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Alla Spina Via Weiss
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
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- From:
- Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Berliner Weisse
- ABV:
- 4.1%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.28 | pDev: 10.98%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 18, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 12, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.63/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.63/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Draft pint at Emporium.
Hazy yellow, pastel with traces of gold. Thin layer of finely textured white foam. Coverage is ok, little flecks of spotty foam around the edges.
Funky sulfuric note at first, some lactic tartness, and basic wheaty graininess.
Mellow tartness in the taste that builds a tiny bit towards the end. A bit of honeyish malt and wheat grains in the middle. Light bodied and drinkable, but lacking the dry quenching characteristic. Doesn't really seem fully developed. Probably not something i'd drink again, but worth a try as an introductory Berliner Weiss.
Apr 20, 2013Hazy yellow, pastel with traces of gold. Thin layer of finely textured white foam. Coverage is ok, little flecks of spotty foam around the edges.
Funky sulfuric note at first, some lactic tartness, and basic wheaty graininess.
Mellow tartness in the taste that builds a tiny bit towards the end. A bit of honeyish malt and wheat grains in the middle. Light bodied and drinkable, but lacking the dry quenching characteristic. Doesn't really seem fully developed. Probably not something i'd drink again, but worth a try as an introductory Berliner Weiss.
Reviewed by rfgetz from New Jersey
3.32/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.32/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a hazed golden straw color, moderate cap of prickly white bubbles. Scent brings light wheat twang with notes of salt, lemon and faint hay. Not much going on with taste - light and crisp with a hint of lemon and tangy wheat - lacking much in the positive qualities of a true Berliner. Light bodied, prickly and dry. In a style i adore, this ranks towards the lower end of the spectrum.
Jan 21, 2013Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
3.3/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.3/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On tap at Victory. Served in a sample glass. Pours a slightly-hazy straw color. Nice light tartness. Crisp and light with a bit too much grain, but otherwise quite drinkable. Could use a little less straw.
Jan 09, 2013Reviewed by FeDUBBELFIST from Pennsylvania
3.29/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.29/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
"German style lactic-fermented Weiss, fermented with ale yeast and lactobacillus".
Served in a .5L glass for $5.
Sampled 08AUG12
[A] Arrives with a solid 2 finger cap, appropriately bright white, but more foamy and long lasting than fizzy and diminishing. Active bubbles keep the thin film and thick collar alive. The body is a sparkling yellow orange and crystal clear. No lacing.
[S] From a traditional Berliner standpoint, the nose misses the mark a bit but it is still entirely enjoyable. Earthy, modestly funky, little bit of lacto. Honestly, I would have guessed Brett was in the mix but there is no indication in the description.
[T] Light lactic sourness. Modest acidity. An unexpected faintly toasted malt component peeks through.
[M] Light, crisp, tart and refreshing...as it should be. Victory down plays the acidity more than I prefer but, I'm not going to lie, drinkability and the refreshment factor do not suffer.
[O] Despite the average score, I actually really enjoyed this beer. Decent nose, very good flavor and mouthfeel - just a far cry from a Berliner, that's all.
Oct 06, 2012Served in a .5L glass for $5.
Sampled 08AUG12
[A] Arrives with a solid 2 finger cap, appropriately bright white, but more foamy and long lasting than fizzy and diminishing. Active bubbles keep the thin film and thick collar alive. The body is a sparkling yellow orange and crystal clear. No lacing.
[S] From a traditional Berliner standpoint, the nose misses the mark a bit but it is still entirely enjoyable. Earthy, modestly funky, little bit of lacto. Honestly, I would have guessed Brett was in the mix but there is no indication in the description.
[T] Light lactic sourness. Modest acidity. An unexpected faintly toasted malt component peeks through.
[M] Light, crisp, tart and refreshing...as it should be. Victory down plays the acidity more than I prefer but, I'm not going to lie, drinkability and the refreshment factor do not suffer.
[O] Despite the average score, I actually really enjoyed this beer. Decent nose, very good flavor and mouthfeel - just a far cry from a Berliner, that's all.
Reviewed by Kegatron from Pennsylvania
3.08/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
On tap @ the Victory Brewing Company (Downingtown, PA) on 9/2/12. Served in a ½ pint glass.
Pours a clear gold, with a finger or so of bright-white head. This retains with about a ¼ finger of creaminess, with sudsy edges that leave back a moderate cascade of spotty lacing. The aroma smells of dirty funk with a light lemon backing and then some grainy sweetness on the edges. Funk really pushes forward here.
The taste is lightly crisp tartness with some mild acidic funk on the edges. Grains really stand out here the most though, as this is pretty sweet for a Berliner. The finish is semi-dry with an extra bit of lingering funk on the backend. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a high carbonation that blows up a bit in the mouth but some underlying slickness does help carry that tartness and funk along. This at least drinks well thanks to the body.
Although the funk and sweetness here did start to balance out a bit more as this warmed, I just didn’t find a whole lot to latch onto with this, as it just didn’t pack that crisp and quenching flavorful tartness that I really like in the style. This one is a rare miss for me from Victory.
Sep 05, 2012Pours a clear gold, with a finger or so of bright-white head. This retains with about a ¼ finger of creaminess, with sudsy edges that leave back a moderate cascade of spotty lacing. The aroma smells of dirty funk with a light lemon backing and then some grainy sweetness on the edges. Funk really pushes forward here.
The taste is lightly crisp tartness with some mild acidic funk on the edges. Grains really stand out here the most though, as this is pretty sweet for a Berliner. The finish is semi-dry with an extra bit of lingering funk on the backend. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a high carbonation that blows up a bit in the mouth but some underlying slickness does help carry that tartness and funk along. This at least drinks well thanks to the body.
Although the funk and sweetness here did start to balance out a bit more as this warmed, I just didn’t find a whole lot to latch onto with this, as it just didn’t pack that crisp and quenching flavorful tartness that I really like in the style. This one is a rare miss for me from Victory.
Alla Spina Via Weiss from Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
23 ratings
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