Victory Prima Pils

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

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

12oz bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color; fluffy white head with solid lacing. Lively citrus and herbal / grassy hops in the aroma; not an overwhelming hop bomb, but crisp and lightly-sugared with the slightest hint of resin. Medium mouthfeel: some chewy citrus at the forefront (resiny, lightly acidic), with lively carbonation and a creamy dough character underneath; a beautiful palate (striking a delicate balance between hop zing and malt density and drinkability) that smooths out into a soft, doughy and yeasty finish. An excellent pils. Clean, well-built, and immensely drinkable.

UPDATED: OCT 2, 2006 12oz bottle at Williams in Uptown, Minneapolis. Poured gorgeous, bright straw-blonde into a shaker glass with a small, creamy white head and a hint of chill haze that quite enhanced the color. Aroma is wonderful without being too obtrusive: crisp and lightly hoppy, pleasant teensy whisp of DMS. Flavor is bitter and fairly crisp with just the right faint touch of DMS. Bright hop bitterness but not quite the clean, spicy hop flavor I’d expect in a pilsner. There is a surprising rich maltiness but without sweetness. Finish is moderately long and dry, quite refreshing, with lingering bitterness. Palate is rich and velvety but not heavy, very surprising and quite nice (though it does make the beer a bit less quaffable than a traditional pils). Overall the hop flavor is somewhat lacking the classic pilsner character but the beer is otherwise superb.
After finishing the glass, I noticed "Enjoy By Nov 21 05" on the label, which may explain the missing hop flavor. I hope to try a fresher bottle sometime, because I was very impressed on the whole.
Subsequent fresher bottles have showed excellent spicy hop character. This is probably my favorite beer suitable for everyday drinking with food (sorry, Stone IPA!)

Pour is light golden with a big head which settles into no head. Smells slightly of apple and flowers and slight corky flavor. Crisp feel with a bright bitterness which lingers. This is refreshing and big beer.

UPDATED: NOV 1, 2010 Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a Collins glass. Enjoy by Jan 20, 2011 printed on label. Appearance: Pours a clear light gold with a 1 finger foamy white head. Decent lacing. Smell: Floral hops with a hint of spice and lemon zest. Taste: Sweet florals up front then a subdued mix of bready malt and spices in the middle ending with bitter lemon rind at the finish. The hops really coat the mouth in a good way. Aftertaste is quite bitter. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with a good amount of prickly carbonation. Drinkability: High drinkability. Goes down very smooth so you could drink several of these without any trouble. Overall: Very good beer overall. I would definitely recommend checking this one out.

light to medium color. Little head. Distinct hops armoa. The sharp hops flavor hits your palate right away, and leaves a distinctive bitterness. Definitely a favorite.

Draught. 1/6 barrel at home. Light and crisp this pils is a great beer to enjoy on a warm day. It is perfect in our SC summer nights. Victory produces many very good beers. The only negative is that some may be turned off by the natural unfiltered appearance. But, for a true beer lover it is a bonus.

Aroma is very bready with an underlying hoppiness while the appearance is gold-yellow. The flavor has a nice hoppy bite up front with a bready, malty backbone. Among the best pilseners out there.

Very good Pilsner. When you want a good Pilsner or Lager, it needs to be refreshing and taste great. Definitely an all day, every day, any season beer....a go to choice.