Summer Love
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown

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From:
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
Ranked #116
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,296
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 13.24%
Reviews:
486
Ratings:
2,439
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 18, 2023
Added:
Jul 11, 2010
Wants:
  114
Gots:
  659
Composition
Malt: imported 2 row German malts

Hops: whole flower Tettnang Tettnang, Simcoe and Citra hops

ABV: 5.2%

Flavor
With the sublime, earthy familiarity of noble European hops backed up by fresh, clean German malts, Summer Love Ale ends with a surprising burst of lemony refreshment from fistfuls of American whole flower hops. Love Summer, now.
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Ratings by cmq103:
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Rated by cmq103 from New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

Aug 23, 2013
More User Ratings:
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Rated by BrewU2

4/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5. Overall smooth, easy drinking good go to beer. More flavor than Big Wave Kona. A golden ale with a slight IPA bitterness to it. Very enjoyable.
Jun 18, 2023
 
Rated: 3.88 by BeerMe8 from Florida

May 28, 2023
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Reviewed by gestyr from Pennsylvania

4.27/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
"Summer lovin', had me a blast" yeah .... had to go there lol. Pours a clear pale blonde with a nice white head. smells and tastes of mild malts and a bit of lemony fruityness. A very refreshing beer for a summer night even though it is still Spring.
Apr 30, 2023
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Reviewed by BeerdrinkerJon from Florida

4.07/5  rDev +10%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Drinking a can poured into a glass. Color is a mostly clear gold tinged with orange. Small head disappeared quickly leaving white lacing. I am a lover of Imperial Stouts for the record. This a great warm weather beer…refreshing; Less sweet than an Amber Ale. Less bitter than an IPA. As refreshing as a light beer. I would like to drink a lot of these…and because it’s a 12 pack, I can!
Feb 15, 2023
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.66/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Very interesting. I would have guessed session IPA. Light, crisp hops up front. hazy pale golden body with small silky head. Citrus hops (subdued) in aroma and taste. Crisp and refreshing.
Feb 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.96 by Belthorm from Pennsylvania

Aug 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.1 by Mattalica

Aug 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by Icemann383 from New York

Aug 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Aug 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.74 by sbradley41 from Pennsylvania

Jul 31, 2022
 
Rated: 2.63 by SeymourDunn from Wisconsin

Jul 22, 2022
 
Rated: 4.17 by Spade from Pennsylvania

Jul 20, 2022
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Reviewed by Dano32

2.75/5  rDev -25.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Victory has some amazing brews. This one I am not a fan of however. Seems like a confused ale that is part Heff, part fruit beer and just plain unsatisfying. Their Prima Pils would be a much better option. I would not buy this again, couldn't even finish the 6 pack.
Jun 17, 2022
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Reviewed by nickb2000 from New Hampshire

2.84/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
This is meh. Strong hops on the nose. The taste is crisp and clean but its just very hoppy with a hint of bitterness. Not bad but I don't find it amazing.
Jun 09, 2022
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Victory Brewing Co. "Summer Love"
12 fl. oz. brown glass bottle "BestBy:Sep0322 PBG 22062 1636" and sampled on 1 June 2022
$1.99 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Notes via stream of consciousness: Haha! I had a whole keg of this for a summer party a few years back - I think it was the year it was released - and I'm not surprised that I didn't get around to reviewing it. Anyway, it's poured a slightly hazy golden colored body beneath a short head of white foam. The aroma is herbal, grassy, lightly floral, earthy, mildly citrusy, and spicy over a grainy and bready malt base. The flavor follows suit. Everything is fuller, of course, and I'm finding a touch of lemon, and a little bit of pine and resin. It's quite nice, and the malt is perfectly balanced by the level of hop flavor and character. The bitterness is also perfectly balanced leaving it a touch sweet at the start but finishing mostly dry with some herbal, earthy, and spicy hops lingering. The head held up pretty well and I still have a short but creamy and solid surface covering. The lacing is quite nice as well. In the mouth it's medium bodied and gently crisp. In the end this is a solid, go-to golden ale that really is perfect for summer but would work easily well all year-round.
Review #8,039
Jun 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.25 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Apr 12, 2022
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Rated by 2market from Pennsylvania

3.67/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Good beer
Jan 13, 2022
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

3.26/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
It's October, but let’s hope it's not too late for love. A brown twelve ounce bottle has been decanted into a clear pint glass. It's a nice pour. Now inside this is a sparkling and mostly translucent amber brew. There's a modest, yet sustaining white head. The aroma is very mild, only vaguely malty and hoppy. No doubt, the nose predicts this to be uneventful for the taste buds. Obviously, this isn't brewed to contend with the best ales on the planet. It's meant to be a better alternative to the mass of adjunct lagers out there and it succeeds. It's well balanced between mild hops and mild maltiness. This really isn't for any serious beer drinker, but as a change of pace, as a session beer, for example, this will do. It's one of those nothing great and nothing bad beers.
Oct 13, 2021
Summer Love from Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 2439 ratings