Victoria
(has 1 batch)
Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.14
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Inspiration for Victoria was found in the artwork at the Victoria Mansion where visual references to Bacchus, the Thracian god of wine, brought the idea of introducing grapes to the beer.
Brewing Victoria begins by crushing five hundred pounds of chardonnay grapes and adding them to the mash with two thousand pounds of Pilsner malt. The brew is then lightly hopped with Hallertau and finished by fermenting with a mix of wine yeast and Belgian abbey-style yeast. The result is a beer with golden highlights, a fruity nose, and a complex finish. Its beer sibling, Victor, uses locally grown red grapes, but is otherwise identical.
Thanks to the Allagash “Give Where You Live” initiative, a portion of the proceeds of Victoria goes to the Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine.
Brewing Victoria begins by crushing five hundred pounds of chardonnay grapes and adding them to the mash with two thousand pounds of Pilsner malt. The brew is then lightly hopped with Hallertau and finished by fermenting with a mix of wine yeast and Belgian abbey-style yeast. The result is a beer with golden highlights, a fruity nose, and a complex finish. Its beer sibling, Victor, uses locally grown red grapes, but is otherwise identical.
Thanks to the Allagash “Give Where You Live” initiative, a portion of the proceeds of Victoria goes to the Victoria Mansion in Portland, Maine.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught....pours a translucent gold, very floral. Perhaps a bit too sweet for my liking but still very good.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 00:56
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Blonde, hazy. Aroma has Chardonnay and Muscat grapes, like a matured Muscat d’Alsace. Full bodied. Malty flavor with grapes and grapefruit. Dry but warming alcoholic aftertaste.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ City Beer. Faintly cloudy golden with foamy white head, earthy aroma with a hint of grapes, medium carbonation, medium bitter earthy taste, with grapes, thin body, long finish. Interesting brew..
Tried
on 28 Jun 2018
at 13:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2012 Bottle thanks to Robert. Pours a cloudy orange with small white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is yeast, oak, grape skin, candi sugar. Medium body, similar flavors to nose, nice sweetness, boozy, held up very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2018
at 21:57
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. It pours a light golden color with a tall, rocky white head. The aroma has some grapes, baked apple, pear and light spice. The flavor has more grapes, apples and pear with a little baking spice. Relatively light bodied for the ABV, but sweet on the palate. Well hidden alcohol. Well put together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2016
at 20:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the 40 Lines of Allagash event at City Tap House DC, thanks to DCLawyer. Poured a golden yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was light spice, mild grape sweetness. Smooth and rounded.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jun 2016
at 01:22
9/10
Tried
on 27 May 2016
at 23:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Ironhorse pours a dark gold with some creamy, white head. Nose of candy, white grape and melon, some stone fruit too. Flavor follows, under ripe canteloupe, white grape, candy, some yeast, light grist. Full bodied, creamy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2015
at 11:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, stone fruit, herbs and spice. Tastes of citrus, stone fruit, herbs, spice, light wine. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2015
at 19:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml @ Motel room, Red Roof Inn, Akron, OH
Pours hazy golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, white wine, dried fruits and hint of citrus. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, slightly dry, fruity, yeasty and vinous finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy golden with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, yeast, white wine, dried fruits and hint of citrus. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm, slightly dry, fruity, yeasty and vinous finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2015
at 22:05