Victory Old Horizontal

Bottle, most recent release. Aroma has some peachy/mango notes that seem to come from otherwise faded hops, many other tropical and red fruits all abound. Flavor malty, malty, malty, strong, fleshy fruits continue to shine. Full full bodied malty goodness. Excellent.

2007 vintage. tap @ Victory. dark ruby/brown with lacing. nose of cologne, port, brown sugar, liquorice, fig, and prune. taste is loads of malt, dark fruit, candi sugar and caramel. smoky. hops sneak in and then assert themselves. woody, dry finish. smooth, a bit oily. warm and seductive. one of the finest beers on earth!

12oz bottle. Holy schnikes! This is glorious. A deep red pour, thick lacing on my pint glass and creamy one finger head. Beautiful beer. First flavor is huge and complex. The alcohol is present and the sugar like molasses flavor is pretty strong. I can tell that this beer will kick my butt.

22oz bottle. Trade with TheEpeeist. Thanks. Pours close to amber with a red & orange hew & a lasting small creamy head on top - Wauw!. Nose is complex of various things. First is the dark fruits - resin & plum. Then it is the malty caramel. Nice citrus hop note also. Very smooth, soft & full mouthfeel. Sugar & alcohol is noticeable - but far from overpowering. Sticky lips. Well made & truly fine barley wine!

bottle, poured a dark orange into my glass, raisiny citrus nose that gives way to a fruity hopbomb with a sweet dry finish, very nice

12oz bottle served at cellar temperature. Smelled of alcohol (ala apple brandy), brown sugar, light molasses, and tobacco. Poured a reddish orange color. The head was fizzy and dissipated quickly. Medium bodied and sweet with a warming alcohol effect. I tasted toffee, citrusy hops, toasted bread, tobacco, and black tea. Decent enough.

12oz bottle(courtesy of mreusch)Enjoy by 12/29/2011. My bottle says ABV 11%.-Pours a cloudy amber body with some nice floaties and a small off white head. Aroma of sweetness, caramel, malt, and fruit. Taste of malt, hops, slight alcohol, raisins, plums, and finishes with a nice bitterness and dryness. Not one of my favorite styles but they kicked butt on this.

A Mes rate: bottle from American Beer Distributors.
Darkish red amber colour with a decent beige head. Big rich malty aroma with some good peppery alcohol and plenty of fleshy fruit. Big big flavour. Everything is turned up full. Malts are excellent, so are the hops. Bitterness is spot on, as are the sugar and barley. Strong hit of orange in the finish with some full on bitterness, rounded off with some warming alcohol but not at all over the top. Seriously good stuff.