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Sour p*ss - VB 30 packs – Serious issue in FNQ. Either changes in brew or serious supply and transport supply. Over the last 2 years as a 30 year devoted drinker the sweetness has gone. It’s like acid Show details

Old Timer VIC 2 posts 2yVoteMore

Long Live the VB Long Neck – Nothing better than pouring an Ice cold VB Long Neck into a glass and 2 Gulps down .Been drinking VB Long Necks past 50 years no other beer comes close Don’t drink Beer from Cans or Stubbies only Long Necks poured into a glass The only way to drink Beer Show reply

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grace r. NSW 1yVoteMore

Broken glass in VB stubby – My husband almost swallowed a piece of glass from his VB drink, and on further inspection of the bottle we found 2 more bits of broken glass. We had to throw away the rest of the beer from the same box as he freaked out and been traumatised as the result of this incident.

Positive reviews

Thomas D. NSW 2 posts 3yVote (1)More

The perfect Australian lager – This beer is hands down the best Australian lager there is, Melbourne bitter being a strong contender for second place. I have been drinking this beer since age 16 and have never seriously considered switching to another brand, the marketing campaign is unobtrusive unlike many other lesser beer brands. The taste of an ice cold Victoria bitter is… Read more

second to none and is best enjoyed from a stubby with a lamb cutlet on a stinking hot Aussie summers day. Quintessential Australian beer that should be more appreciated than it is, many people like to hate on vb but they are just sheep who don’t know the meaning of a good beer.

Richard Lithgow NSW 3yVoteMore

I love my VB but my family and friends will never buy this product again – I wanted to enter VB match & win I rang the 1800 number & got transfer to someone who said the will get back to me one week later I found a help page that also said we will contact you around 48 hours still no won contacted me as this the last day of the for entries and I have three gifts to collect that will never happen Show details

Joshua B. NSW 4yVoteMore

Double edged sword – Tastes the way that dog food smells. If you don't vomit it back up eventually then you didn't drink it properly. I recommend having a "VB round" every two or three drinks, where you and your friends all agree to pound down a schooner of it each. It's cheap and it's always funny when old mate chucks it up and gets sent home. 10/10. Cheap, tastes… Read more

like s*** and gets you more smacked per dollar than most anything else. More Aussie than a corrupt conservative politician drunk driving a Holden Ute.

Negative reviews

Mivhael3778 VIC 17 posts 2yVoteMore

Heath risk – I’ve been drinking the vb’s for the last 37 years the last seven years my blood pressure was going up and having dizzy spells every single day went to Europe on a holiday didn’t have any lightheaded symptoms so I changed my beer from VB to Carlton draught my Blood pressure sits perfect at 1:19 121 please be aware there’s something going on here… Read more

do not buy Vb’s any more , after all these brain scans heart scans Blood tests there was nothing wrong with me it was the beer doing it to me I will never buy VB beer again as long as I live

Jessie 4 posts 3yVoteMore

Sucked in – I thought it was a good deal, buy a carton of VB for $60 and get a $20 voucher for next time you buy one. What didn't stand out clearly enough was that the $20 can only be used to buy VB merchandise, from caps to bar refrigerators, all with very prominent VB advertising. You can't use it to buy VB beer and you can't apply it to postage. There's no… Read more

physical VB shop so everything has to be delivered at your cost. So here's what I would have to do with my voucher: I'd have to buy some item of VB merchandise that I don't really want, that's more expensive than my local shops and I'd have to add postage or delivery. Great offer guys!

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Carton full of mould – Bought a 30 can carton full of mould.took it back replaced .when do you take responsibility. Rang you guys what a fine person answered phone.palm off is all I got Show details

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Barney53 15 posts 4yVoteMore

Good example of a clean well brewed Lager – First, Victoria Bitter(VB) is not actually a bitter and that probably upsets or infuriates a few beer lovers. It’s actually a very decent mass produced lager beer. Lagers have to be served cold otherwise they taste terrible. That goes for all lager beer. An ice cold VB is a great beer on a hot day and goes particularly well with BBQ and… Read more

Seafood. And the packaging is spot on with with VB stubby.

My only gripe is because it’s got a bit of an iconic status that it now costs a bit much. These days you can probably find other decent lagers at a cheaper price point.

Tiptoes VIC 18 posts 4yVoteMore

Undrinkable Cat Wizz – This stuff really is terrible. Oh, and don't tell me what to do with my own body, I'll make my own health choices thanks. Will never buy this or any of the other garbage products you "brew". Show details

Quinn VIC 39 posts 5yVoteMore

Warm VB In Belmont dan Murphy's fridge – The Dan Murphy's in Belmont is to lazy to rotate your product selling warm vb from their fridge. I said to the woman manager that's not good enough. She said suc it up it will taste like cat pee either way. This is not good for your product sales. I would ask that you make sure they sell your product which I love COLD. After all it's in your motto. Show details

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Ok not the same – Doesn't taste the same as it did a few months Back. Tastes as if it's been watered down. It tastes better on tap than it does in bottles. Come on vb fix the problem Show details

bunker43 3 posts 8yVote (3)More

Beer snobs – Yes ... Unfortunately 3/4 of all people who write reviews...... wake up not all people are over the top beer connoisseurs but just people looking for a good beer after work or at a BBQ and like lots of other Australian beers that don't appeal to the Beer Snobs VB does the job.

Kappa 8yVoteMore

Castle plazA – Castle plaza v.b is taken out of 30 pack and still sold as 6pack even though they have been dropped and smashed at 6pack cost. What a rip off. 30 cans at $63 is not 16 by 5.

