Victory Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Owned by Artisanal Brewing Ventures
Associated with 6 Venues

Established in 1996

Contact
420 Acorn Ln, Downingtown, PA, 19335, United States
Description
Headquartered in Downingtown, PA, Victory Brewing Company is a craft brewery founded by Bill Covaleski and Ron Barchet. In 1996, Victory opened its doors to serve full-flavored, innovative beers putting curiosity and inspiration from their travels and the world around them into each delicious, high quality beer. By 2014 Victory outgrew the original Downingtown brewery and opened a second brewery in Parkesburg, PA. Victory operates three taprooms; the Downingtown site, Victory at Magnolia in Kennett Square and Parkesburg featuring great views of the large-scale production facility and self-guided brewery tours.

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7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Dark brown opaque and medium bodied, with a good sized tan head. Chocolate malt aroma, milk chocolate taste up front followed by hop bitterness, roasted malt finish. Victory brews other stouts I'd go to before this one.
Tried from Bottle from Wegmans - King of Prussia on 06 Dec 2023 at 21:09

7/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught @ Dive 96 Bar, Manhattan (Mar 2023). Clear dark yellow-amber with a large foamy off-white head, faint citrus peel aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter orangey taste with faint apricot flavor, smooth thin body, long finish. Smooth and flavorful.
Tried on 29 Nov 2023 at 15:27

3/10
Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 19 Nov 2023 at 04:58

4.9/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
s: fake mango - syrup - alcohol a: super clear copper body - no real head t: funky fruits - bright oranges - astringent p: robust - cloying - malty o: artificial - odd-fruit-combination - pungent 12 ounce bottle - Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia - 28-October-2023 - US$3,49 - best by 21-April-2024 - sampled: 17-November-2023
Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2023 at 15:45

6.5/10 β€” Appearance 10 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Dark gold with a large foamy head that lingered and left great lacing. Very bitter with notes of orange and honey. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried on 14 Nov 2023 at 20:44

5.6/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Amber with a medium sized foamy head. Sweet with cracker, grapefruit and artificial sugar. Medium finish and body.
Tried on 28 Oct 2023 at 01:42

6.1/10 β€” Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Very clear golden and straw coloured body with a lightly hazy white and blonde glow, all with a two centimetre tall off-white head that stays afloat for a long time. Aroma of very strong skunkiness when the beer is about five centimetres from the nose (or more), but when you get closer, the beautful yeast esters and complexity dominates with a soft sweetness, a good spicey quality and some floral notes. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong rich yeast flavours dominate without much support from malts and no real sweetness, but ample spices and dry biscuity elements give this some character and depth without being even slightly cloying or pungent. Aftertaste is spicey, yeastie and showing some nice floral elements, perhaps to make this seem a bit more elegant, but ths (especially without a large dose of sugars) seems quite low in alcohol and nowhere close to the six per cent range. Overall, a nice and dry herbal and spicey yeastie beer with a soft sweetness,Β  but little in terms of complexity, depth or range. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Wegman's in Leesburg, Virginia on 10-October-2020 for US$1,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 12-November-2020.Β 
Tried from Bottle on 26 Oct 2023 at 19:42

4.2/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 4
Ever so slightly hazy golden and straw coloured body with a thick three centimetre tall pure white head that is soapy and fades very quickly. Aroma of grass, candy, wheat, soft sugars and a dash of grain, but very mild in the nose. Ultra Light-bodied; Strong grassy, herbal and floral notes at first that don't equate to bitterness or real complexity, but does show as a mellow nuance and gives something else aside from just water. Aftertaste shows the grass, wheat, hay, floral and barely citrusey notes, but nothing too strong and there is no malt body at all, making this exteremely mellow and fairly subdued even for this style, which means in actuality its a step above water. Overall, sadly, just not enough of anything here to make this be worthwhile - it's boring, mundane and I very simplistic, and easily passable. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Giant Food in Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia on 02-October-2020 for US$1,99 sampled at my house here in Washington on 12-November-2020.
Tried from Can on 26 Oct 2023 at 19:40

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Taster at Central NJ Brewfest at Mercer County Park. Number one with a bullet. Amber orange pour. Foamy beige head. Citrus and pine hop aroma. Clean and malty. Spicy, peppery hops on backend.
Tried on 16 Oct 2023 at 22:40

Tried from Draft on 04 Oct 2023 at 19:26