im sad beyond words

THE alcohol content of Victoria Bitter is to be cut as brewer Foster's tries to slash millions of dollars from its tax bill.

THIS IS MADNESS

lol VB tastes like cats piss anyway

who cares!

I'd be worried if it was Carlton Draught or something similar.

Seriously, VB is utter s***!

hahah

the bogans will be disappointed

calling insom in on this topic

He said beer sales were showing a long-term decline, but overall spending on beer was rising because of a shift towards premium brands.

last edited by paveway at 08:33:54 04/Jul/07

VB is distilled with dirt imo

bogans won't be fooled by the "it won't change the taste" hype, they realise that removing 0.1% although a very small change indeed represents a dangerous precedent for potential future beer decreases

He said beer sales were showing a long-term decline, but overall spending on beer was rising because of a shift towards premium brands.

waiting for VB premium

(lol)

Broken linkie and also it's VB so no one should care as it is s***e.

http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,5552039,00.jpg

oh noes. the victory crowd will have to spend an extra $3 (or however much a vb is) to turn into the drunken slobs that they are renowned for.

Industry experts say the VB alcohol content reduction - from 4.9 per cent to 4.8 per cent - could save Foster's $20 million in beer tax a year.

Less than $3.

4.9 to 4.8 omg end of the world!!!!

'beer disaster - the end of the world'
0.1% drop in alcohol content =/= end of the world, or a disaster

waiting for VB premium

It already exists, it's called crown lager

id just like to remind all you vb haters how unaustralian and unmanly you all are

signed
an australian man and VB lover



last edited by Spook at 09:30:42 04/Jul/07

0.1% drop in amount of alcohol = more drunken idiots going "oh, they've dropped the amount of alcohol in it, so I should be fine to drive".

meh, wiskey is where it's at.

It already exists, it's called crown lager

i had one of those the other night, and it tasted like ass. no wonder

waiting for VB premium

http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/images/img_vb_original.jpg

link

edit: and crownies are australias' worst beer

crownies are s***e. but vb aint much better.

Also, best, picture, ever.

The extent to which you get drunk is greatly effected by the expectation of getting drunk:O

Crownies are what's left over from the exported Fosters. Besides, there is only one real beer

xXXx

XXXX FTW

TEDS FTW

when i'm buying cheap

Extra Dry is the best beer ever.

it's no super dry

Hahn. Light, Ice or Premium. Suits any occasion.

you mean super dry is no extra dry

they made a good go of it, but teds > super dry

I don't really mind, never been a big fan of the fullstrength VB's....the new mid's are tolerable though

"Foster's spokesman Ben Wicks said the change would not affect the taste of the beer."

That's unfortunate.

the new mid's are tolerable though

haha and you pay out my taste in beer

mids are for softcock old men

Mids are for when you start drinking at 10am, they do serve a purpose.

Most people I've met on the farms drink mids so they can still drive/ride bikes/shoot/tend crops and livestock safely.

10+ hours of drinking beers, the large majority of people can't keep that up.

If you're at a pub, house or have no plans on doing anything remotely difficult and you still drink mids... you're a softcock.

yeah well if you drink near machinery or firearms you're a f***en retard anyways so that's not what i was thinking of.

The country is a very different place compared to the city.

VB is nasty, just like XXXX.

The country is a very different place compared to the city.

yeah, judgement and co-ordination isn't affected by alcohol consumption in the country. Don't you know anything!

dont give me that s*** CHUB my sis is a cocky and they sure as hell don't go round driving their machines half-pissed.

you make country folk seem superhuman or something.

It's not like they're driving/riding on public roads, the only person they can hurt is themselves.

Riding a quad bike and/or shooting on a 30,000 acre property that you own after a carton of mids... oh noes, call the police.

Don't call the police, they are just out to get you.

Don't bring other s*** into the debate.

I'm speaking purely from my own experience infi, I didn't stereotype every farmer.

The majority I've met never stop working (they got some f***ed ambition seriously). So even when they drink on a Saturday, every few hours or so they're still out to the shed/fields/feedlot checking and/or working on their produce.

On a very large property that is privately owned, I see absolutely no problem.

hunter

congratu f***ing lations

Alright another Chub derail.

Page 3, that must be a record... I'm out :) Continue with your VB bashing.

But you are stereotyping.

