Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Very well masked alcohol - a little bitter for a doppelbock, but still has its share of malty sweetness - not what I was expecting, but still good - light and easy drinking for the style.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A pretty good porter - nothing really sets it apart from the greats, but it holds its own somewhat with them (fullers, anchor, etc.) - mild chocolate and coffee presence - a little thin, but quite enjoyable.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Some fusels, faint malt. Light amber colour. A little bit of stickiness. Like an underhopped Polish mocne. Lacks the melanoidins I seek.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Mad King's Weiss from Victory Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cloudy light tan. Banana and spice aroma. Dry and hoppy, seems a bit minerally, too.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Scarlet Fire from Victory Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bright copper. Light aroma - only the vaguest smoke, munich malts. Lightish body, again just faint smoke underpinning a slightly toasty, caramelly vienna.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Workhorse Porter from Victory Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Wood, toast, raisins and a hint of coffee. Dark brown with chestnut. Thinnish body - dry in the finish also slightly sour. One of those old-time entires, a throwback of sorts.
Oakes (33493) reviewed ESB from Victory Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Copper with slight haze. Aroma - flowers, earth, herbs, light hay, multigrain bread crust. Dark crystal malts jump out first, followed by curranty, herbal hoppiness and peaty, earthy malts. Woody, rustic finish.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Milltown Mild from Victory Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Very dark brown. Mildly nutty aroma with raisins and toffee. Sweet, light toffee, raisin bread, demerara. Very light body, but it's authentic. I've have a few milds like this in England.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Light copper; herbal, grassy, mossy hop nose with biscuity malts. A little fizzy for the style, grainy, with a soft grassy note. The aroma is good dortmunder, but the palate comes up short.
notalush (7339) reviewed V Twelve from Victory Brewing Company 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
This sucker is like golden monkey on steroids - nice clarity in appearance, slightly golden with a tinge of red or ruby, like they mixed a tripel with a dubbel - the flavor is kind of like that as well - this has all the qualities of golden monkey tripel, plus a presence of fruitiness (cherries, raisins), and subtle malts (grain, toffee) - slight yeasty presence - lingering sweetness in the finish - this is much better than the V10, and hopefully won't have the bottling problems that its big brother had.