Dampf Bier
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown

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Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
California Common / Steam Beer
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.76 | pDev: 10.11%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
27
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 05, 2015
Added:
Aug 13, 2008
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Rated: 3.59 by spycow from Illinois

Sep 05, 2015
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Rated: 4 by 31Sam13 from New Hampshire

Mar 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by buckyp from South Carolina

Jul 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by whatname from Pennsylvania

Jun 26, 2013
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Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

3.8/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this on tap at Federal Taphouse in Harrisburg, served chilled in a shaker.

The color is deep bronze with a copper hue when held to the light, a light cream head with average sized bead rests atop and has ok retention with a fine bead and little lace clings. The smell is pleasant with some mild toast and light pine scents from the hop esters, low yeast fruitiness and mild sweetness in the aroma. The feel is very good with somewhat higher than average bitterness and light grain toasted texture with mostly dry and slightly warming finish.

The flavor is good with a gentle malt flavor which has a light toasted flavor which accents the piney herbal flavors from the hops well with a mild caramel element that balances some of the bitterness and yeast is dry without much fruitiness overall just compliments the hop and malt. Overall a very quaffable balanced beer in the steam style It kind of strikes me as a hoppy alt or German IPA if you will, a little more bitter than most but still very drinkable.
Apr 08, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by mikehillman from Pennsylvania

Mar 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by mdillon86 from Pennsylvania

Mar 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by acurtis from New Jersey

Mar 16, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by djrn2 from New Jersey

Mar 16, 2013
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Reviewed by TheBrewo from New York

3.92/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer was served from the tap at Tap and Mallet in Rochester, NY. It arrived in a Boonville Beer pint glass, showing an amber-caramel coloring. It held a half finger tall head of tannish bubbles, showing okay retention. This was decently reproducible. Specks of wet lacing were seen around the glass. There was a chill haze, but no sediment was noted. Carbonation appeared active. The aroma gave freshly cut barley, toasted pale malts, light rye metallics, bittered metallics of yeast, light mustiness, stone and mineral, barnyard grassiness, and mild soapy hops. Our first impression was that the flavoring gave good bitterness and depth to the malts, with nicely appropriate balance from the metallic inclusions therein. As we sipped, the flavoring opened with big tinny metallics, faintly burnt butters, strawberry freshness, light leafy hop, and pale malts. The middle came to a peak with big barnyard grassiness and freshness, with continued metallics, dried straw, cooked barley, and apricot sweetness to balance. The end came with an abrupt mixing freshness of grapefruit hoppiness, toasted pale grain, and warm molasses bitterness. More raw barley and mineral water were the last to wash, but actually didn’t take too much flavor with them as they went. The aftertaste breathed of bittered yeast, tin, cooled caramel, pale malts, and faint grassy hops. The body was medium to surprisingly full, and the carbonation was high. Each sip gave nice cream, froth, sip, slurp, and glug, with bittered pucker on the front. The mouth was coated with crisp creaminess, and eventually dried with metallic astringency. The abv was appropriate, and the beer drank easily.

Overall, what we liked best about this beer was the solid balance through the flavoring. The malts showed nice depth, even sweetness, and just the right about of hearty metallic bite. This last component is where a lot of beers in the style tend to go overboard, but the result here was pure crispness and cleanliness. Thus, this beer stays true to style, and keeps things fresh and inviting from start to finish.
Mar 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Mark5252 from Pennsylvania

Mar 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by wdarcy77 from Massachusetts

Feb 19, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by deapokid from Pennsylvania

Feb 18, 2013
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Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts

3.79/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear, dark amber color. Modest bar-pour head that settles quickly, but leaves a definitive blanket of lace, which settles to rim lace. No chunkiness to what remains on the glass.

Leans to the malty, but dry, side. A bit of earthiness. Light bittering hop touch.

The taste is more balanced than the smell, meaning a bit more hop bite. On the malt side is a touch of fruitiness that I didn't detect in t he smell (blackberry?). The hop is non-descript, but provides some bitterness, particularly in the aftertaste. The earthiness remains the predominant impression. The body and carbonation are predictably average in each case.
Feb 04, 2013
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Reviewed by AdamBear from Pennsylvania

3.4/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewery

A-amber with a very thin cream colored head

S-extremely mild scent of sweet molasses and grains.

T-comes in with a very mild flavor of toffee, sweet molasses and nutty grains. It's very smooth with a similar after-taste

M-medium creamy carbonation with a good cream finish

O-it's a milder steam beer. It's drinkable without much to complain about. Definitely more mellow than say an anchor steam. More or less, tastes like a mild red ale really. Not really spectacular
Jan 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by hockeyfighter19 from Pennsylvania

Jan 26, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by pearljam118 from Pennsylvania

Jan 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Oakenator from Pennsylvania

Jan 21, 2013
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Reviewed by WCBCFrank from Pennsylvania

3.62/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Victory's Dampf Bier pours a muted amber in a pint glass.. Some muted notes of malty apple and subtle hops. Dampf is medium bodied and a little bit of carbonation. A direct clone of Anchor Steam.

Personally: I always enjoy a Anchor Steam and if can throw a bone to my local brewery, that's cool too.
Aug 14, 2009
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Reviewed by gdfan47 from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +13%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
A- pours a lightish white with a tad of an off cream colored head, light lacing
S- lemon, citrus, pepper, hops, a touch of malt
T- earthy tones shine, a touch of hops, some malt, citrus notes
M- very smooth , medium bodied, good carbonation
D- very nice, really low abv.. ill reach for this again

overall I really dug, it havent had to many of this style, my friend had a sip of mine and he said it was def better that anchor steam... I like anchor steam , but I think im going to agree with him
Dec 20, 2008
Dampf Bier from Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 27 ratings