Victory Headwaters Pale Ale

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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12 oz bottle. Pours golden with very little foam. Grassy, slightly citrusy flavor. Very hoppy for a pale ale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Poured into a perfect pint. 3.0 A: Faintly hazed light orange color. Just half a finger of frothy off-white head with average retention, but no lacing. 4.5 S: Lot of aroma in this. Jam packed action for the nose. Quite hoppy with floral and dank resiny, cat pissy hops. Maybe some citrus and pine underneath. Grainy with a light caramel and a light toastiness. Solid neutral malt aroma. Not entirely complex, but powerful and more importantly, exceedingly pleasant. 4.0 T: Good balance betweent the hops and the malts. Hops are again floral, resiny, and dank with just slight cat notes. Grainy malts with light toast and caramel. Solid flavors that are big and bold. Well done. 3.5 M: Lighter medium body. Good moderate carbonation. Light creaminess and could use some more, but good enough overall. 4.0 D: Tasty, well rounded pale ale. Super drinkable and easily classified as an "anytime beer." Serving type: bottle 11-14-2012 05:16:45

Bottle shared at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Pours orange to yellow with no head, aroma of tangerine, honey and marmalade, flavor of tangerine, grapefruit and malt, medium bodied

Une robe dorée et une tête solide. J’observe une belle dentelle. Des arômes de pamplemousse rose et de lime. Des malts mielleux et de délicates fleurs des champs. Quel superbe travail houblonné! Mon nez en redemande. Au goût, les saveurs houblonnées et maltées se fusionnent habilement. Ceci dit, les grains maltés se font rapidement oublier tant les houblons sont fabuleux. Je me fais mordre par des fleurs et du poivre rose. Je savoure le citron vert et le pomelo. J’aime l’effet de la camomille sauvage sur mes papilles. En bouche, le corps est bien élancé. Tout est pensé ici pour une grande buvabilité. Le pétillement vif diffuse les saveurs et son habileté se répercute sur la fraîcheur. La texture qui est légèrement huileuse s’accepte comme une brise d’été. En finale, que d’éclatantes notes houblonnées, bien vivantes et complètement stimulantes. Quelle agréable surprise! Une bière si facile à boire et si savoureuse. Un fantastique exemple du style.

Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks zvikar. Hazy golden with white ring. Hoppy, tropical fruit aroma. Mild bitterness, fruity and juicy. Medium body, well-fizzed, long, hoppy finish.

355 ml bottle from wegmans in Niagara Falls ny. Shimmering golden with a white head that lingers and laces. A spot on true to style apa, well hopped but not overly bitter. Quite nice.

Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks zvikar. Hazy golden. Hoppy aroma, citric, fruity and slightly stale. Flavor has a bit of graininess and a bitter hoppy finish, a bit citric, with light stale notes. Medium-bodied. Seems slightly past its prime, but still decent and refreshing.

Pours a clear golden with a Small white head. Decent lacing. Slight carbonation. Aroma is very sweet and hoppy. Floral and citrus mainly grapefruit and orange peel. A decent yeast presence. Mouth is very bitter and hoppy. Yeast is strong up front. The citrus hops are present, but a pine/resinous quality takes over here.

Pours copper with a white head. Hoppy, pine, grapefruit, malt at the finish. Good pale ale. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle from a mix pack. Poured into the free Victory pint glass that came with it. A light golden brew, slightly hazy. Light head that fades to a thick lace. Bready-citrus aromas and flavor. Body on the lighter side but finish is typically sticky like most Pale Ales.