Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sampled from 12 fl oz bottle courtesy of Marsiblursi. Dark brown color, thick beige head. Hoppy and alcohol scent, still fresh. Sweet taste with lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel with low bitterness initially.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Throwback Lager from Victory Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught pint at Redbones on 7/11/06.
Absolutely, starkly clear with a very light, pale-straw color. Head is initially large, pure white and very foamy, eventually receding to partial cover, with some light lacing. Not all that much carbonation flowing about, certainly a significantly less amount than any macro lager.
The nose, at first, comes alive with crisp saaz-like hoppiness. A bit of light fruitiness and hints of herbs. Soft and aromatic, it slowly allows the yeast to creep in. A bit of vanillin is light, with hints of corn-like biproducts (don’t actually think I smell the corn notes from the actual corn). I’d say it has about a low to moderate yeast bite for a lager, though the yeast is certainly full and easy to detect.
In the flavor, the yeast really plays a major role. Some light minerals, a hint of paperiness and soft, highly attenuated malt. Maybe a touch of corn-meal-like flavors mixed in with a hint of honey. Just the barest trace of green apples and less hops in the flavor than in the aroma (though more bitterness on the end). You can certainly taste the macro-like pale lager yeast. Kind of reminds me of drinking PBR or some mid-tier macro lager, but without any of the cheap, corny/syrupy finish. Very clean.
Obviously a true German lager yeast would be preferred, but that wasnt the goal here and I can respect that. Drinkable and highly refreshing, I found it to be quite successful.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Old Horizontal from Victory Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled at LCRBM 05. Extreme wooden aroma. Cloudy red brown. Wooden cognac flavors, quite sweet. Wooden dusty aftertaste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottled 12/11/05 Nose is of caramel, with malts, and dark fruit note. Hazy, amber-red with a small off-white head; flavor is of caramel, not too sweet with some hoppy bitterness, and a little of the 11% (as per the label) alcohol leaving a nice alcohol finish with an oaky tone along with the alcohol.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12oz bottle Enjoy by Jul27 06-pours a creamy tan head with deep red color. Aroma is sweet caramel malt. Taste is powerful, rich sweet caramel malt, roasty, secondary hops. Good carbonation. Good occasional beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
on tap-pours a creamy white head with slightly hazy pale yellow color. Aroma is grain. Taste is grain, slight biting hops with a flat finish. Good carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
on tap-pours a white head with hazy pale yellow color. Aroma is banana, clove, perfumy/floral, wheat. Taste follows.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
on tap-pours a creamy white head with pale yellow color and good effervescence. Aroma is banana. Taste is banana, creamy, wheat, smooth. Nice occasional beer.
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Festbier from Victory Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
on tap-pours a thin white head with copper color and effervescence. Aroma is faint sweet malt. Taste is sweet malt, hops with some bite. Slightly flat aftertaste. OK carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
on tap-pours a thin white head with gold color. Aroma is sweet grain. Taste is sweet grain, secondary hops. Good carbonation.