Victory Harvest Pils

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Lager glass, Stein

Poured a clear yellow color aroma of grassy hops, citrus and a smidge of cereal. Flavor is the same, hops not overpowering, nice balanced sweetness with bitterness.

Tap at Oblivion Taproom. Nose is grass and light citrus. Lots of hops and some pale malts. Pour was clear yellow with a huge, dense, white head. Taste was hop dominated, with some light citrus and fruit. Quite grassy. Very bitter on the finish.

Draft at Brass Tap (Wesley Chapel). Pours a clear golden yellow color with a small white foamy head . Lots of sudsy lacing along the glass. Aroma is quite unique with good fruity notes, citrus and some sweetness. Flavor has a nice mixture or bitter citrus zest, and the oily hop flavors in the finish. Dry, crisp mouthfeel. Very interesting offering from Victory.

Draft at The Pour House in Westmont, NJ. Pours a slightly hazy, dark golden yellow color with a two finger frothy white head that slowly fades into a lasting cap. The glass is left coated with chunks of soapy lacing. Earthy aroma with a fresh grassy hop presence along with subtle spice, pale malt, light fruit and straw. Medium bodied with a crisp hop bite up front that lingers over the pale malts into a dry finish. Dry and slightly spicy with grass and subtle pine flavor countered by pilsner malt, straw and light fruit.  Hoppy but not overly bitter with a some sweetness balancing things out.   There’s surprisingly some boozy heat in the finish that hurts drinkability but this beer is still pretty refreshing.

2 oz sample from Teresa’s. Nice, bright, straw-like yellow. Nose is fresh grass and lemon accompanied by some floral notes. The hop profile on this pils is way beyond normal. Wet hops conquer the typical lager expectations with a grassy, spicy hop dominance. Nice, crisp mouthfeel with no traces of sulfuric lager yeastiness.

Pours a pale golden straw and a bubbly white head. Nose is light grainy malts, earthy and spicy hops with touches of lemon. Flavor is light malts and a good amount of earthiness with fresh hops. Nice spicy body with a clean hoppy finish. Very tasty!

Clear light amber pour, medium carbonation, heavy white lace, thin head, light hop flavor, very clean taste; nice intro to the hop world.

11/11/11. On tap. Clear golden pour with a nice fluffy off-white head that cuts but laces plenty. Grassy, hoppy aroma with a touch of cat pee, lemon peel, and a bit of grainy malts. Nice pilsner flavor as well with grainy pilsner malts, spicy, grassy hops, and undertones of citrus and green hoppy leafiness. Nice!