Hop Wallop - Victory Brewing Company

buschbeer

Ohio

2.88/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

I poured into a pint glass to an inch of head. The smell is dominant. It was very bready with faint hops smell. It is orange in color and a bit opaque. I taste the malts at first, but then the hops come through. It is just odd how it smells so malty, yet finishes hoppy. It is definately not one of my favorites, but it is better than I remembered.

Skoal!

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2009 20:35:56 | More by buschbeer

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-26-2013 20:19:09 | More by mikeincharleston

DanE

Connecticut

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-26-2013 19:54:09 | More by DanE

CMOrak

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-26-2013 03:57:27 | More by CMOrak

ryanuj32

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-26-2013 03:41:50 | More by ryanuj32

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-26-2013 00:24:32 | More by Photekut

Brushkanna

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-25-2013 02:44:49 | More by Brushkanna

richkrull

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-25-2013 01:06:02 | More by richkrull

Jsher

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-24-2013 20:44:05 | More by Jsher

drh1382

Texas

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-23-2013 20:06:44 | More by drh1382

visionaries

California

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-23-2013 17:46:50 | More by visionaries

Illos

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-23-2013 05:01:07 | More by Illos

Wally

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-23-2013 00:32:48 | More by Wally

scottyu27

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-22-2013 13:05:45 | More by scottyu27

Chuck_25

Kansas

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

05-22-2013 03:42:28 | More by Chuck_25

BurgeoningBrewhead

Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured into snifter. Clear golden orange with a thick fluffy white head. I can smell it already as I pour it; getting some wafts of alcohol and something like wine almost. In the glass it smells a lot more yeasty than I was expecting, with piney hops in the background. Taste is the same, I'd almost think it had Belgian yeast involved somewhere. I think that confusing flavor may be coming from the combination of incredibly bitter hops and less malt presence. Smooth and yeasty?, with hops coming in and finishing very bitter. I appreciate how complex this DIPA is. It's a nice turn from the usual (malt)HOPSHOPSHOPS. Mouthfeel is a little thicker and...fluffier? than expected as well.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 00:49:16 | More by BurgeoningBrewhead

lenbert

Indiana

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-21-2013 10:06:02 | More by lenbert

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-21-2013 02:14:45 | More by johntfox

mc4z

California

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-21-2013 01:21:51 | More by mc4z

Lucoli

New York

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-21-2013 01:20:11 | More by Lucoli

hopkrid

Florida

4/5  rDev -2.4%

05-21-2013 00:00:23 | More by hopkrid

ipas-for-life

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

05-20-2013 20:54:38 | More by ipas-for-life

RyFikes

New York

4.5/5  rDev +9.8%

05-20-2013 15:46:45 | More by RyFikes

dar482

New York

3.7/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

This beer comes in a wonderful deep gold, orange color that is very hazy as you cannot see through it.

The aroma is of huge tropical fruits. Pineapple, orange, mango with a bit of a bready note. It’s very juicy. There is just a fantastic aroma on this.

The flavor does not match the aroma. It starts off with some grapefruit and then goes with some piney flavor. It just punches you with a huge hop astringent bitterness that really sticks on the front of your tongue. One of the bitterest beers I have had. The middle has a bit of maltiness to it that carries the beer along before the smack of bitterness. Then again, having this on tap months later, the bitterness wasn't not as offensive, but it just wasn't quite right to match the aroma.

The mouthfeel is medium.

In the end, I wish it had more grapefruit fruitiness to match the fruits on the nose. The bitterness overpowers the beer. It's also the hop profile that isn't really for my suiting. I prefer a dry finish that has that fresh grapefruit peel flavor. This just is slightly off in a confusing sense that isn't quite right. If it was toned down a bit, I would like it a lot more with its beautiful hazy color and maltiness.

Having had this on tap, it was surely less offensive than the bottle. Still, not quite my style.

Serving type: on-tap

05-19-2013 22:54:38 | More by dar482

birdsellam

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -14.6%

05-19-2013 18:19:40 | More by birdsellam