Ben QLD 16 posts 8yVote (3)More

Dont. Anything else but this – This mass produced garbage is an embarrassment both for the generic "Beer" taste and drunken [Content Removed] fanclub. Found wherever [Content Removed] and/or [Content Removed] tattoos are on display. If you see a drunken 20 something wearing an australian flag like a cape standing on a 90's era Holden Commodore, you can safely bet that bottle in… Read more

his hand is a VB. Anything, including water, is a better choice than this. Cultural cringe at its absolute finest.

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Rubbish – It smells like vomit and tastes terrible. Shame all our sports sponsers are the worst beers in Australia VB XXXX Gold. The new stadium in Perth has Gauge Roads,well done.

Norm w 2 posts 8yVote (1)More

Been drinking Vb for years now and had no worries until now – Bought 3 blocks from Woolworths before Christmas and some of it tastes like crap.It has a very funny taste and smell as if hydraulic oil has been mixed with it .Got a can out of the fridge tonight that tasted the same .Its as if some cans are off and others aren’t. Bought other blocks at a pub that tastes ok.had no problems with vb cans until now.

ChrisW 8yVoteMore

VB for 40 years – I thought it was only me noticing a change in VB. Getting flat, stale taste on opening - just like the dregs in the morning after a party in the 1970's! Even changed retailers to make sure wasn't getting dudded at my regular. Bring back the full flavoured taste and true amber colour please with that beautiful VB froth.

Bing 3 posts 9y  VerifiedVoteMore

Big cold beer – Victoria Bitter has long been lots of my friends' favourite beer. The great taste brewed to deliver full-bodied flavour especially when it is ice cold. And with no doubt that it will quench any hard earned thirst.

Adil 9yVote (1)More

What is with Flat VB Beers Lately! – Been a fan of VB for years, just lately every slab I buy it is flat and needs to be thrown out, I have switched to Red Bitter, I hope VB fixes this issue.

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Had a gutful of flat VBs – Been a die hard VB man for years. Last 8 months its pot luck whether you get a proper beer or flat swill only fit for the sink. Narrowed it down to 1 slab in 6, which is a slab a fortnight. Nothing worse than looking forward to coming home to a fridge full of cold ones only to find they're undrinkable duds. VB customer service offered a slab to make me happy. Told them i want the issue fixed, not free beer. Haven't heard boo since.

Rick R 24 posts 10yVoteMore

The best beer hands down – Forget all your fancy euro beers and the like...theres nothing quite like a VB to quench a hard earned thirst..and you can even add a slice of lemon if you are a pansy like my mate Nick. The best beer hands down.

ansho NSW 9 posts 10yVoteMore

Fantastic – Our daughter celebrated her 30th Birthday at Beer Deluxe Hawthorn recently in upstairs room as a private function. Really enjoyed the catering which was first class. Staff were wonderful and very attentive, making sure we were all having good time and the platters of finger foods on offer non stop. Would highly recommend this place to anyone wanting a catered for function or just hang out downstairs for a drink.

Brian1972 2 posts 11yVote (2)More

Greatest invention – There is nothing like a hard earned thirst, and the best cold beer is vic. There is nothing like coming home for a hard day on the tools, watching tv and sipping a nice cold vb. one of the greatest products ever produced, i have got all my friends onto VB! VB is for me Tastey, inexpensive Not enough in a slab

Jordy 12yVoteMore

Quality issues, not presented well – Bought a slab of Victoria Bitter cans the other week, to find 6/24 cans dinted and the design was scratched. The look of them really wasn't as appealing, and I found myself rather disappointed in a brand that until now had gotten me through thick and thin. To follow this up, I purchased a 6 pack of Victoria Bitter the next week, to once again find… Read more

2/6 dinted cans. Starting to consider making the change to Carlton Draught, presentation of products is very important to me Still tasted nice presentation was a 2/10, rather disappointed

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VB is a beer for real men, and women – It is true that VB is not the bitter battering ram that that I remember from the '60s in the Melbourne of my youth. But then everything else has changed as well. A while back CUB foolishly dropped the alcohol content from 4.8 to 4.6, not doubt hoping to attract some sensitive latte drinking types, but of course they wouldn't drink VB anyway, so… Read more

CUB saw the folly of their decision and wisely upped the alcohol content to 4.9.

VB is the nectar of the gods. I have heard it compared to [censored word removed], but I'm not in a position to judge that claim. I have a couple every day, and there is no greater pleasure than a cold VB after a day's work. Tastes even better after sailing Not always on special

garbo WA 24 posts 13yVoteMore

Bitter taste – I have drunk many a stubby of VB and still to this day prefer others to this. It leaves a funny after taste and is not that bitter as one would expect from the name. If you cant get a Melbourne bitter and you are hanging out for a cold one then give this a try. availability funny after taste

OZFox40 89 posts 13yVote (2)More

Good – I am not an excessive drinker, but I buy the occasional carton of either the stubbies or cans, and drink them casually, say a beer or 2 in the evening. Not too strong, no sediment. This is the sort of beverage I can have almost any time of the year or day, whether it is hot outside, or raining, dark or daylight this beer is for me. Nothing like… Read more ·  1

doing something away from home, coming home and opening a stubby or cracking a tinny of VB.

It really quenches a hard-earned thirst. I wouldn't buy any other beer. My favourite brew. I love this. Only 'con' is the price, but bottle shops and licenced pubs may offer these on special from time to time. I believe I get value for money whenever I buy these. No other cons or dislikes. The beer is fine.

Garry Foreman 14yVoteMore

VB Lover – I love VB and have been drinking a 30 pack of cans a week for as long as I can remember, However today I purchased a Box and 5 cans so far have been flat and as much as I hated doing it I had to poor them down the sink. Not happy :(

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