RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Victory V12

Victory V12 - Belgian Strong Ale

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6283.77/5.03.76/5.012%91.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
View Statistics  P 

Commercial Description:
So simple in its creation, so magnificent in its maturity, this wonderful ale begins with Nature's most humble offerings, water, malted grains and hops. Our soulful yeast breathes life and depth into each brew. The steady hand of time orchestrates this alchemy into the splendid ale before you. Cheers!
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 brentfeesh (1025), Gadsden, Alabama, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 1, 2006  
Sampled at Noogfest-2. Nice copper color with a very light haze. Sweet Belgian candy aroma with clove, marshmallow, and other spice. The flavor is similar with sweet Belgian spice (cinnamon and allspice), candy and bready yeast. Sticky, oily medium body. Fair.


 fordest (1954), Santee/San Diego, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/103/518/20
May 30, 2006  
750 ml bottle that was corked on March 29th of 05. I wish I had read that yesterday and I would have opened it on its one year birthday. Dark amber pour with a beautiful foamy head. Aromas of molassas, caramel, prune and other dark fruits. Flavors are very barely wine. Lots of malt. More Molassas, some banana, more dark fruits. Roastiness gives way to the alcohol that is present from the middle to the finish. Pretty darn good.


 decaturstevo (1971), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 29, 2006  
A light hazed amber pour with a sweet aroma of malt and alcohol. A sweet malty flavor that completely coats your mouth with a sweet film that the 12% can’t cut out.


 jpm30 (1588), East Central, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
May 24, 2006  
From a caged cork 750ml. brown bottle with a bottled on date, Mar/29/05, a blurb with storing and serving instructions on the back label, sampled at cellar temperature in a chalice. Made a good appearance, poured a cloudy golden copper with a foamy pale tannish/off-white head that settled into a thin foamy lacing, good carbonation. Had a dry pear fruity, sweet grainy and floral hop nose with whiffs of spicy alcohol in the back ground. A crisp, carbonated smooth medium bodied mouth feel, average drinkability overall. Pear fruity and sugary malty taste, a mild floral hoppiness, a crisp and biting alcohol presence, jumps out at your tongue, warming through out the taste and a dry yeasty and malty finish with the pear fruity and alcohol warmth lingering in the palate. I don’t know why, but here lately I found beer from Victory to disappointing, I had been a big fan, and I’m afraid this was no exception, a disappointing Belgian strong ale taste wise, try at your own risk.


 LilKem (1210), Marietta, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
May 23, 2006  
definite bread and yeast in the aroma, with some wheat ale qualities. some dried fruit aromas. it was aight.


 trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/515/20
May 22, 2006  
Pours a hazy copper with an off-white head. Yeast and fruit dominate the nose. Taste is mostly apricot and apples. Sugary-sweet malt with caramel in the finish. Slow alcohol burn in the finish. Somewhat sticky mouthfeel. A good, strong beer.


 aracauna (2357), Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
May 22, 2006  
Pour with a slight haze sienna. The aroma is a spicy, overworked yeast smell. The flavor is overly sweet. Rotten fruit. The flavors are a bit too much and this may be past its prime.


 SDalkoholic (1186), Chula Vista, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
May 19, 2006  
A firm example of what an American made Belgian should be. Aroma was a warm greeting of alcohol and yeast to the nose. A firm golden bronze color with patchy film across the trappist glass. Flavor is domianted by the yeast and its powerfull spice and fruit reminders. What a strong ale indeed.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63

RATE THIS BEER

Aroma

rating assistance

Appearance

rating assistance

Flavor

rating assistance

Palate

rating assistance

Overall impression

rating assistance

TOTAL SCORE

Comments

More Belgian Strong Ales

Westvleteren Extra 8 (4.24)

Struise Pannepot Reserva (4.21)

Struise Pannepot (4.21)

Rochefort Trappistes 8 (4.11)

Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme (4.1)

Abbaye des Rocs Brune (4.09)

Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva (4.05)

Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru (4.04)

De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva (4.03)

Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue (4.01)

Chimay Bleue (Blue) (4.01)

Bush de Nuits (4)

Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus (4)

Bush Prestige (Scaldis Prestige) (3.97)

Abbaye des Rocs Triple Impériale (3.96)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC