| ranked #14 out of 61 beers |
rated 2.61 out of 5 |
total 2235 votes |
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Melbourne Bitter
Melbourne Bitter - a nutty, bitter beer with an earthy pine smell. A beer not recommended by our beer tasters.
| Origin: |
Australia (Melbourne, VIC) |
| Alc/Vol: |
4.9% |
| Tasting Info: |
Beer tasting 2 on 03/06/2005; beer sample 19 out of 20 |
Beer test results for Melbourne Bitter
In a blind test, our beer tasters came to the following conclusions:
| Appearance: |
Nice clean colour. |
| Aroma/Bouquet: |
Grainy, earthy pine smell, low intensity. |
| Taste: |
Very nutty, bitter. |
| Summary: |
Not recommended. |
In a blind test of Melbourne Bitter, our tasters commented:
“No smell at all. Bland, but easy drinking.”
“Yuk! What a bitter beer! Pukey aftertaste too.”
“Bitter piss.”
“This beer has no smell at all and not much taste either.”
November 11, 2005 @ 8:26 pm
intentionalmisuse said,
Foul-tasting, almost as bad as VB.
February 7, 2006 @ 8:46 am
hurlux said,
well i love a cold melb.
April 23, 2006 @ 4:28 am
Daniel said,
I love melbourne bitter it is my beer of choice. The only trouble is the cost of a carton here in Sydney. Also finding a pub with it.
May 1, 2006 @ 7:33 am
Brett said,
My mate got my switched from VB to Melbourne a long time ago, usually happy to have 6 of these then hit onto the Jim Beam!
May 23, 2006 @ 11:02 pm
Davis said,
Melbourne is a great beer - good bitter taste and easy to put back - should be exported
June 27, 2006 @ 1:40 pm
Sant said,
Is this Beer available in India?
July 10, 2006 @ 3:51 am
WEST_AUSTRALIAN said,
Bloody beautiful… Easy to drink, perfect if you wanna get jolly. Re: Sant… Indians don’t drink beer - They have curry and rice.
July 20, 2006 @ 6:51 am
mat casey said,
good drink for any occasion gose down great cant get enough ,need more paraphernalia
September 7, 2006 @ 9:20 pm
Paul said,
I like Melbourne bitter better!~
October 17, 2006 @ 6:22 am
Josh said,
Melbourne Bitter is my beer of choice after a hard day at work. It is more refreshing than VB and Carlton Draught
October 18, 2006 @ 1:39 am
bob said,
You guys beer tasting is clearly a joke. This is not even my opinion its eceryones! Melbs is my favourite everyday beer. It was a joke when you said […] more
October 28, 2006 @ 8:02 am
Carltonsucks said,
Dudes? What are you on? This is yet another bitter-piss tasting beer from Carlton. I’m not suprised. Keep supporting carlton though, it’s good for the […] more
November 16, 2006 @ 7:48 pm
Doug said,
Seems in the world of copycat ‘Aussie lagers’ Melbourne has stamped out its distinctive style not by adding malt to the watery body & flavour, or […] more
December 1, 2006 @ 3:39 am
Jimmy said,
Obviously tested by a bunch of Sydney wannabes.Melbs is the best!
December 2, 2006 @ 11:46 pm
lj said,
the beer tasters must be metrosexual wingers! its a good beer And thats that!
December 10, 2006 @ 1:41 am
Ash said,
Reasonable beer for an Aussie lager, what VB should have been.
December 21, 2006 @ 8:53 pm
Beano said,
Definitely my beer of choice! Love a few (or more) icy Melbs after a hard day’s work (or even after doing nothing at all!!)
December 21, 2006 @ 10:43 pm
Michael Cor said,
Get a life you yuppies …. !! This is the beer for the working man ….. !!! … And it tastes great for a professional civil engineer … !!!
December 22, 2006 @ 8:26 pm
Johnno said,
Melb B is a very good session beer. It,s not intended to be particularly hoppy or full bodied beer - I like it and I’m Sydney born and bred!
December 28, 2006 @ 4:10 pm
mutters said,
Make mine a MELBOURNE!!
January 26, 2007 @ 2:41 am
Stefan said,
GODS BEER!!!!!
February 13, 2007 @ 11:58 pm
Damian said,
i love it…as much as i love the the Australian Cricket Team who will win in Scotland this year
February 14, 2007 @ 12:00 am
Soiler said,
Tastes like someone fed a horse Carlton Draught and this is what came out the other end…..
March 23, 2007 @ 4:43 am
Carmen & Ange said,
Carmen says Melbourne is a brilliant beer that tastes smooth, no repeating after taste and wouldn’t pass it up for any other drink. Ange says Melbour […] more
April 3, 2007 @ 7:15 am
jack said,
best beer ever, get a life.
April 23, 2007 @ 6:31 am
Paul said,
nothing like an ice cold melb, anyone who diagree’s must like drinking urine!
April 30, 2007 @ 2:48 am
Les said,
Make mine MELBOURNE!!!! My fav beer. out of 5 it gets a 6!!!
