used to rule Samoa. Until New Zealand invaded erm liberated in WW1 from the oppressive German empire to the NZ erm glorious British empire.
Germans make decent beer and ex German breweries exist around the world.
Beer advocate had it as well.
Vailima | Samoa Breweries Limited
Vailima is a German Pilsner style beer brewed by Samoa Breweries Limited in Apia, Samoa. Score: 85 with 14 ratings and reviews. Last update: 02-04-2022.
82/100 pretty damn good for typical lager expectations switched to somewhat enthusiastic.
First sip somewhat disappointed. Tasted like an NZ generic lager from the 1980s. More investigation required. Further down the bottle it's a lot smoother with a pleasant sort of sweet after taste. A lot smoother than our generic 1980s only option. Stronger as well.
Overall pretty damn good. The Beer advocate one is fair enough, not bad for lager type beer and 6.7% bit of a kick. At $4.50usd a bottle I may have to do my bit to support the Samoan export economy since they're reliant on tourism.
Thumbs up few bottles of this more than two thumbs. Do d I mention nice aftertaste.
Zardnaar
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Murica American Pale Ale. Behomoth Brewing Company
APAs tend to have less hops than an IPA. In NZ IPAs basically mean more hops, add more hops on top of extra hops.
When your beer starts to taste like fruit salad you may have gone to far.
6% abv, 1.6 standard drinks per can. Behemoth normally make a good brew and they use a lot of satire to sell their beer. Their Dump the Trump seasonal brew sold out fast never got to try it.
This APA is slightly fruity but the hop flavour isn't overpowering. By our standards that's subtle. Very smooth nice aftertaste. Quite like this one. I don't think it's on beer advocate but yeah probably best beer I have had recently.
4.5/5. Almost as good as my favorite Russian APA/IPA.
Well damn I'm wrong.
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Only one review at 4.3.
APAs tend to have less hops than an IPA. In NZ IPAs basically mean more hops, add more hops on top of extra hops.
When your beer starts to taste like fruit salad you may have gone to far.
6% abv, 1.6 standard drinks per can. Behemoth normally make a good brew and they use a lot of satire to sell their beer. Their Dump the Trump seasonal brew sold out fast never got to try it.
This APA is slightly fruity but the hop flavour isn't overpowering. By our standards that's subtle. Very smooth nice aftertaste. Quite like this one. I don't think it's on beer advocate but yeah probably best beer I have had recently.
4.5/5. Almost as good as my favorite Russian APA/IPA.
Well damn I'm wrong.
'Murica | Behemoth Brewing Company
'Murica is a American Pale Ale style beer brewed by Behemoth Brewing Company in Mount Eden, New Zealand. Score: n/a with 4 ratings and reviews. Last update: 02-19-2023.
Only one review at 4.3.
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Zardnaar
Legend
I don't do whiskey often. Watching Expanse tonight.
I like Canadian club on the rocks with ginger ale and a splash of lime juice.
Zardnaar
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Victorian Bitter AKA VB
Aussies favorite beer by volume. Generic lager bad memories from the 90s. Gets a whopping 5.9 on beer advocate.
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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. A meh beer from Russia tastes better.
On the positives.
It's a lager
It looks like a lager.
Better than expected.
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.
Aussies favorite beer by volume. Generic lager bad memories from the 90s. Gets a whopping 5.9 on beer advocate.
Victoria Bitter (VB) | Carlton & United Breweries, Ltd.
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.
This beer has a terrible reputation. I haven't drunk it since the 90's. It doesn't even pretend to be good. A meh beer from Russia tastes better.
On the positives.
It's a lager
It looks like a lager.
Better than expected.
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.
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Lawyer by day. Rules lawyer by night.
Sounds like Maryland's own infamously bad beer, National Bohemian.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) | Carlton & United Breweries, Ltd.
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.
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.
But Natty Boh to us Marylanders.
Zardnaar
Legend
Is it worse than Bud? I kinda like Bud not much flavour or a bit watery but not unpleasant.
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