21st Birthday IPA
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- From:
- Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6.1%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 8.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 54
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 08, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 09, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 46
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Whole flower hops come of age in this refreshing India Pale Ale. Exciting flavors will be the life of the party as we celebrate 21 years of Victory.
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Ratings by stevoj:
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.91/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Draft at brewery. Bright golden with airy, bubbly head. Tart, citrusy aroma, taste too. Crisp, really crisp. Palate really tingling. Slightly dry finish, but a real wake up call for your mouth.
Feb 06, 2023More User Ratings:
Rated by ttoadee from Texas
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
RB transfer
Mar 08, 2026
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.99/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a golden dark yellow to light pale orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Some light lace ran here and there.
The aroma pulled together some pine needles, spicy hop oils, semi-grassy hop tones, danky fresh scent and ended with a little bit of tropical fruit (very subtle).
The flavor was moderately sweet and pulled that dankiness in with the spicy hops a bit tighter and seemed to kick the tropical sweetness further to the back. This tropical sweetness blended with the dankiness in the aftertaste fairly nice.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt on par. Nice little touch of hop oils soothe my tongue to create just a touch of acceptable stickiness. Nice mostly smooth to oily finish.
Overall, very nicely done AIPA well worthy of coming back to.
Nov 08, 2017The appearance was a golden dark yellow to light pale orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Some light lace ran here and there.
The aroma pulled together some pine needles, spicy hop oils, semi-grassy hop tones, danky fresh scent and ended with a little bit of tropical fruit (very subtle).
The flavor was moderately sweet and pulled that dankiness in with the spicy hops a bit tighter and seemed to kick the tropical sweetness further to the back. This tropical sweetness blended with the dankiness in the aftertaste fairly nice.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt on par. Nice little touch of hop oils soothe my tongue to create just a touch of acceptable stickiness. Nice mostly smooth to oily finish.
Overall, very nicely done AIPA well worthy of coming back to.
Reviewed by MFMB from Idaho
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a golden peach with a slight haze and a nice white head. Nose is earthy with pine needles and light tropical fruit. Taste a bit dank. Pine needles and pine bark along with grasses and pale malts. All of that is cut by some light fruityness, mangos and grapefruit pith. Lighter body than I expected and a bit of a watery feel on the mouth.
Jun 25, 2017
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a single from TW Arrowhead in late January for 1.99. Recipe for 12 June 2017.
Airport golden with a nice white head that is leaving lacing behind.
Nose is earthy hops with a touch of grapefruit.
Taste is earthy hops combined with grapefruit finishing with a decent amount of pith bitterness.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and fairly smooth.
Overall a solid IPA that is worthy of a shot. Grab it before the best before date.
May 16, 2017Airport golden with a nice white head that is leaving lacing behind.
Nose is earthy hops with a touch of grapefruit.
Taste is earthy hops combined with grapefruit finishing with a decent amount of pith bitterness.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and fairly smooth.
Overall a solid IPA that is worthy of a shot. Grab it before the best before date.
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