Craig’s tasting
I am only stating the obvious when I say that those who dislike VB (Victoria Bitter) are not likely to ever taste VB Raw. This being said, for every VB hater there must be as many VB lovers around, otherwise the VB name would not have become the Australian icon it is.
For non Australian readers I would like to point out that this is a beer that many Australian males born prior to 1985 would have indulged in on more than one occasion. I like my counterpart made a habit of drinking it, that was until I turned 20 and realised that the beer world was not as one dimensional as i thought. My final experience with the beer that became a brand was during my last attempt to celebrate National Case day by drinking an entire carton of VB in one day. That was 2001 and I am proud to say I completed the task with minimal wastage.
Fast forward to late 2009 and I had not touched a VB since trying to turn my blood stream into a beer stream with one of Australia’s most average beers. Surprisingly enough it was a Carlton & United sales representative who convinced me the VB Raw was not like it forefather and that I should give it a go.
VB Raw as it turns out is a perfectly palatable beer and I believe the brewer has made quite a good attempt to capture the post 1985 drinkers by leveraging off one of the strongest brands in the country. In short we now have a beer that has dulled the taste, extracted some of the bitterness and executed some of those bastard carbohydrates that keep trying to make the world fat.
While my days of trying to partake in National Case day are well and truly behind me. The days of enjoying a few VB Raws are very much ahead of me.
