ranked #59 out of 61 beers rated 2.29 out of 5 total 735 votes
Victoria Bitter

Victoria Bitter

Victoria Bitter - a solvent-like beer with a short aftertaste. Its cabbagey, preservative-laden odour led our beer tasters to rate this beer as "not recommended"!

Origin: Australia (VIC)
Alc/Vol: 4.9%
Tasting Info: Beer tasting 2 on 03/06/2005; beer sample 7 out of 20

Beer test results for Victoria Bitter

In a blind test, our beer tasters came to the following conclusions:
Appearance: Clear, pale gold in colour.
Aroma/Bouquet: Aromas of cabbage, preservatives and chlorine.
Taste: Solvent-like, with a short aftertaste.
Summary: Not recommended.

In a blind test of Victoria Bitter, our tasters commented:

“A pretty average beer. Not much chop.”
“Not that bad.”
“It tasted like it contained the wrong ingredients. Maybe too many preservatives?”
“I don’t know what to say about this. It’s a really stale beer.”

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73 Comments

  1. November 9, 2005 @ 5:40 pm

    Mark Stevens said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Great beer, easy to drink. Can;t wait to get into some on the weekend.

  2. November 11, 2005 @ 8:29 pm

    intentionalmisuse said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    Absolutely shithouse. Too bitter, not a single aspect of appeal. The famous bottle & label only conjure up thoughts of puke.

  3. February 16, 2006 @ 9:54 pm

    summer said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    def cant wait to have one this arvo, whats wrong with all the judges?? me and all my mates love this beer, its got guts and is bloody awesome icy col […] more

  4. February 17, 2006 @ 4:44 am

    Andy.G said,

    rated 1 out of 5

    This beer is where it should be,its poorly made with cheapest materials around . It sucess can be put down to excellent bravdo/mateship advertizing s […] more

  5. March 9, 2006 @ 9:18 pm

    Braddo said,

    Brilliant beer. Best beer made in Australia.

  6. March 15, 2006 @ 11:40 pm

    Anthony G said,

    If you grew up on this beer as I did, you get used to it and think it is great, but over the past 5 - 7 years the taste has changed, and now it is mad […] more

  7. April 9, 2006 @ 2:54 am

    Andy forbes said,

    Victoria Bitter is the best and allways be the best

  8. April 11, 2006 @ 9:14 pm

    tom-arse said,

    best beer never get off it mate

  9. May 5, 2006 @ 9:12 pm

    uni student said,

    rated 4 out of 5

    Who made this website simply un australian. A beer should be full falvoured like Vic bitter I can’t believe how a watery tasteless beer such as Heinek […] more

  10. May 12, 2006 @ 5:59 pm

    Pabz (Leader of VB squad from the infamous A unit) said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    VB is the best tasting beer on the market. I can handle people who like other australian beers but as for the foreign fans - bunch of poofs!

  11. May 23, 2006 @ 6:41 am

    ada g (apprentice plummer) said,

    I can tell you people now i believe this beer is the best beer ever made, not only is it made from australias version of ompa lumpas it also is a very […] more

  12. May 27, 2006 @ 7:11 pm

    d hurst said,

    rated 4 out of 5

    Why isn’t VB available in the States? I loved it when I was in England years ago, so why can’t it be imported? Have you tasted American beer? If no […] more

  13. August 12, 2006 @ 11:57 am

    BeerMeister said,

    Sure this beer has guts - well it does until you puke them out the next morning. The quality of the ingredients is only matched by the intensity of th […] more

  14. August 22, 2006 @ 12:02 am

    ben said,

    best if the world

  15. August 28, 2006 @ 4:54 am

    John said,

    I love VB. It is the ultimate aussie beer. I love the taste mate ! Maybe some of you would be better off drinking wine instead !

  16. August 29, 2006 @ 2:36 am

    lisa said,

    i love VB is one of my favourite beers. i love the ingrediants and how they work together

  17. August 29, 2006 @ 2:40 am

    Miss Alcho said,

    I love Victoria bitter so much I named my daughter Victoria after it :D

  18. August 29, 2006 @ 2:43 am

    BOOZE said,

    i love VB more than my mum cause i kinda od in alchohol and killed her :S

  19. September 7, 2006 @ 6:49 pm

    Courtney Bella said,

    i am currently doing an assignment on VICTORIA BITTER and i am chasin a television advertisement of it.. and how it shows the hard yakka men… could […] more

  20. September 25, 2006 @ 9:10 am

    Damien said,

    This is really the beer that sets the bottom end of the beer scale. Nothing more to say.

