Heavily hopped orange peel bitterness grows precipitously above sugar cane remnant, sharpening fruited plain and deepening piney-floral notes. Apricot, grapefruit, and red cherry brighten gritty grained finish for full-bodied bluster.
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VICTORY PRIMA PILS
Perfumed floral-citrus aromatics, sharp nutty grain consistency, and extreme Noble-hopped pine-lacquered orange rind finish define excellent German-styled pilsner that’ll remind bitter hop-heads of a classic India Pale Ale. Gooey caramel malting sweetens syrupy peach-pear conflux, lemon-curried ambrosia tartness, and grapefruit-peeled apricot-tangerine regalia. Floral lavender-rosebud-sunflower wisp and dry grassy astringency complete world class pils.
VICTORY LAGER
Pale straw helles-style ‘all malt’ lager gives paltry red fruited softness typical Eastern European dank grain husk and dusky yeast musk. Soapy oxidized finish precludes green grape tinge and grassy touch.
VICTORY DONNYBROOK STOUT
Thick ebony-hued full body offers adequate black coffee bittering and dark chocolate creaminess. Nutty bottom sharpens woodsy hop char.
VICTORY FESTBIER
Deep-grained copper-toned Dortmunder-styled Octoberfest lager balances sour wheat-breaded Vienna-malted frontage with bitter floral-hopped herbal tea nuttiness. Secondary biscuit-y nuance picks up subtle lemony berry-gourd dalliance at alcohol-soaked finish. Serve to indiscrimiate German Marzen fans.
VICTORY HOP DEVIL INDIA PALE ALE
Love the catchy li’l colourful label of this bold ‘n spicy, citric-juiced, full-bodied pale ale. Fine piney hop bittering, zesty grapefruit-orange-mango bite and deep dark-grained barrage reminiscent of California and Colorado microbrews. Lingering berry notes furnish moderately bitter citric-peeled finish.
VICTORY ST. BOISTEROUS HELLERBOCK
Sturdy seasonal Bavarian golden lager comes across like a better crafted and more luxurious malt liquor. Creamy corn sugared honey malts swerve by apricot-cantaloupe enticement and muted floral-herbal spicing. Dry barley-wheat foundation constrains sweet vanilla dab.
VICTORY TEN ALE
Uncompromising Belgian-inspired ‘ruby’ rich barleywine-styled 10th anniversary ale gains strong liqueur appeal, buxom chewy yeast texture, and turbid cherry cola haze after cascading butterscotch bubbles settle. Plum wine overtones gradually recede to ester-y red grape dryness. Black cherry, clementine, and cider illusions thicken brandy finish curtailing soured raisin-date aftertaste.
VICTORY SUNRISE WEISSBIER
Dry barnyard-wafted hazy-yellowed Bavarian-styled hefeweizen layers highly fizzed banana esters atop lemon-candied tartness and recessive clove-coriander glint. White peppered mint-y ginger tingle picks up nifty pineapple-papaya zest. Just a tad thin and stylishly inconclusive.
VICTORY BRANDYWINE VALLEY LAGER
Golden-hued lager with dark fruited pungency, flowery malt amiability, and sweet yeast grid. Smooth grain finish lost in the distance.
VICTORY WHIRLWIND WITBIER
Sour yeast-heightened wheat-leveraged light-body with spicy hop flow, lemony notes, and clove nuance less assertive than most imported competitors. Settling and mild, but not distinct.
VICTORY TWELVE ALE
Sheer heft of appreciable 12% alcohol splurge never disrupts funky orange sourness, tart quince pith, or counterbalanced sweet malt stickiness. Slightly turbid Belgian-inspired ale best serves enlightened double bock snobs.