Fosters move aside. VB which stands for Victoria Bitter is Australia largest selling and favourite beer. VB, first produced in the 1890's is now brewed by Carlton United Breweries, Australia's largest brewery, and is sold in nearly every imaginable format - cans, stubbies (375ml bottles), throw downs or hand grenades in NSW (250ml bottles), long necks (750ml bottles) and even plastic cups at sporting events and university functions.Either way it doesn't matter how its packages, just as long as it's ice cold and sitting

in your hand, and you're drinking it. It is also sold in the United Kingdom as "Victoria Beer ". The name change from Victoria Bitter was necessary as the beer is a lager and not a true bitter in the technical sense (there is little distinction between a bitter and a lager in Australia and the names are often used interchangeably.