HopDevil Ale - Victory Brewing Company

markaberrant

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - coppery orange with some red hues, crystal clear, off-white creamy head, good retention and leaves a web of lacing.

S - hint of bready malt, grapefruit, sweet citrus, not overly powerful, but nice and clean

T - lots of grapefruit greets the tongue, and carries all the way through, bit of doughy malt at the end, enough sweetness to balance, lingering bitterness

M - oily hops to start give it some body, creamy in the mouth, med low carbonation, resinous dry finish, no alcohol

D - goes down easy, with lots of hoppy bitterness in the finish

Very tasty, the nose is not quite as powerful as it should, but plenty of bitterness to back it up. Seems pretty straight up, no crazy malt character or hop profile, but well done. Should satisfy most hopheads.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2009 02:24:47 | More by markaberrant

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

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