2005 VB - consumed whilst plastered on vintage port in the company of some likewise inebriated foreign types. Served in a small bottle with a green label. Looked like beer, smelt like beer and kinda tasted cold and beer-like.

When you guys are my age, your livers will fail you!

"VickieBit" was our beer of choice in India. I'm shocked to see you suggesting that it be ignored, unless of course you just want there to be more left for you.

VB is full flavoured, with a clean, hop bitterness. This refreshing taste is complemented by a dry, fruity finish.

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Very well put KB. I wonder how you always manage to come up with such spot on tasting notes.

Sadly, there was much frustration, induced by the label, amongst some of the tasters.

A very nice beer to drink after a few bottles of VP! The Petrus-like pricing was a bit of a shock, however.

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Originally posted by bman:
When you guys are my age, your livers will fail you!

"VickieBit" was our beer of choice in India. I'm shocked to see you suggesting that it be ignored, unless of course you just want there to be more left for you.

bman, your status as semi-honourable aussie (on the basis that there is no such thing as an honourable aussie) is slipping. We all know that the real derivation of VB is Virgin Buster, not some reference to the state it originated on or the type of beer it is.

You should be drinking Melbourne Bitter, not "V-much sweeter than it used to-B"
pete

Sorry, no TNs form my side. Got a bit blurry....though I remember its refreshing freshness and weird behavouir of its drinkers

I drank Melbourne Bitter in both Delhi and Isbad as well, also their "Cold" beer, something expensive with gold wrap around the top of a tall bottle (not a stubbie), and several other non-Fosters.

Liked them all, as I recall.....

I think you mean crown lager. It's Fosters in a different bottle. It is only in that tall bottle so yoiu can't smell the H2S! I was at a tasting where Crown and Lowenbrau (and others)were poured into wine glasses. Oh my god! Crown was undrinkable (bilgey) and Lowenbrau was extraordinary.
pete