Classic
Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
5.96
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Classic is the definition of drinkable with pilsner malt and Hallertau hops bringing perfect balance to this 4.8% refresher for game day, happy hour, mowing the lawn and everything in between.
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4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Not a lot going on here. Some crisp malt, paper aroma. Golden pour. Just what you would expect it to be. Bottle pour sampled at whole foods.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2015
at 16:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into lager glass, best before 8/3/2015. Pours crystal clear bright golden yellow color with a small dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of light lemon, cracker, biscuit, herbal, straw, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malt and earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of light lemon, cracker, biscuit, herbal, straw, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of cracker, biscuit, herbal, straw, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Good balance and solid robustness of pale malt and earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. A good amount of dryness present as well. Very clean on lager flavors with zero yeast ester notes present. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and clean mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a nice Helles style. All around good balance and solid robustness of pale malt and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2015
at 20:00
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle in San Juan as V Lager. Slightly hazy yellow color, small white head. Grainy malty aroma. Light to medium-bodied. Malty flavor with earthy German hops, a bit grainy. It is just another lager even it is from Victory.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2015
at 19:24
6/10
Easy drinking Jones.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2015
at 14:36
9/10
Tried
on 12 Oct 2014
at 21:08
2.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
12 oz bottle....yellow/straw w/ a small off white head....
-smells like a lager’
-up front sour matiness
-nothing to it
-let me rephrase...nothing great to it
-I don’t think I’m a lager fan ...this beer was a reminder of that
-its not the worst lager I’ve ever had...but wouldn’t buy again (unless they change the recipe)
-I had to drink it quickly because I didn’t care for the aftertaste of sour
-rating from 2-9-2010
-smells like a lager’
-up front sour matiness
-nothing to it
-let me rephrase...nothing great to it
-I don’t think I’m a lager fan ...this beer was a reminder of that
-its not the worst lager I’ve ever had...but wouldn’t buy again (unless they change the recipe)
-I had to drink it quickly because I didn’t care for the aftertaste of sour
-rating from 2-9-2010
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2014
at 19:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Pony Bar. Medium gold color with lace. Nice malty, biscuit nose. Light bitterness, nice lemony, floral hops at first, but in the end, rather plain.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2014
at 17:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance has a clear light golden color, small frothy head, fast fading head leaves rings and spotty lacing.
The smell has mainly just malts, not much else.
The taste is sweet through the malts.
The palate is about a light to medium on the body, sessionable, sweet aftertaste and sweet and watery finish.
Overall, its an easy drinking Munich Helles, decent for the style, good for me and great with food.
The appearance has a clear light golden color, small frothy head, fast fading head leaves rings and spotty lacing.
The smell has mainly just malts, not much else.
The taste is sweet through the malts.
The palate is about a light to medium on the body, sessionable, sweet aftertaste and sweet and watery finish.
Overall, its an easy drinking Munich Helles, decent for the style, good for me and great with food.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2014
at 00:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Nicely done helles. Crisp, clear and light. Malt at the forefront in both taste and aroma. Slick mouthfeel and bread, grains for a short finish. Good sunny day beer.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2014
at 12:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear light gold/yellow body with a fizzy white head. Aroma of straw, grass, toasted grain, canned vegetables. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Clean malt taste, slightly bready and grassy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2013
at 04:04