  21. September 25, 2006 @ 7:48 pm

    Jake said,

    I cant wait to buy the next carton and get blind

  22. September 25, 2006 @ 7:53 pm

    SGT ROSS said,

    I AM A REFORMED ALCOHOLIC AND I LOVE THE SWEAT NECTAR OF THE VIC GREEN CAN, GET ONE UP YA

  23. October 4, 2006 @ 12:49 pm

    Beer Beth said,

    Bloody oath!- VB is the definately best beer ever! yesterday was my bday & what did my mates surprise me with? - a Vb clock (awesome!), a vb on th […] more

  24. October 28, 2006 @ 4:45 am

    Janus said,

    Worst beer in the world, delivers the foulest hangovers I’ve ever had. I will drink it though, I think it is simply because a) I’m an alcoholic b) It […] more

  25. October 31, 2006 @ 1:07 am

    The Chiller said,

    VB is the best beer in the world. If you are going to drink a Corona or a pissy girly beer you may as well put on a dress and start growing breasts.

  26. November 10, 2006 @ 1:53 am

    kris wells said,

    vb is like drinking stale dog piss it is the shittest beer ever made

  27. November 15, 2006 @ 7:44 am

    chris said,

    Another beer that relies on its advertising hoping that people wont see around its shithouse taste

  28. December 9, 2006 @ 10:21 pm

    grunt said,

    my personal believe is that the judges palettes may infact be soured from the pompous sipping of chardonnays and the societal pressure for the “educ […] more

  29. December 9, 2006 @ 10:30 pm

    tonyjzx said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    VB is one of those beers that tends to vary too much in taste due to age or bottle or can or straight from the tap generally it’s a pretty foul con […] more

  30. December 10, 2006 @ 5:32 pm

    oxy said,

    I’d rather drive to a pub in a holden than go there to drink VB

  31. December 13, 2006 @ 7:26 am

    John said,

    Jesus Christ ! Some of you “men” need to grow some balls and be a man. VB probably upsets your dainty little palate which is only used to drinking r […] more

  32. December 22, 2006 @ 9:06 pm

    Johnno said,

    rated 2 out of 5

    A tad overated. Carlton Draught and Melbourne Bitter are much better session beers.

  33. December 28, 2006 @ 9:58 am

    VB_hater said,

    I hate everything about this beer, and I’m Victorian. Mostly I hate it because it tastes like shit- I’ve never understood how it is so popular. Each t […] more

  34. January 1, 2007 @ 7:49 pm

    coastbloke said,

    Mmmmm…. Beer = VB. Ice cold. End of discussion.

  35. January 2, 2007 @ 5:25 am

    Tommo said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    Definitely Australias worst beer… Its success is based on its advertising campaign, not the merits of the product. VB = Very Bad

  36. February 7, 2007 @ 4:56 am

    Davo (Beer Smasher) said,

    See Same comment about Carlton draught

  37. March 4, 2007 @ 3:50 am

    Lou Boy said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    This beer is priiiiime!! If me an’ Goosus are plannin a barbie this be our first choice of piss. Even better than goon!

  38. March 4, 2007 @ 3:53 am

    Goosus said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    I’m with Lou Boy!!! this beer is priiiiiiiiime bruz

  39. March 4, 2007 @ 10:42 pm

    Uncle Lance said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    A favourite drop for us up here at Bushland!

  40. March 16, 2007 @ 11:51 pm

    joe said,

    rated 1 out of 5

    rofl vb=vomit breath

  41. March 27, 2007 @ 11:45 pm

    Wombat said,

    It tastes like cabbage and smells like arse.

  42. April 3, 2007 @ 7:28 am

    jack said,

    good beer underated beter than all those posh beers.

  43. April 11, 2007 @ 9:58 am

    lebaid said,

    rated 4 out of 5

    This is a beer that should be ranked highly in the ‘average’ category. It is very consumable at a good price. A point worth noting is the distinct dif […] more

  44. May 25, 2007 @ 8:18 pm

    Rick said,

    Rubbish, crap, terrible, horse piss. I hate the stuff with a violent passion.

  45. June 5, 2007 @ 2:26 am

    Jason said,

    Now this stuff is cat’s piss…….

  46. June 14, 2007 @ 5:20 am

    Robbo said,

    Vomit Brew

  47. June 22, 2007 @ 2:46 am

    Jerry said,

    rated 2 out of 5

    Why would you waste your time and tastebuds drinking this very average beer when there are so many other, much more interesting beers around? Open […] more

  48. July 2, 2007 @ 4:27 am

    Neil said,

    Dingo piss!!!!Call this beer????

