ranked #55 out of 61 beers rated 2.41 out of 5 total 710 votes
XXXX Gold

XXXX Gold

XXXX Gold impressed us as a beer of medium intensity with a long aftertaste. In a blind test, our beer tasters gave it a rating of average.
Origin: Australia (VIC)
Alc/Vol: 3.5%
Tasting Info: Beer tasting 2 on 03/06/2005; beer sample 1 out of 20

Beer test results for XXXX Gold

In a blind test, our beer tasters came to the following conclusions:
Appearance: Clear appearance.
Aroma/Bouquet: Low to medium intensity aroma.
Taste: Light-bodied, medium intensity taste with a rather long aftertaste.
Summary: Average.

In a blind test of XXXX Gold, our tasters commented:

seedy
“Only just acceptable.”
sasa
“A light beer with too little carbonation.”
markus
“A fizzy beer with a long aftertaste.”
mike
“Too thin, not bitter, it doesn’t taste like beer.”

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19 Comments

  1. June 23, 2006 @ 4:47 am

    kelly said,

    well hi i guess just stumbled on to this site and thought i might just have a quick scwiz but then i seen these 4 blind tasters saying that it dont ta […] more

  2. December 9, 2006 @ 1:33 am

    Greg Brazier said,

    I don’t know what is wrong with your beer tasters. This is an excellent mid strenght beer. Good on hot or cold days. You can drink truck loads of this […] more

  3. December 13, 2006 @ 12:56 am

    Guzzler said,

    Why not taste some Kiwi beers. Export, Export Dry and Flame would be a good start, hey

  4. January 9, 2007 @ 8:16 am

    John said,

    Here we go again. Four XXXX Gold is a fine beer and one of the few beers I really like. Why the judges have chosen to denigrate it is beyond me. All […] more

  5. March 1, 2007 @ 6:14 pm

    Muddy said,

    This is probably the best tasting mid strength beer available in Australia.It is the 3rd most popular beer and is better than any other I have tasted, […] more

  6. June 14, 2007 @ 5:00 am

    Robbo said,

    Look xxxxGOLD is one of the best mid-strength beers you can get, so your testers need to grow some tastebuds!

  7. July 27, 2007 @ 4:01 am

    santouras said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    horrible, horrible beer. The best mid strength in australia is Rogers, bar none.

  8. August 1, 2007 @ 2:29 am

    bob said,

    can someone tell me how you vote?

  9. August 6, 2007 @ 6:53 am

    Jon said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    I tasted XXXX gold for the first time 3 months ago, and it was DELICIOUS! Definitely one of my favorites.

  10. August 13, 2007 @ 1:45 am

    Neil said,

    Bob i think you have to be using firefox as i couldnt vote before as i was using internet explorer once i used firefox i realized i could vote,The vot […] more

  11. December 3, 2007 @ 5:08 am

    lozza said,

    rated 4 out of 5

    This is the only mid stength beer that i can drink. I have not tasted a better mid stength. Decent after-taste and good carbonation… I think your be […] more

  12. December 5, 2007 @ 12:25 am

    Luke K said,

    Its the only beer i can get ‘drunk’ on, the rest makes me sick.

  13. January 22, 2008 @ 6:24 am

    matt said,

    My favourite beer. A great taste. Ice cold out of the can or in a pot or schooner at the pub. An outstanding beer

  14. March 12, 2008 @ 9:41 am

    Serif said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Fourex Gold is definitely worth defending here. It is extremely refreshing without losing its bitterness. Head retention is usually good and Fourex de […] more

  15. January 16, 2009 @ 2:13 am

    Pedro said,

    Your judges should probably wash the taste of cum out of their mouths before they start beer tasting. XXXX is a bloody great beer for all occasions. A […] more

  16. April 14, 2009 @ 12:29 am

    Jim Jones said,

    rated 4 out of 5

    I like how one judge claims “A light beer with too little carbonation.” And the next judge claims “A fizzy beer with a long aftertaste.” W […] more

  17. May 19, 2009 @ 10:27 pm

    Jeremy Sambrooks said,

    This is ridiculous. Anyone who can claim that XXXX Gold is the best mid-strength beer in Australia, clearly has not tasted Rogers, Jarrah Jacks Best B […] more

  18. August 24, 2009 @ 11:28 pm

    dave maloney said,

    great tasteing beer. I need to know why are the cans with the black ring at the top taste so differant and nowhere near as good.

  19. September 24, 2009 @ 7:19 pm

    CJM said,

    Out of all your cheaper lower end Aussie beers (Tooheys, VB, Carlton, XXXX) This one is the best by far. It’s got a little bit of a bite to it, nothin […] more

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