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Victory ESB

Victory ESB - Premium Bitter/ESB

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 Percentile 
91
overall
Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

bottling
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on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
613.65/5.03.57/5.05.3%97.8English pint
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Commercial Description:
With a bracing, firm hop presence this classic, British 'Extra Special Bitter' features the beguiling interplay of tangy hops and the fruity overtones of our special yeast. Rich, imported British malts add depth of character. Fuller in body that an average 'session' beer, this amber ale satisfies fully. Draft only.
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 Dickinsonbeer (3434), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/515/20
Jul 26, 2009  
Tap at BT for the Victory Promo. Pours a mostly clear clean copper with a nice frothy lasting head- good lace. Aroma is nicely fruity esters, and a light toasty cracker malts, light crystal and toffee sweetness, herbal tea like hops and slight earth. Strange bready malt flavor, some toast toffee, sharp floral hoippiness, grass and light earth- more fruits sweeten it up a bit and a slight buttery toffee thing in the finish. Fairly traditional and very tasty. Nice ESB.


 puzzl (2578), New York, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/515/20
Jul 6, 2009  
Tap at the Blind Tiger. Maybe it was just the hot, humid weather, but this beer was delicious and supremely quaffable. Creamy pour, with a rich, luxurious bready/biscuit aroma. Great body, with earthy German and English hops, and a crispy and refreshing finish. Loved it.


 JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 28, 2009  
Tap at Barcade. Clear amber beer. Aroma is lovely. Lots of fresh earthy hops. Crisp crackery malts. There is a touch of biscuity/caramel malt sweetness and a bright lingering hoppiness. A little bit spicy with almost a noble floral character to the nose. The yeast and malts are quite clean and the beer itself is fantastically refreshing. A lingering spiciness on the back. A pretty nice pint really. It even gets a little bit citrusy as it warms up.


 ben4321 (946), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 13, 2009  
Overall Impression: A genuinely nice ESB from a really solid brew house. Definitely something I would drink again.


 JB175 (1654), Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Golden amber with a rich aroma of caramel and bread with citrus and earthy hops. Flavor has English and American hops throughout with a satisfying finish. One of the best American ESBs hands down.


 Birdiebeagle (777), Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 6, 2009  
Draft Pours a good amber with a small white head. Very carbonated. Has good aroma of toffee and malts with hints of citrus hops. Has a good strong hoppiness. A very smooth drinking beer. Good aftertaste and another great beer from Victory. A couple more quality products and they may become my favorite local.


 Fin (3371), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Dec 8, 2008  
On tap at Tria, Philadelphia 17-11-08. Tasty and very decent ESB, if poured just a touch too cold. Pours classic amber with a slim white head and some busy carbonation. This beer has a lovely palate and is a damn decent ESB good nuttiness. A6 A4 F6 P4 OV14 3.4


 TomDecapolis (3122), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 28, 2008  
On tap at Victory. Pours a translucent amber with a medium off white bubbly/creamy lacing head. Aroma of toasted malt, grains, pretzels, noble hops and light citrus notes. Flavor of toffee, toasted malt, hard pretzels, light hop bitterness and noble hop flavor.



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