Helios
Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating|
Score
7.03
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(Re) Introducing Helios Ale. We’ve rebranded and repackaged the former V-Saison and now introduce Helios Ale. This bottle conditioned, Belgian-inspired ale remains the same refreshing ale that you enjoyed as V-Saison, however, in a more approachable, less expensive 22 oz capped bottle. Helios Ale has an earthy, aromatic hop start and shifts into aspects of lemon peel and black pepper. This is a quenching, invigorating ale, despite its substantial strength.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
0.65l bottle. This is a cloudy orange golden looking one, tons of small unfiltered particles floating about and with a nice big lasting and lacing head white head that sticks around. Like the fruity funky cheesy nose, quite original and different. Blood oranges, fermented pear juice and it has a woody sour undertone with yeast. Nice. It doesn't really taste all that amazing. Really old mushy cellar and earthy dust. Feels kinda flat, not on the carbonation but in the taste. A good amount of yeast here and it has a nice oily texture in the mouth. More bitter oranges, a little bit of wet moss and it's light peppery and spiced towards the finish. Half the bottle down it grows on you a bit, but this is not mine kind of saison. 10.03.2016
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2016
at 09:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Flaske 650ml fra Vinmonopolet Larvik. Drukket i Tyrihansveien. Gylden. Litt uklar. Høyt kremaktig skum som daler veldig sakte. Spotlacing. Aroma av malt og krydder. Smaken fint balansert. Beholder krydderpreget. Nesten som pepper. Blir tørr etter hvert. Litt bunnfall igjen på flaska.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2016
at 14:27
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle. Cloudy honey gold color. Large rocky white head. Fragrant, yeasty malt aroma is redolent of hay and farmhouse funk. Flavor is more bready malt with a Brett edge. Bittersweet lemon peel and citrus hops in midtaste. Earthy and fruity at the same time. Bitter dry finish. Splendidly funky and complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2015
at 20:47
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at CBM Koenji. Hazy straw with a big soapy white head. Aromas of lemon zest, light barnyard and bright, juicy citrus. Taste is more of the same, with a strong wheat profile. Not much of a saison, but still a refreshing summer beer on a hot night. --- Beer merged from original tick of Victory Helios Ale on 03 Aug 2015 at 20:06 - Score: 6
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Aug 2015
at 08:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from The Drinkery, Londonderry, NH. Aroma is strong fruity pineapple esters, yeasty dough, hints of cereal. Appearance is crystal clear golden yellow with attractive, copious sparkle and fizzy two-finger head with good retention and foamy lacing. Taste is much like smell--yeasty fruity sweetness. I thought I would like it more than I did. Palate is medium bodied with thin texture and lively carbonation--a tad too much. Finish is fairly dry and abrupt. It starts out with great smell and appearance and then fails to deliver all the way through. Still enjoyable but swings and misses for a home run.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2015
at 19:40