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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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, spices, some citrus, vanilla.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, yeast, oranges, spices.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Fruit, spices, some citrus, vanilla.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Fruit, yeast, oranges, spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2015
at 12:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Cloudy golden liquid with medium off-white head. Aroma of barnyard, lemon peel, white pepper, bread and light grain. Taste is dry and light sweet with notes of lemon peel, white pepper and barnyard. Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2014
at 14:04
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
650ml bottle from Systembolaget. BBE 14 MAR 2015. Pours sligtly hazy, golden color, thick, quickly disappearing white head, lacing. Orange, citrus, mild barnyard notes and some mild spicyness, just an awesome aroma, so fruity. Flavor has orange, spices, belgian yeast, hops and again some faint barnyard notes. Dry, loong fruity finish. Topnotch saison. Crisp, fruity, refreshing. Glad I don’t have to share this bottle with anyone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2014
at 11:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 650 ml. Somewhat hazy yellow with a big fluffy white head, some lacings. Aroma is yeasty and peppery touched with a fine citrus tone. Taste is herbal, citrus, peppery, yeasty and grassy. Medium body, medium carbo. The spicey flavours are somewhat dislocated from the rest and not quite on par with the complexity of a well balanced saison - still a good effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2014
at 11:52
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Flaska från SB. Gyllenfärgad, disig, högt vitt skum. Fin funkig doft med mycket jästkaraktär, kryddor, örter och jordkällare. En klassisk men kraftfull saison. Fyllig, funkig karaktärsfull, kryddig och lätt pepprig utan av vara kryddsmakande, citruskaraktär. citronskalsbeska. Som hämtad från Belgien. Riktigt riktigt bra.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2014
at 11:26
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottled:
Pours hazy golden with a fluffy head; looks like Duvel.
Lots of sour funk in the aroma. Also some coriander.
Flavor is dry with lots of sour funk and coriander. Some alcohol in the finish.
A little bit too much coriander for my liking. Simple.
Pours hazy golden with a fluffy head; looks like Duvel.
Lots of sour funk in the aroma. Also some coriander.
Flavor is dry with lots of sour funk and coriander. Some alcohol in the finish.
A little bit too much coriander for my liking. Simple.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2014
at 10:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bomber bought @ Systembolaget. Pours slightly hazy yellow with a frothy white head that doesn’t leave much trace on the glass while dissiapting. Smell is tiny sour and slightly phenolic with crackers, lime juice, hay, dry soil, marzipan covered baked pears, lemon zest, pepper corns and hints of fried banana with vanilla ice cream. Taste is tiny sweet, very tiny sour and phenolic with crackers, orange zest, lemon zest, pear skins, hay, dry soil, white pepper corns, banana bread and hints of marzipan. Mouthfeel is soft, tiny dry, tiny spicy astringent and light top medium bodied. Finish is tiny sweet, slightly bitter and phenolic with crackers, orange zest, rubber, marzipan, pear skins, hay, dry soil and pepper corns. Refreshing but too phenolic for me...
Tried
on 12 Jun 2014
at 11:29
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Smak och doft av humle, vete, jäst, äpple, citrus, örter, gräs, hö med toner av jord, och honung. Fruktig, lagom söt med fin beska med smak och örter, gräs och peppar. Lite tvålig känsla, välbalanserad och rund och len för smaklökarna.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2014
at 12:24