5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
12 oz bottle-pours a tan, rich head. Color is a deep cloudy reddish-orange. A hoppy with citrus aroma. Taste is alcohol, then sweet-malty & hopscome through. Not to my taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2005
at 19:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle-pours a thin white foamy head. Color is clear yellow-light gold. Aroma is usual pilsner or lager-grain&yeast? Taste has initial ____toasty? note. Good flavor, mild, nice carbonation. Nice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2005
at 16:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2005 bottle provided by Radiomgb at the Mondial Ratebeer tasting, 6/4/05. Ruby-garnet-chestnut body. Light tan head recedes to ring, fairly rapidly, with a bit of lacing on the glass. Smells of scotch, peated malt, bordering on smoke, with vinous, winey bock-like yeast, cherries, prunes, tart prune juice. FLavor is heavily bocky, quite true to style I would say. Lightly bitter chocolate notes, oily and winey, with some prunes and cherries and blueberries. Wonderful barley and deep earthy grains, reminiscent of Old Horizontal. Finish is light scotch-whiskey notes. Medium body, some thinning. Fluffy mouthfeel, with no alcohol perceived.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2005
at 16:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Hazy amber coloured, nice foamish big head. Hops, caramel and some fruitish notes in aroma. Alcoholy sugar, fruits and hops in flavour. A nice IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2005
at 12:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Clear amber color ale with huge head with pretty good retention. Aroma of bitter and somewhat floral hops is definitely present. Taste is dominated by bitter hops as expected mix with very subtle sour ending which was enjoyable. Body is full ands carbonation is good which is more then I can say for other Victory products. Not over the top as other Imperial IPA and very well balance. Nice beer that I wouldn’t mind revisiting again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2005
at 12:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a chestnut color with a medium tan head. The aroma is sweet roasted malt. The flavor is bitter, nutty and has a strong roasted malt presence. The roasted malt lingers on the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2005
at 15:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle Pours a hazy deep orange/amber with littel off white head that dissapears quickly. Belgian yeast and light sweet malts are on the nose and not much hops. Flavor is much the same, with a more fruity character. Aples, appricots and bananas. A soft, slightly cloudy feel and a soft carbonation. The ABV is apparent but not out of line.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2005
at 23:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Light gold, long lasting white head.Faintly spicy hop nose.Spicy hop flavor with lots of malt and lasting bitter finish. Great lace
Tried
on 26 Apr 2005
at 19:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy deep amber/orange. Small beige head,lively bead.Nice grapefruit nose. Good citrus hop proflie with just the right amount of malt. Nice balance
Tried
on 19 Apr 2005
at 19:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours a fairly copperish amber. Aroma is a bit weak... hops come through, but not a full bouquet, so to speak. Malt comes through a little heavier than I would expect, but hops is there to balance it out nicely.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2005
at 00:17