7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle Pours a a deep clear amber with little head and not much lacing. Aroma is hops and malt and more hops. Some citrus, and pine. Flavor is pine, spice and grapefruit rind. Feel is light clean and smooth. Lingering bitters on the finish....but not as strong as I feareed with the name Hop Devil. Not bad for a genre that is not my fav.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2004
at 01:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I wish this was not a retired beer. I would really like to have one again. +++Sampled from a 750 ml bottle this beer poured an opaque orange-gold color with a large orange head. There was a very sweet aroma of fruit and hops. The flavor was sweet, malty, fruity and had a strong hop presence. The hops really come through on the aftertaste, especially as the beer warms up. There was a noticeable alcohol burn, but not overwhelming for a beer with 9%. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2004
at 06:43
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle: Poured a golden hazy beer with a medium head with average retention. Aroma is quite spicy, real funky spices have been added in here. Taste is quite sweet at the beginning with what seems like wheat and then spices kick in providing a nice ending. I must say this is quite spectacular. Body is above average but carbonation is bit weak. Overall, I would say I very much enjoyed this fine beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2004
at 09:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Growler from the brewery. Poured a decent brown with an average head. Roast malt and chocolate in the aroma, although a little weak. The flavor was similar to the aroma with a somewhat thin mouthfeel. Overall, it was a little disppointing.
Tried
from Growler
on 08 Aug 2004
at 05:40
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2009-11-25, vintage 2006 or 2007, 2 years old, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Hazy red-mahogany color; small creamy head; it actually pours not as viscous and more carbonated than expected. There is a good malt aroma, a bit nutty, honey too. The body strength is limited by the carbonation and medium-high alcohol perception. Good malt and caramel flavor, sweet but not syrupy, with a strong final nutty bitterness. Good and balanced beer, but not extraordinary as I thought previously.
2004-07-30, shared by Philippe (Bov), 9-5-9-5-18=46
Hazy copper color. Impressive hoppy aroma, fruity and flowery; wonderful malt, caramel. A bit oily, thick; it’s a malt juice! Nuts? Powerful, but well mixed, explosion of bitterness.
Hazy red-mahogany color; small creamy head; it actually pours not as viscous and more carbonated than expected. There is a good malt aroma, a bit nutty, honey too. The body strength is limited by the carbonation and medium-high alcohol perception. Good malt and caramel flavor, sweet but not syrupy, with a strong final nutty bitterness. Good and balanced beer, but not extraordinary as I thought previously.
2004-07-30, shared by Philippe (Bov), 9-5-9-5-18=46
Hazy copper color. Impressive hoppy aroma, fruity and flowery; wonderful malt, caramel. A bit oily, thick; it’s a malt juice! Nuts? Powerful, but well mixed, explosion of bitterness.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2004
at 00:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Growler from the brewery. Nice creamy head of off white over a deep amber colored clear body. Nice clean malt aroma. The flavor is proper for the style, malty, little hop presence and a clean finish. Very nice. Re-rate 10/07 Bottle 7/4/7/3/14
Tried
from Growler
on 04 Aug 2004
at 18:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear medium brown beer with a nice head with above standard retention. Aroma is quite nice with the hops defiantly in evidence. Taste is quite refreshing with a nice dosage of hops leaving a very enjoyable bitterness on my tongue. Full body without a hint of the alcohol showing. Great one for Victory.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2004
at 14:30
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Bottle: Poured a clear golden colored beer with almost no head. Carbonation is really weak which seems to be a problem with some of the Victory that I had lately. Aroma is quite subtle has I would expect of a pils but the taste is way too sweet for a pils. I’m guessing they put too much of cascade hops in this. There is some way better pils out there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2004
at 09:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle Pours a n unfiltered pale golden with a little white head and slight lacing. Aroma is light grain and thick, slightly sweet and yeasty or foggy. Quite meadly of flavors. Spice, slight cloves, apricots and the imediate aftertaste is a bit hoppy as the ABV kicks in. Barley noticeable for nearly %10. Feel is thick, smooth, plenty of carbonation, noticed mostly at the end. Odd that this doesn’t show it’self much on the initial pour. Full, complex, busy and good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2004
at 16:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured an off-white colored beer with a small head with minimum retention. Seems to lack carbonation. Aroma is quite nice with a mix of sweetness coming from the malt and from what seems like fruit. Taste is a bit too sweet for my liking (or for what I usually expect from witbier – maybe too much cascade?) but still a nice mix with the spice. Overall, this is a very good drink with maybe a bit too sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2004
at 15:07