Victory All Malt Dark Lager

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Dunkel/Tmavý
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

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An orange beer with no head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel, and the flavor besides the caramel also have some roasted notes, leading to a dry end. Boring.

UPDATED: SEP 14, 2008 Date: 04/07/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, 50 Beers on the Wall

Appearance: clear dark amber, wispy beige head, drippy lace,
Aroma: sweet dark caramel malt aroma with light chocolate and a touch of earthy hops,
Flavor: aged dry dark munich and caramel malt flavor, light balancing hops lead to a lasting bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

12 oz bottle-pours a nice amber color. No head. Good carbonation, taste is malty, caramel. A nice beer.

Bottle best before August 1, 2005. Poured a medium to dark, cloudy brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of toffee and caramel. Tastes are on the subtle side (stronger aromas).

On tap @ Falling Rock poured a clear dark amber with a small lingering amber head. Aromas of carmel, fruitiness and a hint of vanilla. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of carmel, light fruitiness and a hint of licorice with a smooth semisweet finish.

Tap at Blind Tiger. Deep amber beer. No head. Aroma is strange, lightly herbal and toasty. Earthy and lightly chewy with a light herbal bitterness and a bit of light earthiness. Soft bitterness with some light chewy maltiness. Earthy and a little bit chewy. It’s not bad. Lingering crackery malts.

Sampled at the RBSG ‘05 bottle tasting courtesy of Dickinsonbeer: Pours a dark copper amber with a lightly-lacing light tan head. Aroma is nicely malty and bready wit good German lager characteristics. Body has a pleasant, mild sweetness with good hop balance and drinkability. An enjoyable brew.

Pours dark brown with medium head. Good aroma of malt, nuts, and caramel. Tastes malty, slightly nutty, with some sweetness at the end. Nice style.

RBSG 2005. Amber brown body, smallish white head. (3+) Sweet malt and caramel aroma is quite nice. Flavour is similar to the aroma, with malt and caramel and mild toasty notes. While pleasant, it is less robust than hoped for from the aroma. Average palate. Quaffable and servicable, but lacking complexity.

Light off-white head quickly leaves the medium brown body. Fairly light flavors, bready maltiness pairing along an almost nutty, fruity toasted malt aspects. Good sweet-dry balance. More roastiness than most. Satisfying light body, perhaps a bit too tart, though we’re mostly talking fruit acids.