Victory Prima Pils

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

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

great pilsner. a little more hoppy than i expected. crisp and spicy.

UPDATED: JAN 26, 2010 Bottled. Beautiful pale yellow (very pale indeed) beer with a lacing white head. Absolutely fantastic aroma of sweat, gooseberries, pineapple, clotted cream, wonderful hops, blood orange, rose, elderflower, wild strawberries and basil. Great taste where the gooseberry component is rather present. A cheeky interpretation of the style. Long dryish finish which is reminiscent of tropical fruit. Good bitterness. Complex. Definitely a top notch Pilsener. Flawless. Incredible. A "must try" for any fan of the style.

Light yellow/straw color. Nicely carbonated. Nice foamy head with great retention. Delicate hop aroma with a very small hint of lemon. Good hop flavor with a fair amount of bitterness that starts at the beginning, continues through the finish, and then lingers on the back of the tongue. I think this is a pretty good pilsner - crisp, refreshing, good body, and some bitterness. 12 oz bottle, $1.65 from River’s Bend.

UPDATED: JUL 19, 2005 Bottle, dated "Enjoy by Mar 09 ’05." Reviewed in my basement as I watch a rainstorm seep water all around my beer fridge. Thanks to Dorwart for putting this in his fine trade. Y’know, Eric Asimov, wine critic for the NY Times, channels his uncle Isaac’s smarts by reviewing beer once in a while, and his latest article had a thumbs up for this. But I think he missed the mark when he said that pilseners are not complex. This beer is very complex. I popped the cap to a whiff of strong beer that could be a slight skunk, but the odor dissipated. The pour is very pale, more like a macro, with a stiff, foamy "TV Beer" head. The malt taste is very light, probably light as you can get without adding corn. But malty, not sugary. Hops are there, but they are more for tang than bitterness, like a few bits of lemon peel. Finish is just fine, with a happy little hop prickle on your tongue. A well rounded pils tasted at the height of its maturity.

Pours a light yellow color with a big white head. Aroma was very grassy and some nice citrus hops. Flavor was also really grassy, a bit skunky and some hops. Pretty decent pilsener

Had this back to back with Troegs Sunshine Pils. While I liked the Troegs better, this was tastier and hoppier. More hops than any pilsener I’ve ever had. Pour was a bubbly gold with a quick thin white head. Aroma of slight hops. Taste of hops and lemon with a crisp dry finish. This is a summer beer all the way!

Skunked and shitty hay aroma. Hazy yellow with a greenish hue, headless. Bitter lemon grass with a lemon zest finish. Slightly oxidized. Could be much better.

Bottle. Wow! A huge frothy white head on a bubbly golden pilsner. A wonderful crisp and dry beer with enough hops to make it kick. Stands above other beers in this style.