Victory V12

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

Pours brown-amber with a decent beige head, intricate aroma of candied fruit, spice, hops, yeast and alchohol. Flavor follows nose, with light fruit as well, good hops balance and very warming finish. An excellent, complex belgian style brew, definitely would have again.

Bottled 3/29/05 - Sparkling clear light amber and copper, thick off white head. An elaborate nose of golden raisins, cotton candy, apple, and plum, with softer tones of caramel and pear. Rich dark candied fruit flavors (plum, raisin, cherry) and light booze dominate up front, but a decent spicy hop bitterness keeps the copious amount of sweet malt well in check. Medium bodied, moderate fizzy carbonation, lightly bittersweet finish. An intense and complex brew that’s perfect to share on a cold winter night...

Thanks IMTHEOPTIMATOR for this one! Opaque brown, cloudy body. Large beige head that lasts. Lots of spicy and yeast aromas here. Old cherries and port. Wood and grapes. Good. Flavours dominated by alcohol, and consist of burnt caramel, sweet malt, and an almost smokey-esque port. Alcohol lingering aftertaste. Good example of the style, but I like my stong belgians with the alcohol covered up more. Thanks andrew!

Woody, vinous, tart, alcoholic, aroma is fruity, yeasty and appealing. Opaque orange-brown body is topped by a generous off white head that recedes to cover. Earthy, corky, woody, vinous, boozy and leafy flavours all meld together well with plenty of residual sweetness and strong yeastiness. Medium body with moderate, soft bubbled carbonation and mild alcohol warming. Bottle sampled with GonZoBeeR, MartinT, Olivier_MTL and Rastacouere.

Couleur orange, apparence brouillée, pratiquement opaque. Bonne quantité de mousse crémeuse d’allure belge, persistante et laissant éventuellement une fine couche sur le dessus du verre. Arômes levurés et très fruités, style abricot et mangue, faisant tantôt allusion au chêne, venant qu’à exposer un large indice d’alcool. Les saveurs de fleurs et de levures sont rapidement attaquées par l’alcool, devenant omniprésent et nous brûlant ainsi sur son passage. Très alcoolique et sucré. Les empreintes boisées pourraient provenir du bouchon de liège ne semblent pas tout à fait à leur place. Corps d’épaisseur moyenne à pleine, carbonatation active aux fines bulles piquantes.

A wonderful example of an American made Belgain Strong Ale. The sweetness is not to stong and complexities hide the alcohol well. A must try for drinkers of Belgian Strong Ales.

Fantastic offering from Victory, just make sure you have someone to share it with. Strong sweet flavors mask that 12% well, but they never become so overbearing as to be undrinkable. This one goes down alarmingly easy, so you have to watch out, because it could easily run away with you. If you can find it, don’t pass it up. I’ve had better Belgian Strongs, but not a whole lot.

Bottle. Golden/brown color with a large off-white head that diminished slowly with good lacing. Complex sweet aroma. Medium to full body with fruit syrupy texture. Complex sweet flavor with a long finish with a small alcohol bite. Very good.