V-Twelve - Victory Brewing Company

jwc215

New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Bottled on Oct. 05 '07, best within five years according to label. Poured into a glass chalice:

Pours reddish orange with a thin head that immediately becomes a swirling, vanishing, patch.

The smell is of fruity esters, bready yeast and some caramel.

The taste is fruity with a sweet maltiness. I wish I could put my finger on the type of fruitiness - but a general fruitiness will have to suffice. There is a vague, subdued herbal spiciness. Peppery alcohol quite visible, especially as it progresses, with a sharp, hot finish.

It's on the lighter side of medium-bodied, with something of an oily texture. Soft carbonation. Boozy.

It's a decent stab at the style, though the alcohol covered any potential subtleties.
Maybe if the bar weren't so high for the style, I would have given it a bit higher in marks, but, though it does have some nice qualities, esp. in the aroma department, it just doesn't match up with some others I can think of...Also - booziness and general lack of depth don't help...

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2008 02:57:24 | More by jwc215

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4/5  rDev -1.2%

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4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

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4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

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4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

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4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

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3.25/5  rDev -19.8%

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3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

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Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -1.2%

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PaulD

Massachusetts

4.6/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

I went straight from work to my favorite purveyor of brew offerings (vacation time )and after choosing my favorite mix a six and picking up my wife's favorite crap beer Coors light, I perused the craft beer isles looking for something different.I have had many great offerings from Victory before so I picked it up and alas what jumped out at mews not the Belgium style ale ( which I love ) but the 12% abv ( again vacation time).
I really enjoyed this brew allot - not like anything I have had before - start off sweet then the hops hit with a dry finish. A very well done beer! Cheers - drink slowly..

Serving type: bottle

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Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

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