Summer Love | Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
Brewed by:
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
Pennsylvania, United States
victorybeer.com
Style: American Blonde Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.20%
Availability: Summer
Notes / Commercial Description:
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.
Added by Soonami on 07-11-2010
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Ratings: 2,312 | Reviews: 440
3.25/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.16/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.42/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Wonderfully clean noble hop/citrus hop combo. Exceptionally refreshing with solid malt backbone. Dig it, this beer should get more respect; the IPA only crowd may not approve.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Wonderfully clean noble hop/citrus hop combo. Exceptionally refreshing with solid malt backbone. Dig it, this beer should get more respect; the IPA only crowd may not approve.
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3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reviewed from notes. The appearance has a yellow/orange colored body that yielded a soft white fizzy one finger head that died within twenty seconds. A very light spotty lacing was left with no rings. Fast rising carbonation was seen. The smell was centered around the hops and grass. Some light citrus and caramel came out as the beer warmed. The taste was exactly the same as the smell, nothing different. The palate was light with a decent amount of carbonation felt and it almost came out a bit too harsh. There was a bitter finish. This was very drinkable. Overall, I liked this, I would definitely get it again.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reviewed from notes. The appearance has a yellow/orange colored body that yielded a soft white fizzy one finger head that died within twenty seconds. A very light spotty lacing was left with no rings. Fast rising carbonation was seen. The smell was centered around the hops and grass. Some light citrus and caramel came out as the beer warmed. The taste was exactly the same as the smell, nothing different. The palate was light with a decent amount of carbonation felt and it almost came out a bit too harsh. There was a bitter finish. This was very drinkable. Overall, I liked this, I would definitely get it again.
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3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured a bright amber with a one finger pure white head that dissipated quickly. Light lacing is present. Floral and citrus aroma. Taste is sweet and crisp with a pronounced grapefruit rind hoppiness on the end, which was a little too bitter for me. Well carbonated and medium light body.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured a bright amber with a one finger pure white head that dissipated quickly. Light lacing is present. Floral and citrus aroma. Taste is sweet and crisp with a pronounced grapefruit rind hoppiness on the end, which was a little too bitter for me. Well carbonated and medium light body.
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4.2/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
3.87/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.9/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a tall glass. A bright clear yellow color with a nice white head and lacing. The smell is clean, sweet and citrusy. The taste has lime and lemon notes with a touch of hoppy bitterness. A nice summer beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a bottle into a tall glass. A bright clear yellow color with a nice white head and lacing. The smell is clean, sweet and citrusy. The taste has lime and lemon notes with a touch of hoppy bitterness. A nice summer beer.
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3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.2/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Not bad....a little too much hop and grapefruit for me but not overpowering.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Not bad....a little too much hop and grapefruit for me but not overpowering.
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3.52/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Summer Love from Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
3.78
out of 5
based on 2,312 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5