About the Beer
Pours out a dark amber colour with plenty of carbonation per the style. A one-finger white head hangs about for a time before dropping to a thick cap.
The aroma is mostly of faint grains, sweet malts and low hops. Initially it has a sweet malty taste, but there is a strong taste of bitterness at the end and I guess this is where the “bitter” comes into the equation.
Like most Australian lagers, VB is made using a wortstream brewing process and uses a portion of cane sugar to thin out the body of the beer. The taste is nicer than expected. Bittering hops have been used to nice effect. The beer hangs on the palate longer than one might expect.
Might be judged as poor overall but still does way better than the Euro Pale Lagers.
History
Victoria Bitter (VB) is a lager produced by Carlton & United Breweries, a subsidiary of Foster’s Group in Melbourne, Victoria. It was first brewed by Thomas Aitken at Victoria Brewery in 1854 and is a Victorian beer. It is one of the best selling beers in Australia.
According to AC Nielsen, in 2009 Victoria Bitter was claimed to be Australia’s only billion dollar retail beer brand, selling the equivalent of one slab every second. At one time VB sold twice as much as any other full strength beer and was the only Australian beer brand that was in the top 3 sellers in every state. Victoria Bitter held the highest market share of all beers sold in Australia for more than two decades. But in 2012 it lost this position to XXXX Gold
Note: Special Thanks to Vinit Shah for getting this Beer for me from Perth, Australia
My Own Rating:
AROMA : 6/10
APPEARANCE : 6/10
TASTE : 6/10
PALATE :6/10
OVERALL : 6/10