  49. July 18, 2007 @ 8:54 am

    drukqs said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    CRAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPP BEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

  50. July 29, 2007 @ 7:36 pm

    Don W said,

    rated 4 out of 5

    I liked it. Easy drinking beer with good flavor.

  51. August 10, 2007 @ 5:49 am

    Cletus said,

    Its not bad if you ignore the arsenic. I’d drink it because it contains alcohol but thats all.

  52. August 22, 2007 @ 7:12 am

    Kiero said,

    Not a bad beer but English beers like Newcastle Brown or Youngs Champion are far better, they have more flavour but just as easy if not easier to neck […] more

  53. August 27, 2007 @ 5:27 am

    BATTERY!! said,

    Lol u guys are pussies. VB is the greatest. it screams australia, and u pansies that chuck up on it, its simply because ur little nancy girls. grow a […] more

  54. October 4, 2007 @ 8:59 pm

    Gus said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    Beer snobs wake up ! VB is a great beer. Some of you people have no taste - bland piss like Tooheys Extra Dry is ranked 4th at the moment for gods sa […] more

  55. October 5, 2007 @ 8:54 pm

    Beer Taster said,

    VB is actually a decent beer in the high-volume lager category. If we strip away the “branding” and image of this beer (ie. the opinions of the beer […] more

  56. October 11, 2007 @ 6:01 am

    Milt said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    This is a excellent beer. If any of you low ranking pussies ever did a day’s work and EARNT a beer you would know it. I’ve drank it with shearers and […] more

  57. November 11, 2007 @ 4:16 am

    Lukey said,

    I use to hate it, but now i think it’s pretty damn good. A little bit behind Draught, but it’s still great ice cold. You can drink this all night […] more

  58. November 11, 2007 @ 4:24 am

    michael said,

    I am from SA and this beer is basically a joke over here. The only person who buys it is my dad. There are so many nicer beers around, i don’t know wh […] more

  59. November 13, 2007 @ 11:58 pm

    Dave said,

    Tastes like a bowl of piss someone farted in….a national disgrace..

  60. December 8, 2007 @ 10:48 pm

    Cripp said,

    rated 3 out of 5

    Not a bad beer but overated due to its iconic status.

  61. December 15, 2007 @ 1:29 am

    c147fac12565588a0889 said,

    c147fac12565588a0889 c147fac12565

  62. December 19, 2007 @ 5:18 am

    Graeme said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    This is a typical CUB beer tastes like poison and has a nasty residue. I lived in Victoria for 20 years and drank this rubbish for probably 5 years be […] more

  63. January 10, 2008 @ 4:08 am

    preedy302 said,

    i love this stuff, good old Vaginal Backwash. as a matter of fact i got it now, time to destroy 30 green solders.

  64. March 3, 2008 @ 12:08 am

    Rich said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    Vile Bile… should be used as a chemical drain cleaner.

  65. March 26, 2008 @ 10:23 pm

    Bails said,

    If I was in the desert with a can of VB, i would tip it out, wee in the can and drink that instead.

  66. April 4, 2008 @ 6:49 pm

    Brett Heenan said,

    rated 0 out of 5

    The folks who are commenting in favour of this “beer” are simply fooled by the marketing and the fear that if they turn up to the BBQ with anything el […] more

  67. April 10, 2008 @ 9:52 pm

    Will said,

    Worst Australian beer.

  68. April 24, 2008 @ 12:15 am

    shane greenwood said,

    it is the best invntion ever

  69. May 25, 2008 @ 7:43 am

    kev said,

    rated 1 out of 5

    It’s drinkable. Just!

  70. July 14, 2008 @ 8:11 am

    Hamish Cashinella said,

    rated 5 out of 5

    This is the best Australian beer ever AS Australian as COLD CHISEL AC/DC Rose Tattoo The Angels Angry Anderson Slim Dusty. I would never ever diss thi […] more

  71. September 12, 2008 @ 12:30 pm

    Björn Zachrisson, Sweden said,

    I like this beer, it does not make me or anyone else a fool or anything like that. It’s a great lager with a special taste. In my opinion VB is a gre […] more

  72. September 25, 2008 @ 2:31 am

    The Satisfied Customer said,

    A disgusting drink, only outranked by Tooheys New for vileness. A bit better than Tooheys New, then again I have never tasted such a minging beer a […] more

  73. December 23, 2008 @ 11:06 pm

    garden nome said,

    vomit bombs

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