Victory V12

this beer is big, at %12 ballance is hard to master. They did not quite pull it off. Beyond that its nice, pours light peach with a small head. Aroma is spice and malt. A touch sweet and thick. A bit medicinal and ping at the finish. It improves as I drunkin.

Bottle. Once again this brewery has impressed me. This reminded me of Merry Monks by Weyerbacher except that it was improved upon in almost every way. Malty aroma with a very smooth sweetness. Alcohol is hidden extremely well. Very nice from these guys.

750 ml bottle - spent about 10 months in my fridge before opening; thin head and clear, reddish amber; aromas of candy and stale malts; very sweet and juice-like texture; thin body; flavors of yeast, plums, spice and slate lemons; first impression is that i waited this long for this? haha; pretty sweet, but texture is mildly off putting and overall kind of blah

Sampled at Bockyhorsey’s Bocky Bash on 7-5-08. Last one of the night! Hazy copper color pour with a small foamy head. Malt, light fruit, yeast, hops and alcohol in the aroma. Fruit doesn’t come through in the flavor as much. Nice hoppy finish. A good ending for a great night! Fish guts are good for azalia bushes.

Victory V12 is a clear and very sparkling copper ale with a foamy yellowish off-white head that exhibits good retention. The aroma is sweet like caramel, fruity like cherries, and spicy. It is big bodied and smooth with a syrupy finish. The flavor is big and very complex. It starts sweet and fruity and then turns resiny and oaky. It then turns a bit medicinal, like cough drops, until the alcohol takes over for a firey finish. This is serious business, but I don’t see what makes it Belgian. It’s more along the lines of an American Strong Ale.

Bottle sampled at the 7/5/08 Bocky Bash locals tasting. Pours a hazy amber with minimal head. Nose is floral hops, Belgian yeast and spice. Taste is much the same with a nice hoppy finish. Medium, semi-creamy mouth feel. Decent beer.

Bottle from 03/29/2005 consumed on 07/04/2008. Somewhat hazy amber body with a large frothy tan head. Heavy caramel and rum soaked fruit aroma. More caramel, rum soaked fruit, molassas, raisins, with a bit of bitterness in the end. Full body with moderate carbonation.

Bottle Pours out a copper orange topped with a nice white head. Aroma of yeast, sweet fruit and a touch of hops. A very tasty brew more of the yeast and fruit tast. Along with the nice tast this brew has a very nice mouth full.