Victory Prima Pils

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Pilsener
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

12 oz. bottle. Pours a golden color with a decent white head. Surprising aromas of pine. Also aroma of dough on a deep inhale. Grapefruit and grassy flavors. Tastes like a hybrid b/w an IPA and a Pilsener. Light to medium bodied. Pretty heavy carbonation. It’s overall rating is high due to its nuances and textures.

(bottle). Cloudy golden color. Medium white head. Light citrus aroma. Flavor of light malt, light hop spiciness, and light lemon. Avg duration. Slightly dry finish. Thin texture. Moderate carbonation. Fair lacing.

Sweet grassy bread hop aroma. Big white foamy head that disappeared quickly with bubbles clearly seen thru yellow golden body. Sweet, bubbly, clean hoppy taste.

12oz bottle. Pours clear pale yellow with a small head that goes away a bit fast. Nose quite citrusy, quite malty and quite hoppy. Taste is malty and crisp. quite bitter, especially on the finish. Quite dry. Quite drinkable. Overall this looks quite bitter and not as fruity and malty as some other good pils I had. Let’s blame it on the uncertain freshness of the bottle !

UPDATED: DEC 1, 2009 I have very little experience with Pils, most of it unimpressive, but I was quite pleased with this beer. The aroma in a Pils is usually my least favorite part, but Prima has a nice mild citrus aroma that I find capable if not downright pleasing. The head is quite impressive, and the color is exactly what you’d expect from a Pils; I don’t really know what a 2 score for appearance would be, and I’m trying to be fair to the style on the score. Taste has the somewhat spicy note of the Saaz that you usually see in Pilsners, but it’s a bit more aggressive and has nice lemon zest finish. This is a very good beer, even a great one, and it’s eminently drinkable. I just wish this was the kind of beer we could buy for 7 bucks a sixer, or at least 12 for 12.

UPDATED: MAR 19, 2010 Victory Brewing Company--Prima Pils--2004 12 oz. Bottle. 5.20% ABV--30 IBU’s? (4.25 / 5.0) Pilsner--Mild lace head. Clear bright thin yellow color. Very light sediment. Medium floral Saaz hop front. Crisp clean zesty buttery butterscotch citrus mild sweet tasty Pils body. Mild creamy clean hop citrus end. Sampled 2/14/2005. Victory Brewing Company--Prima Pils--2007 12 oz. Bottle. 5.30% ABV--35 IBU’s.? (4.5 / 5.0) Pilsner--3 @ $1.99 Each. Mild lace thin white head. Clear bright deep yellow color. Floral Saaz hop front. Mild creamy smooth snappy butter mild sweet citrus Pils body. Zesty hop spice mild citrus refreshing clean end. Sampled 11/26/2007. Victory Brewing Company--Prima Pils--American Pilsner Beer--2009 22 oz. Bottle. 5.30% ABV--35 IBU’s.? (4.4 / 5.0) Pilsner--Frothy lacy white classic Pils head. Clear bright rich yellow color. Crisp aromatic herbal Saaz hop front.Mild sweet soft butter caramel rich Pils malt body.Dry clean refreshing bitter hop spice mild citrus end. Rich crisp herbal Pils.Best American Pils? Sampled 11/27/2009. 2 @ $5.99 Each.

Sample at Buckeye Beer Engine. Pours clear yellow with a big white head. Creamy malt nose with some subtle hops. Sweet malt flavor with a bitter hop finish. Good for the style I guess, but not as good as I had heard.

On tap at Collins Pub. Pours a pale gold with off white head and some lacing. This was at the end of my night so notes are scarce. Aromas are slighly caramel but also a bit of earthy and grapefruit. Tastes fresh of citrus and finishes on a bitter grapefruit.