The Skipper
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown

Pours a dirty straw color with a finger of head. The most prominent note in both the nose and the flavor is peaches. The bitterness is definitely on the low end of the scale in terms of IPAs.

12 oz can from a mixed 12-pack. The can has a September 2025 canning date stamped on the bottom.

This "tropical IPA" is more tropical than others within this category. The aroma gives a partial impression of a tropical fruit smoothie. The flavor follows but with guava and passion fruit up front and surprisingly little orange or grapefruit.

 

 

From the can, it pours a slightly hazy light amber color with a very nice white head that slowly reduces and leaves lacing. The nose gets some pleasant tropical scent. The mouth follows with a nice light citrusy taste and a lightly citrusy bitter ending.

Pours a cloudy, bronze color and and is quite effervescent. It has moderate white head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is artificial lemon- lime, with hints of coconut. The taste is rather artificially fruity as well. It bitter and I detect no taste of hops. The mouth-feel is somewhat sticky.

Poured into a wide mouth, grip shaped goblet: color is straw gold, slight haze but not hazy, head is off white with fine bubbles, head presents one finger thick and dissipates to nothing.

Smell is passion fruit tropical, light pineapple, light base malt.

Taste is similar with dry passion fruit, hint of pineapple, base malt, limited sweetness.

Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, moderate bitterness.

Overall impression: first experience was not that enjoyable and ended up mixing with another ale, second can for this tasting is more pleasant and i notice that the lack of haziness and heavy wheat/oat that comes with it allows for a dryer more traditional ipa experience.

Pours a bright clear gold with a nice sized head. This is billed as a "Tropical IPA" instead of NEIPA or hazy or the like so the appearance is good for the style. Smell is mild but indeed tropical- pineapple. Taste is juicy tropical hops- some sort of tropical fruit punch notes, guava perhaps? Very nice but it's become kind of a commonplace flavor profile. Mellow and smooth. Very drinkable. A nice sessionable summer beer.

 

Look: It pours goldena nd mostly clear with a white head. It has medium head retention.

Smell: It has candy like aromas up front with strawberry and passion fruit. This is not a bad thing, but it reminds me of smelling a bag full of fruit flavored gummies.

Taste: The passion fruit is strong in the flavor with some strawberry and citrus. The flavors are bold and candy like. There is a low bready backbone in the background.

Feel: It has a medium body with low bitterness and also finishes on the sweet side.

Overall: There are interesting and bold flavors that some may be put off by because this is more like a sour smoothie without the sourness.

Look: golden, creamy head, good lacing
Smell: tropical, guava, bubblegum, fruity
Taste: guava, orange, fruity candy
Feel: med body, well carbonated, dry, chalky
Overall: 5.8% abv. 20 IBU. Hey-Kool Aid. Oh Yeah! You won't have to work hard for the scent on this one. Strong fruity bubblegum hits the nose hard. Taste follows the nose with orange and guava. And again, strong fruity bubblegum. Finish is dry and chalky. Not bad but not a brew I'd seek out. Pairs well with Koolaid by Accept.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a yellow regular color, aroma IS passionfruit and Guava ! Taste is a slight orange candy flavor, nice different little IPA.

Has a tang aroma and taste giving it an artificial and forced Tropical approach vs just using hops and dry hopping to get there. Ok , but not really there.

Great forward floral and tropical notes. Conjures up being marooned on Gillian’s Island on a three hour tour. I also detect the characters of the millionaire (and his wife), the movie star, the professor and Mary Ann….