HopDevil Ale - Victory Brewing Company

Ralphus

Ontario (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

I first had Victory Hop Devil at a bar in the Philidelphia airport. It was on tap and for a beer at 9am served with a breakfast of greasy sausages and eggs it went down pretty well. Today I'm reviewing the bottled version which tastes remarkably similar.

It pours a clear but medium caramel colour body and a small offwhite head that settles to practically nothing in just a few minutes.

The smell is mostly of fruity sweet malts with some hops mixed in.

The taste is very hop dominated.. strong hops, pine and grapefruit hit you and overwhelm the taste. Where are the sweet malts? Where are the fruity yeasts? Not here unfortunately. I enjoy hops as much as the next hop head but nothing but hops isn't terribly rewarding.

Mouthfeel is good and the carbonation is refreshing. Drinkability is better than average.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2009 21:07:54 | More by Ralphus

mitch3114

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-22-2013 02:12:57 | More by mitch3114

DudMan

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-22-2013 01:28:55 | More by DudMan

Alextricity

Michigan

4.2/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

*March 23rd review from RateBeer*

First off, this bottle says best by March 18th 2013, so it’s about a week past its prime.

Appearance: Pretty clear beer with some small particles floating around. Two fingers worth of head that stays at about one through the glass. Very nice lacing.

Aroma: The aroma is of spice and malt with hops there, but definitely in the background and more subtle (I presume because of the age of this beer).

Taste: The taste is... interesting. Truth be told, it tastes like V8 juice to me as far as the "spice" is concerned, but without any vegetable notes (thank God). Sweet through the front of each sip, with a slightly bitter, spicy finish. Really, I get a LOT of peppery notes in HopDevil, and I don’t mind. The mouthfeel is smooth, and a slight coating is left in the mouth on each sip.

HopDevil’s a very good beer, and this one’s not even fresh. I would try this again out of a fresher bottle.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:58:29 | More by Alextricity

Captain_Rapp

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-22-2013 00:28:09 | More by Captain_Rapp

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-20-2013 22:01:37 | More by johntfox

jbeervt

Vermont

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-20-2013 19:13:04 | More by jbeervt

tipfortap

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-20-2013 17:20:26 | More by tipfortap

dar482

New York

4.41/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

The color is a dark amber red.

If you can get this nitro, please do. The head is fluffy pillowy white.

The aroma has a pine bigness, sweetness from malt.

It starts off with mild to strong on fruits and sweet flavors. The hops finish nicely, but leaves a bit of a bitter aftertaste. There is a big pine and red grapefruit flavor because of the crystal malt gentle sweetneess.

The mouth feel is so smooth and low on carbonation. The nitro really makes this beer roll around the mouth well.

This is almost a mix of an amber ale and IPA.

One of the better IPAs I had have.

Serving type: nitro-tap

05-20-2013 06:55:38 | More by dar482

wonothesane42

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-20-2013 02:08:16 | More by wonothesane42

ljthockey7

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-19-2013 18:49:07 | More by ljthockey7

birdsellam

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-19-2013 18:16:58 | More by birdsellam

Fubar1453

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-19-2013 14:19:39 | More by Fubar1453

Isotope

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -14.8%

05-19-2013 03:03:45 | More by Isotope

CMOrak

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-19-2013 01:47:53 | More by CMOrak

beatlefan56

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 16:04:47 | More by beatlefan56

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 13:06:53 | More by SmellsofMahagony

TheBattousai

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 03:33:26 | More by TheBattousai

NHbeerfishing

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -20.9%

05-18-2013 01:47:17 | More by NHbeerfishing

En29356

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-18-2013 01:08:23 | More by En29356

inanity

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +21.7%

05-18-2013 00:16:39 | More by inanity

HinghamRick

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-17-2013 15:15:22 | More by HinghamRick

crowsoup

California

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-17-2013 15:02:56 | More by crowsoup

Glider

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-17-2013 13:48:24 | More by Glider

Roman5150

Michigan

4.34/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottl into snifter

Appearance: dark amber/mahogany, thick white head

Smell: you can smell the bitterness, earthy floral hops, minor fruity notes, pineapple and citrus

Taste: very smooth, less bitter than the nose and name would imply. Extremely well balanced, very resinous earthy hay undertones with a sharp citrus backbone. Alcohol and malt are pretty well disguised by hops. One of the more balanced ipas ive had.

Mouthfeel: not much carbonation

Overall: a very well balanced ipa with loads of hops but not super bitter like i expected. Truy an amazing beer, will be buying again. Highly drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 01:20:42 | More by Roman5150