VB Raw Dry Lager
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Well basically this is Victoria Bitter’s first attempt at penetrating the low carbohydrate market and frankly it’s a poor one at that. I understand that VB have a hard reputation to lift but this new lager simply doesn’t cut it and here’s why.
Hearing the news of a new low-carb lager I honestly thought that VB may have been onto a winner but unfortunately that’s not the case, excuse the pun. VB Raw turned out to be the mysterious free beer which I filled a survey out for a month ago and had posted on the BeerAdvice News section here. A six pack showed up at my front door neatly wrapped in what looked like a recycled cardboard box with each bottle delicately encased in green gift wrap along with a VB Raw pamphlet. Now in terms of marketing and packaging I would give this beer 5/5 but regrettably that’s not what I review. As mentioned earlier, this beer is marketed towards the low-carb section and the younger generation of beer consumers. Its carbohydrate rating comes in at 1.9 grams per 100ml which when compared to a similar low-carb lager such as Bavaria Blonde’s 0.9 grams per 100ml, it doesn’t fare that well. The worst part for me with this beer was the taste, or lack thereof. I find myself thinking long and hard on how to describe the taste but my thoughts lead me to consider it as bland – it almost tastes as though it was watered down. There is no lingering taste whatsoever and it leaves your tastebuds saying ‘is that it?’ It has only a small amount of carbonation and pours with a nearly non-existent head. The smell is slightly sweet and the colour is a light shade of yellow.
I would like to thank www.inthemix.com.au for supplying me with a six pack of this beer for free, because if I were to have paid for it I would have been severely disappointed.
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Category : Beer Reviews, Lager
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