V-Twelve - Victory Brewing Company

superspak

Michigan

4.33/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle into chalice, bottled on 8/10/2012. Pours slightly cloudy reddish orange color with a 1 finger fairly dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lasts. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big raisin, pear, apple, fig, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, biscuit, nuttiness, candi sugar, honey, light banana, earth, light pepper, light clove, and light yeast spiciness. Fantastic aromas with great complexity and balance of malty/fruity notes. Taste of raisin, pear, apple, fig, brown sugar, toffee, biscuit, nuttiness, caramel, banana, honey, candi sugar, toast, pepper, earth, clove, and light yeast spiciness. Lingering notes of light fruits, brown sugar, toffee, nuttiness, biscuit, caramel, honey, candi sugar, banana, herbal, earth, clove, and light yeast spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic balance and complexity of malty/fruity flavors; with a nice malt and spicy ester balance; with zero cloying sweetness present after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full bodied; with a creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is extremely well hidden at 12%, with hardly any warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic quad style! Great complexity and balance of flavors; and dangerously smooth to sip on. A highly enjoyable offering; very well done.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 07:19:42 | More by superspak

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.2%

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BeerForMuscle

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.2%

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mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.2%

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krisbee

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -1.2%

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Lewdd

Illinois

4/5  rDev -1.2%

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Magery

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

05-07-2013 19:32:05 | More by Magery

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -1.2%

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Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

05-03-2013 05:45:45 | More by Kelp

Crimsontider22

Alabama

4/5  rDev -1.2%

05-03-2013 04:23:24 | More by Crimsontider22

Radwagon

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

04-30-2013 00:38:34 | More by Radwagon

hopkrid

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

04-29-2013 00:15:54 | More by hopkrid

n00blar

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

04-26-2013 13:54:33 | More by n00blar

HiWire

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

04-25-2013 03:20:20 | More by HiWire

JDavidRice

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -1.2%

04-23-2013 00:22:49 | More by JDavidRice

seanwilson530

California

4/5  rDev -1.2%

04-18-2013 23:10:52 | More by seanwilson530

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -19.8%

04-17-2013 18:06:16 | More by Jason1337

Huffaroma

Montana

3.75/5  rDev -7.4%

04-16-2013 03:52:11 | More by Huffaroma

anvilx

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -13.6%

04-14-2013 04:35:59 | More by anvilx

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -1.2%

04-13-2013 21:40:40 | More by DaPan

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

04-13-2013 02:47:40 | More by PaulD

bitter

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +4.9%

04-12-2013 23:19:09 | More by bitter

CATVDK

Maine

4.75/5  rDev +17.3%

04-12-2013 01:59:23 | More by CATVDK

RRC03

New Hampshire

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%

04-09-2013 02:43:09 | More by RRC03

jhutch31

California

4.21/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Shard a bottle of this with a friend last Friday night. To try and drink one of these on your own is asking for trouble. We were both a little fuzzy when we finished it, even after splitting this guy in half.

Appearance: Pours a very beautiful amber/ reddish hue. Polished, looking beer with little to no haze. Lots of bubbley champagne like head thate quiclkly recedes to light lacing in the glass.

Smell: Theres a lot in the smell. Different fruits and spices. For me, it was hard to pick out one, but you can definately get a blend of citrus notes, strong spices and a strong smell of alcohol.

Taste: Again, another blend of citrus and spice with rather hot finish. You can really taste the 12% ABV in this beer.

Mouthfeel: Again, a little hot on the palate. Sort of a champagne like bubbleyness and tingling from the carbonation and a light to medium body type of finish.

Overall: Definately a beer to enjoy amongst friends in small quantities for an after dinner digestive or for celebration. Not something I would drink to unwind at the end of a long day. I enjoyed it.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2013 21:40:43 | More by jhutch31