How many are in your sample group and how many out of that drink and work?

There are many fine beers.
However atm I am partial to Pils.

Super Dry is orright. James Boags is pretty nice.
Tooheys New is good, Carlton Draught is good.

I think a lot of beers are overrated such as Corona, Stella, Becks etc. but hey, I'll drink em if someone is buying.

Having said that I would drink VB and have nothing against it.

Then again, I drink to get drunk. I don't think any beer tastes so bad I would refuse it when offered.

i have a couple of beers after work because i like the taste, not to get drunk

so i don't want some cat piss like VB

because i like the taste

TED's don't have any taste you noob.

Of course they do.

Boags ftl. That s*** is terrible. Hahn Super Dry rocks me for taste... but to be honest I'll drink anythign more than 4.8%.

Apparently CHUB is right ? Booze and guns do mix!

I'll drink any beer if somebody else is buying really. If I'm buying, Hahn Super Dry or XXXX bitter would be my first choice, VB would be down towards the last choice. Also, another vote for Coronas being over rated.

hay, i like pillz too!

also, i dont drink to get drunk, i do ofter drink to get totally f***ed up though

Just to clarify, although I do enjoy the gentle caress of the full tilt drunken binge, I also enjoy one or two beers. Given the chance or the day off work without the missus though, I will gladly plow through whatever alcohol I can get my hands on.


God I wish I had a beer right now.

it's origin and we've already wrapped up the series. get a beer in your hand now!

im drinking wine tonite :(

beer gives me a fat gut

I'm going to drink tonight, but not for bloody State of Origin...

Wimbledon ftw!

if its on .. ...

Goddamnit Chub, you never cease to amaze me with your f***ing retardedness. Get out of this thread!

Oh it will be Spook :D

BTW, it's only acceptable to drink wine if you're an alco and it's $5 bottles of Spumente/Passion Pop, or goon.

Grow some hair on your balls before you start ordering me about.

I don't listen to comments from highschool students and that's the honest truth.

beer is for sissy girls who can't handle scotch

I drink most types of whiskey, but I can't handle Johnny Walker Red (only scotch I've tried).

Is JW just s***e and I've been mislead?

Goddamnit Chub, you never cease to amaze me with your f***ing retardedness. Get out of this thread!

That's a little strong coming from a 15 y/o. I didn't realise you were a beer expert at such a young age.

VB is an average beer, i usually drink XXXX when im out, but im kinda over spending money on booze these days. But if i feel like it, Tooheys Extra Dry's or Hahn Premium for the win :D

heh pot calling the kettle black from clint there, some ironing for ya

I reckon 90% of the people in this thread would fail a blind taste test between VB and their chosen 'favourite' beer.

PS: Corona and TED's are not beer, they are water with colour and bubbles.

I believe that Spidz.

I can taste virtually no difference between VB and XXXX, the bogans great debate.

RUM....and only RUM.........f*** VB

I said nothing bout his choice of beer. I just stated he's a f***tard.

I'm 16 btw, and I haven't had much variety of beer, but extra dry > * so far.

VB definately has a stronger taste, side by side most people could tell the difference i reckon

Clint, you're still in highschool and you still live with your parents.

So even if I am a f***tard, your opinion means nothing to me. Once you graduate, get some life experience and start doing your own laundry... you can have a valid opinion that counts.

Till then, keep posting about "I'm not like all the other teenagers, I'm mature!!!".

I'm not like all the other teenagers, I'm mature!!!

I've taken to having one local and one foreign beer in the fridge at any time. works rather well

currently it's XXXX bitter and Paulaner Hefeweissbier (delicious)

but am I the only one who can't tell that much of a difference between VB and XXXX (especially after a jug when the tastebuds are dulled)

edit: woops yes chub has said exactly this

last edited by Insom at 23:42:06 04/Jul/07

I could easily tell the difference between VB and anything else, VB is CATS PISS

VB and XXXX both taste very skunky to me so I am not a fan of either nor of most aussie beers in general.
Someone put me onto little creatures recently and it tasted very similar to VB to me as well which was a major dissapointment after the fanboi rants I endured about it.
If it makes you want to retch when you drink it I don't think it's worth it.
I would rather a XXXX gold for taste over 90% of aussie beers including the vaunted crownies.
(My opinion only).

