Victory Bitter
The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel

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From:
The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel
 
Australia
Style:
English Bitter
Ranked #103
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,334
Avg:
3.48 | pDev: 11.78%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
25
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 28, 2023
Added:
Jan 27, 2003
Wants:
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Gots:
  1
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Ratings by lacqueredmouse:
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.58/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Good looking beer. Thick and rich cloudy amber colour, with a decent head. Almost looks like you could chew your way through this one.

Spicy bitter notes on the nose, with a hint of malt, but overall pretty subdued.

The palate is a lot better. Long, fragrant and robust. Pretty good caramel malt flavours. This one has its basis on the malt, but the strong, rich flavoursome bitterness wins it over. Most enjoyable.
Nov 17, 2006
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

3.17/5  rDev -8.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
$11.50 AUD per pint at the hotel.

Smooth and coating. Rich amber malt, faint toasted malt, biscuit malt, English ale yeast, faint toffee, faint caramel.

Free of any overt buttery flavour/diacetyl.

Drinkable and balanced if a biteen shallow.

C+ / ABOVE AVERAGE
Jan 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.44 by Mikexw from New York

Dec 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by Hungtseechau from Australia

Mar 29, 2016
 
Rated: 2.68 by jeschaefer from Texas

Jan 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by BillRoth from Maryland

Mar 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.43 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Feb 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by admiral from Australia

Sep 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Bobhoya from Arizona

Feb 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Agentveba from North Carolina

Dec 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by GraduatedCashew from California

Aug 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by SouthCrescent from Pennsylvania

Apr 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by ColSanders123 from Georgia

Feb 11, 2013
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Reviewed by heygeebee from Australia

3.14/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A half pint on tap.

One finger head, amber/copper colour.

Aromas of some toffee and malt - not much tho.

Taste is restrained at first, but then the hoppy bitterness kicks in after a few mouthfuls.

It's a fizzy little bugger, but apart from that, mouthfeel is good and flavour lingers - even as you walk down to the Rocks.

So - all in all a reasonable beer. HOWEVER marked down due to servng temperature. Simply served far too cold on a winter's night. My bad for having a half. A slow pint would be a much much better bet.
Jun 05, 2011
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Reviewed by JohnnyBarman from Canada (ON)

3.95/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
My second brew of the night from my visit to the brewery. Poured into a schooner glass and shared with my wife.

Poured a nice copper-amber colour, solid head and good retention for a bitter. Looked pretty good.

Nose was malt, caramel, herbal hops, a bit of citrus. Goldings if I'm not mistaken.

A refreshing and tasty bitter (which is saying a lot for me because I'm rarely impressed with them). The hops provide a generous amount of flavor to the brew, which took the form of herbal tea, earth and a bit of citrus. Lovely caramel backing to it.

My only complaint was that the brew felt a bit over-carbonated. Other than that, usual bitter feel.

My favorite of the night, the Bitter was certainly a Victory in all senses of the word. A quality pale ale with some flavor, but with a low enough ABV and mild body to mean for some serious consumption. Great work.
May 08, 2011
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.97/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
What a delight in Sydney, this small micro-brew that probably draws millions of tourist due to the fact that it is Sydney's oldest brewery/pub. Who gives a SH&T! Does it make good beer that is what is really important...right??? Well let me tell you....the Victory Bitter is pretty darn good. You can smell the caramel and hops. The amber color is pleasing to the eye. The taste does not dissappoint, the caramel and malt balance the bitterness of the hops and makes for a great...what for it...SESSION BEER!!!! Stay thirsty my friends...and when in Sydney...put LNB on your list of musts!
Feb 15, 2011
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Reviewed by drtth from Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Reviewed from notes taken during a recent trip to Sydney.

Served in a nonic pint glass. Glass of cold water on the side to sip from periodically.

Appearance: As served the beer is a clear copper color with a ¼" white head that persists and leaves some reasonable lacing

Smell: The soft light aromas include some touches of caramel laced with lightly herbal hop notes.

Taste: As expected from the nose the flavors include some lightly sweet caramel interwoven with the herbal and lightly bitter character of the hops. Some well balanced flavors here.

Mouthfeel: The mouth feel is medium to light bodied and smooth with adequate carbonation. The finish is medium length and begins with the sweet malt that fades away. The finish then ends with some herbal and lightly dry hop bitterness

Drinkability: I enjoyed sipping my way through this one and would say fresh on tap at the brewpub this is the best of the three Lord Nelson beers I sampled while in Sydney. I'd surely be willing to have another even though there are other bitters I'd prefer.
Nov 21, 2010
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Reviewed by dgilks from Australia

3.88/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nice, clear copper colour with a beautiful white head. Good head retention and lacing.

Mild malt aroma with a light EKG note.

Smooth and malty with a crisp yet mild citrus and spicy hop character.

Moderately-light body with moderately-high carbonation. Too gassy.

Overall, this is a nice, easy drinking beer but the gassiness lets it down.
Oct 30, 2010
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Reviewed by TubaManJack from District of Columbia

3.48/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appearance -A light copper/amber color with a small head that leaves precious little lacing. Looks moderately carbonated.
Smell- Sweet malt, It's like being a lollie shop and not knowing where the carmel/toffee/brittles begin and end, limited herbal hops
Taste- Similar to the taste, I found it rather sweet up front until the bitter finish. Moderate complexity
Mouthfeel- An interesting slickness and a heavy dose of late bitter malt
Drinkablility- I could take a few laps around the track with this brew.
Apr 29, 2009
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Reviewed by rizzo from Australia

3.76/5  rDev +8%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
This beer is now firmly in the English Bitter territory now. Lovely fuggles aroma and flavour balanced in a generous portion of crystal malt. Appearance reminds me of some of those northern English mild ale but this guy packs a little more punch. Worth a trip to the Lord Nelson.
Jan 15, 2009
Victory Bitter from The Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 25 ratings