3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear brown, white head. Malty, caramel, nutty, bready aroma. Flavor is pretty similar, sweet malt and nuttiness, a little fruity yeast, a little lingering earthiness.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
(draft 10/24/10). Clear copper color. Medium off white head. Moderate bready malt aroma. Flavor of the same. Avg duration. Smooth finish. Thin texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Not my favorite style of beer although I was expecting a little more from Victory. It’s very smooth at the start but doesn’t leave any lingering flavors for the finish. An ok brew from an otherwise excellent brewery.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Pour is a slight amber without much head. Smell is like burnt old popcorn. Taste is burnt malt with a little citrus.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Pint glass.
Appearance: Clear coppery-amber, but not very much head or lacing.
Aroma: Integrated mix of biscuit, cherry, caramel and spicy noble hops.
Taste: Toasted biscuit-like malts, with some caramel and cherry to round out the malty flavor. Ends with a light touch of bitter spiciness from the noble hops. Excellent balance and combination of flavors.
Palate: Moderate carbonation, medium crisp body. Dry finish.
Overall: I knew Victory could deliver a solid Marzen, but this was better than expected. Similar to Paulaner, but better executed or perhaps simply fresher.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours clear amber with a slightly rosy tint. Creamy off-white head. Smells of light herbal, almost sour hops above a light nutty malt base. The taste--yep, there it is--nice nuttiness, light toast, a faint herbal note on the finish, and smoooth. If the carbonation wasn’t so jacked up, I could see taking massive swigs of this out of a 2-liter stein. Another solid Victory beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Amber. Light bodied. Aroma is grain and an almost fruity lager yeast. Flavor is very light and smooth malt presence with more of the light fruit lager flavor.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Perfectly solid lager offering from Victory. Nicely balanced, easy to drink, a solid, but unspectacular example of the style.
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