Also Johnny red is very over rated even for "cheap" scotch, for around the same price you can pick up a bottle of william grants for a much smoother experience with equal or better smoke and taste.

Still though the johnny black is an awesome drop on the rocks for the mid range price so they do, do at least one drink thats nice.

For the best scotch drinking experience short of hundreds of dollars a bottle though (perhaps not even then) you can't go past Glen livet 15 years.
I would kill everyone of you for a bottle of that right now ... mmmmm.

last edited by Xy at 05:34:38 05/Jul/07

hahah the inevitable (s/p) backlash

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22020269-2,00.html

can't be f***ed making a link, I am semi hammered :p

you are retarded

VB and XXXX both taste very skunky to me so I am not a fan of either nor of most aussie beers in general

Tall poppy? You are entitled to your opinion. However what gets my goat are people who dismiss Australian beers (or anything else for that matter) based on some idea that overseas products are automatically better. IMO Aussie beers are the some of the best in the world.

I would rather a XXXX gold for taste over 90% of aussie beers including the vaunted crownies.

Unfortunately any "beer credibility" you may have otherwise held is relinquished with this ridiculous statement. Wash your mouth out sir.

Wash. It. Out.

4 pages and noones mentioned the greats of the alcohol world - Guinness and Kilkenny.

Someone put me onto little creatures recently and it tasted very similar to VB to me

hahaha, nice troll.

Guinness and Kilkenny.

nothing like having a guiness fresh from the factory in dublin.

pretty sure i could taste the difference between a corona and VB....

I can see many a bogan having 'just one more' to make up for the loss

*sigh*

Lol speaking the truth loses you credibillity and makes you a troll these days, fine work lads, fine work indeed!

There are some nice Aussie beers which I personally think are better than a great deal of overseas beers most of which are pretty crap too and overpriced due to import so no tall poppy there.

Seriously, little creatures is yaks piss.

Im having a Glenfiddich 15 years aged just the way I like it right now! Thanks for the idea Xy :P

Im having a Glenfiddich 15 years aged just the way I like it right now!

with red cordial, a swizzler stick shaped like a penis and an umbrella?

Feel the <3
Also much envy Red :p, another awesome drop.

last edited by Xy at 19:09:19 05/Jul/07

I didn't say I was having a saturday night out spook style.

I actually have my scotch neat with a bit of water.

How much is JW Black? I've been looking at trying a bottle.

Around $45'ish most times I think for a 700.

why don't you use your jedi mind trick and just take the bottle chub?

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Also $45 is pretty cheap (nearly costs me that for a bottle of Turkey), how much do those fancy JW Blue bottles cost?

Far to much!

Also I live with the manager of Liquer King Highgate hill and he said they have black label going for $39.99 right now.

Further advertising for the whiskey crowd >_>.
McCallums is currently $25 at his store and Jamesson is $32.99.

last edited by Xy at 19:37:29 05/Jul/07

Woah $300.

That would make a pretty sweet chip-in present for a Scotch alco.

You couldn't bring yourself to drink it all though.

Jameson is not scotch is is irish whiskey (and it is awesome)

I drink most types of whiskey, but I can't handle Johnny Walker Red (only scotch I've tried).

This sentence doesn't really make sense. Scotch is a variety of Whiskey (or whisky depending on what type you are talking about). The others being Irish and Bourbon. And then within Bourbon you have several varieties as well.

"Jameson is not scotch is is irish whiskey (and it is awesome)"

"Further advertising for the whiskey crowd >_>."

SWIDT?

I did notice that but all the previous talk was about scotch so yeah. If I was going to be a real smarty pants I could mention that when you talk about scotch it is always spelt whisky without the e :P

Hehehe not a prob matey I was just being a silly funt anyway, no offense intended :D.

:D

<3

,,|.

(0 Y 0)

XD

On a side note, i'll be headin upto dufftown next weekend to go through the glenfiddich distillery! mmm civilised looseness.

choice magazine just says what we are all thinking

Choice survey rates VB, Tooheys ahead of imports

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22109933-2,00.html

Choice Magazine?

yer, its a consumer ratings magazine

they test and rate stuff that we buy, telling you whats the best deal, best product, best price

completely independant

been around for years

completely independant

skeptical

choice bro

its true though, because nobody would drink corona if it came in a pot glass

(paveway is a homo)

completely independant


skeptical

true story

choice magazine always tell it how it is