July 18, 2007 @ 2:04 am
Fadge said,
I love getting absolutely blind off my tits drinking melbourne bitter. I generally have at least a slab a day then head out and wake up nude in a gutt […] more
August 1, 2007 @ 2:07 am
Tom said,
have you had a look at these tasters? bunch of metro tossers if you ask me! theres nuthing better than comming home after working your arse off in the […] more
November 22, 2007 @ 5:46 am
ryan said,
the bloody best beer ever u cant beat it
January 30, 2008 @ 9:01 pm
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March 7, 2008 @ 1:42 am
rob said,
best beer in the world
June 20, 2008 @ 8:22 am
Fiixed said,
my beer of choice. those tasters look like wankers (where did you find them?) here’s a tip….dont select a bunch of poofters for your next beer t […] more
July 2, 2008 @ 7:38 pm
Roo said,
Where do they find these tasters. What sort of beer drinker has wears a skivvy and has a pony tail??! This beer is pure gold. Have been drinking Melbo […] more
July 16, 2008 @ 7:02 am
yochanan said,
never had this stuff but correct me if i am wrong isn’t FOSTER word from OZ for PISS?
July 17, 2008 @ 1:06 pm
Dave The Dude said,
What ‘American’ beer would be considered close in taste to Melbourne?
September 11, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Pam said,
this beer is not nice… its so week…if you want a good beer you shound try miller yum yum
O.Brophy you know nothing!!!
September 15, 2008 @ 5:58 pm
O.Brophy said,
Pam, Melbourne Bitter is the best, stop being such a feminist!
September 24, 2008 @ 5:43 pm
Pam said,
O.Brophy…..get your a.s.s back to work and stop sitting at home all day voting for the bottle of p!ss
September 29, 2008 @ 8:51 pm
Dog said,
Wank o.brophy, you keep voting for the same bottle of piss. You drink the bottle down, piss back in it, and drink it again. Each time it must taste be […] more
September 30, 2008 @ 11:18 pm
O.Brophy said,
Dog, you really are a smart chap aren’t you, you figured out that i have been voting for the same drink, wow, how long did it take you to finish detec […] more
October 11, 2008 @ 4:12 am
Dog said,
*laughs* You sure missed it idiot. You wouldn’t know a good beer if it actually spilled in your mouth. Enjoy recycling your piss.
October 16, 2008 @ 11:58 pm
Pam said,
Dog, your a wanker……. do you not have any friend you can talk to instead of talking to strangers on the net…. sad really but hay if this is your […] more
January 8, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Russillios (greek god) said,
Melbourne is my favorite beer, I believe it is the best beer. Its far too expensive though - certainly encourages me to look at it for longer, then it […] more
January 17, 2009 @ 7:36 pm
Derzog said,
Score 3.9 “A beer not recommended by our beer tasters.” and yet it’s number 1!?!? Come on - this proves that this web site is a joke!
March 23, 2009 @ 10:13 pm
Michael said,
Score 3.Love it, it’s clean, refreshing and i can remember my father giving it to me as a youngster.
April 1, 2009 @ 3:52 am
Terry said,
This would be a great beer if it didn’t contain chemicals and artificial additives.
June 16, 2009 @ 2:59 am
justin said,
My parents drank it, i drink it and all my mates(most of them)drink it. great beer!No hangovers!
August 4, 2009 @ 8:27 am
robert said,
not bad, but you can do better: “I’ll have a XXXX mate, thanks”
August 11, 2009 @ 3:18 am
Geoff said,
Melbourne bitter is amazing. Simple, nice, doesn’t lie to you. Plain simple, genuine, bitter beer!
August 23, 2009 @ 10:38 pm
Parksy said,
Deserves the #1 spot.. no doubt about it!
September 25, 2009 @ 11:12 pm
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December 11, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
Beer Professional said,
My god anyone who thinks this beer is good quality is remedial. only a victorian, a scrubber bogan or a labotomised aborigonal would think so … if i […] more
December 11, 2009 @ 11:18 pm
Abbo DeBinne` said,
gday bruz im black as the ace of spades and me and tha cuzzez love getn blind on this dog bowl water no wondwer we like it we have our taste buds in o […] more
December 11, 2009 @ 11:23 pm
anti bogan said,
MB and VB the drink of neanderthauls and rock apes .!
January 7, 2010 @ 11:41 pm
Peter said,
This my beer of choice and I’m a Qlder
February 5, 2010 @ 7:37 pm
Bil said,
Melbourne Bitter goes down good and has a nice fine texture, never had a hangover yet and it treats me good
March 15, 2010 @ 7:57 am
OX said,
as bad as VB. pure rubbish brew. if it were so good why dont they export it?
March 25, 2010 @ 5:30 am
OX said,
yet again . Meh meh and meh.. lol another bad brew with a bogan driving the bottle.
March 29, 2010 @ 10:40 pm
OX said,
who`s this pin knobed idiot who consumes gins urine and keeps voting MB up and Miller down LOL sAD SAD SAD! SHAME SHAME SHAME! lol
April 4, 2010 @ 6:05 am
crank said,
It’s got a sharp bitter taste, a slight hopsy aroma. Definitely not a smooth beer a bit rough around the edges…almost like a red wine that’s too yo […] more
April 18, 2010 @ 1:38 am
andy said,
Victorian’s should be banned from voting on beer, how the f*#k is this rated 6?! One of australia’s worst beers would drink VB over this sh1t
April 23, 2010 @ 4:52 pm
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June 14, 2010 @ 6:31 am
OX said,
Gins Piss
August 1, 2010 @ 1:26 am
Ash said,
had it for the first time last night, made me want to vomit! definately the worst beer ever