Victory V12

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

6 months old or so. Pours mahogany with a small off-white head. Nose has just a faint hint of alcohol, very well masked for 12%. Flavor is a bit hot, but this beer is still young. Bready caramel flavors, fruity towards the finish. Some earthy woodiness comes from the toasted grain flavors. Spiced and earthy hops find themselves in the finish. Starting to pick up dryness, but this beer isn’t quite to its prime yet, although still a nice brew in its own.

March 2006 - It’s a shame....this was a beer with really nice potential, but a fatal flaw. Poured a nice looking orangish color with nice head. Aroma was sweet alcohol flavor. The flavor was complex with nice fruityness and malt chacter, a little hops and a nice mouthfeel, too. But the beer was just way too sweet...sickly sweet, which makes this a "not again for me" beer. I might buy it again and let it sit and age for a year or so, but "raw" this just isn’t it.

Poured like murky pond water with a nice amber head. Spice and some citrus were present. ALCOHOL was very present. Not my fav. but was alright if you like belgians.

Pours a cloudy amber color. Aroma consists of oranges, dark fruit, spice and some alcohol. Silky creaminess. Citrus and dark fruit flavors are most apparent and are complimented by some spice and alcohol in the finish.

Bottled on January 9th, 2006. Consumed the night of January 12, 2008. Aroma is yeast, citrus, dates/figs, spices, some alcohol and some copper. Pour is a muddy brown-orange hue with a frothy tan head. Taste is odd, almost like a strong nutmeg eggnog at first, not bad, but very different from what I assume was a Quadrupel attempt. A bit closer to a Tripel, but still not distinct. Mouthfeel wasn’t great for the style or price. Decent alcohol present on the finish.

Pours a deep hazy brown/amber with a thick tan head. Aroma is citrus and spice. Flavor is malt, hops, orange and yeast with definite carbonation. Perhaps i have had a bit to much beer to rate tonight but the alcohol has an effect.

750 ml bottle. Pours with nice head and brownish color. Excellent complex spicy aroma. Punchy alcohol taste with fruit flavors that finishes sweet and malty. Very pleasantl and warm. Reminiscent of a true Belgian style tripel. More enjoyable and complex than Bush(Scaldis).

Pours a hazy orange color with amber highlights and a thin white head. Good aroma and flavor of oranges, spices and yeast. The body is light with a liquorous texture and medium carbonation.