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HopDevil
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- From:
- Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #615 - ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,178 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 11.6%
- Reviews:
- 2,601
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 30, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 27, 2001
- Wants:
- 315
- Gots:
- 1,668
Bold, spicy and menacingly delicious, this American-hopped IPA offers an aromatic punch and follows through with a lasting, full-bodied finish
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Ratings by alli4051:
Reviewed by alli4051 from Colorado
3.83/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint.
Had a real hard time coming up with a review for this one. I really liked this beer, but I'm not sure I liked it as an IPA. Pours a deep copper color with a white head that leaves little lacing. Scent was appealing, but primarily malt, not picking up any hops really here. Taste was kind of sneaky hoppy. Lots of malty sweetness up front with some residual bitterness. There was enough hop bitterness but not a whole lot of hop flavor, which I found disappointing. Since I am drinking this in Colorado I'm sure its not as fresh as it could be; however, it was consumed by the July drink by date on the bottle. Maybe I'm biased by all the west coast hop bombs here, I don't know. Was definitely a very drinkable brew, will most likely be drinking this one again even if it isn't my ideal IPA.
Edit: Got the chance to try this again on tap while in the Philadelphia airport. I have to say having it fresher was definitely better. Most of my review stands but this second tasting had a little more of that hop flavor I was looking for and deserved a bit of a bump up in the taste department.
May 29, 2010Had a real hard time coming up with a review for this one. I really liked this beer, but I'm not sure I liked it as an IPA. Pours a deep copper color with a white head that leaves little lacing. Scent was appealing, but primarily malt, not picking up any hops really here. Taste was kind of sneaky hoppy. Lots of malty sweetness up front with some residual bitterness. There was enough hop bitterness but not a whole lot of hop flavor, which I found disappointing. Since I am drinking this in Colorado I'm sure its not as fresh as it could be; however, it was consumed by the July drink by date on the bottle. Maybe I'm biased by all the west coast hop bombs here, I don't know. Was definitely a very drinkable brew, will most likely be drinking this one again even if it isn't my ideal IPA.
Edit: Got the chance to try this again on tap while in the Philadelphia airport. I have to say having it fresher was definitely better. Most of my review stands but this second tasting had a little more of that hop flavor I was looking for and deserved a bit of a bump up in the taste department.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Greymane from France
3.56/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Not as good as I remembered it from back in '08.
Nov 02, 2023Reviewed by papawag from Maryland
3.13/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.13/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
From a fresh tapped sixtel keg. ...Tastes like an experiment. If there was a target, they missed it. Has a lot of good in it, but the combination doesn't work. Sort of like an Oktoberfest or Marzan trying to be a high gravity/bubbly IPA. But it looks luscious, creamy head, nice nose, but then goes South.
Sep 18, 2023Reviewed by TurboMon_911 from New Jersey
4.38/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured a semi-lucid copper color from a 12 oz. bottle (Best by Feb. 15 23) into a standard pint glass with a creamy barley colored finger high head that clings to the glass as it recedes. Aroma is mainly malty with overtones of cereal grain and grapefruit. Taste is bitter throughout but very well balanced with the malty sweetness and spicy alcohol flavor on the follow through. The bitterness lingers with creamy thickness in the mouth for this medium to full bodied brew. There is even a nice carbonation tingle on the tongue. It's been so long since I've had one of these that I had forgotten how good they are. This is an iconic ale that lives up to the hype.
Feb 26, 2023Reviewed by DrOfGolf from Delaware
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours out an amber color with a nice thick head. The taste is somewhat fruity and truly different. Some notes of fruit, like blackberry or blueberry with a hoppy finish. All in all a great tasting beer.
Jun 26, 2022Rated by ThePold from Virginia
3.73/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Maybe I'm drinking from a mis tapped keg, but this was too malty and dark for me. Wanted a hop bomb, got a malt grenade
Apr 15, 2022Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire
4.1/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tasty traditional IPA from Victory, this might be my favorite from the brewer. Great balance of hop bite and malt backbone. Would look for this fresh again.
Mar 06, 2022
HopDevil from Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
7626 ratings
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