HopDevil Ale - Victory Brewing Company

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I brought home a bottle of this from a recent visit Stateside, due to its location of origin (never had a Pennsylvanian IPA before), and let's face it, the overtly pandering label art. Hey, it stood out from the multitude of IPAs available on the shelves during that particular shopping trip.

This beer pours a light, clear orange amber colour, with a few fingers of pillowy white head, which sticks around for more than a few minutes, and leaves a fair amount of soap bubble lacing around the glass. It smells faintly of grapefruit hops, and not much else, even as it warms. The taste starts with a grassy, flinty hop dryness, that moves to include more resinous pine bitterness, before washing over a thin caramel malt backbone to the lip-smackingly dry hop finish. The carbonation is understated, allowing the hops to remain the star of this show. The body is a wee bit less than full, but, for the style, I suppose it is just right. There is no noticeable warming from the elevated alcohol. For the strong, but not overpowering, hop goodness, and the smooth mouthfeel, this is quite a decently drinkable IPA.

Serving type: bottle

12-24-2008 07:28:24 | More by biboergosum

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

sofisdad

California

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-17-2013 01:03:29 | More by sofisdad

mobrockman

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-17-2013 00:25:29 | More by mobrockman

AL89BR

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-16-2013 23:06:37 | More by AL89BR

verge

California

4.5/5  rDev +9.5%

05-16-2013 21:52:36 | More by verge

mverity

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.4%

05-16-2013 21:01:39 | More by mverity

sachie23

New York

4/5  rDev -2.7%

05-16-2013 21:00:41 | More by sachie23

KVNBGRY

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -8.8%

05-16-2013 18:39:02 | More by KVNBGRY