V-Twelve
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- From:
- Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Quadrupel (Quad)
Ranked #91 - ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #9,531 - Avg:
- 4.01 | pDev: 12.47%
- Reviews:
- 639
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 18, 2024
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2003
- Wants:
- 122
- Gots:
- 253
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
Heady with a aromatic fruity start and taste, this amber ale features hints of pear and apricot in its well-nuanced flavor. The initial impression of fruitiness concludes in a refreshing dryness that begs you to sip again. Be fore- warned, this ale is immense as it registers 12% abv.
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Reviewed by bi0hazrd1988 from Oregon
4.34/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.34/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I have had many different bottles of this over the past few years. I have sampled some that was very fresh at only 5 months in the bottle and it was like gasoline, but aged properly for a year or three and this beer becomes a smooth mellow and beautiful .
May 11, 2024Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York
3.94/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Light brown color with a small head and consistent lace.
Aroma of fruits, malts and yeast.
Taste starts off with a mild fruit sweetness, rich base of malt, raisin hints , caramel and full body.
Smooth and creamy with medium carbonation.
I really could not feel the 12 percent ABV. This review is based on a fresh beer.
Balance wise this beer is special.
Tons of malt, and when it warms it can get sweeter tasting and malty.
Flavors of fruit abound.
Aged this beer becomes a marvel.
I give it three to five years with the four year mark a sweet spot.
Feb 27, 2024Aroma of fruits, malts and yeast.
Taste starts off with a mild fruit sweetness, rich base of malt, raisin hints , caramel and full body.
Smooth and creamy with medium carbonation.
I really could not feel the 12 percent ABV. This review is based on a fresh beer.
Balance wise this beer is special.
Tons of malt, and when it warms it can get sweeter tasting and malty.
Flavors of fruit abound.
Aged this beer becomes a marvel.
I give it three to five years with the four year mark a sweet spot.
Reviewed by rudiecantfail from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750 ml bottle poured into a tulip glass.
L---Light brown color with a lot of orange. Nice tannish head with minimal retention and good lacing.
S---Sweet & yeasty. Full of dark fruits. Raisin, fig, brown sugar.
T---Follows the nose closely. Malty, sweet & yeasty. Raisin, pear, fig, brown sugar. Really nice flavors.
F---Thick & a touch boozy, which is par for the course with a 12% ABV beer. Full bodied & mildly carbonated.
O---High quality product from a high quality brewer.
Jun 22, 2019L---Light brown color with a lot of orange. Nice tannish head with minimal retention and good lacing.
S---Sweet & yeasty. Full of dark fruits. Raisin, fig, brown sugar.
T---Follows the nose closely. Malty, sweet & yeasty. Raisin, pear, fig, brown sugar. Really nice flavors.
F---Thick & a touch boozy, which is par for the course with a 12% ABV beer. Full bodied & mildly carbonated.
O---High quality product from a high quality brewer.
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
4.07/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
**
February 2018
Bottle to Red Solo Cup (I fill you up...)
LOOK: murky brown, big white head.
AROMA: fruit cake, baking soda,
TASTE: yeast, brown sugar,raisin
FEEL: thick and creamy.
Apr 15, 2019February 2018
Bottle to Red Solo Cup (I fill you up...)
LOOK: murky brown, big white head.
AROMA: fruit cake, baking soda,
TASTE: yeast, brown sugar,raisin
FEEL: thick and creamy.
Rated by Fitzy01 from Maine
4.1/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Opened the bottle after letting it set for 4 years. Very smooth and a lil boozy. Really enjoyed this one. A big change up from my usual neipas.
Mar 17, 2019
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750ml bottle into a goblet. Bottled 8/14/18, so about 6 months old.
Hazy dark dull amber body with good streams of carbonation. Big bubbly/creamy white head leaving layers of lacing.
Belgian yeast aroma. A little sweet smelling. Faint whiff of spices.
Overall, a pleasant tasting drink. There is some warmth from the 12.0 Abv. Faintly sweet. Some hoppy bitterness. Ingredients are nicely balanced. Any spice in the aroma does not come through.
Mouth is full. Finish is smooth and slightly bitter with a faint sweet wash.
Overall, a pleasant well balanced sipper of a quad.
Feb 25, 2019Hazy dark dull amber body with good streams of carbonation. Big bubbly/creamy white head leaving layers of lacing.
Belgian yeast aroma. A little sweet smelling. Faint whiff of spices.
Overall, a pleasant tasting drink. There is some warmth from the 12.0 Abv. Faintly sweet. Some hoppy bitterness. Ingredients are nicely balanced. Any spice in the aroma does not come through.
Mouth is full. Finish is smooth and slightly bitter with a faint sweet wash.
Overall, a pleasant well balanced sipper of a quad.
Rated by Pashpash from Maryland
4.45/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.45/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
It’s like drinking magic
Nov 07, 2018
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