DirtWolf | Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown

4.63/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

Well balanced. Not too hoppy and not too malty

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4.25/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

3.5/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.24/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

4.65/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

This DIPA has always been a favorite.
Taste is great, and (I know) it can be enjoyed out of the bottle.
It satisfies, but it opens the door to a night of mischief.
Highly recommended.

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4/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.14/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

4.1/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.35/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.12/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Ah! DIPA!

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4.5/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.09/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.5/5  rDev -18.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

3.87/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Poured into tulip, then poured second into a goblet from a bottle that said enjoy by Oct. 2017 so still fresh, not sure when it was bottled and,1st time I ever seen this in a store and in goblet tasted better:

Look is golden orange with a bubbly head that dissipates to thin lacing that slightly stains the glass.

Smell is boozy with slight earthy, spicy hoppiness and passion fruit

Feel is on thin side despite 8.7% abv that finishes with a piney hop kick that lays itself on the tongue which makes this beer dangerously drinkable and bit dry in finish

Taste is pine, bread, simcoe, mosaic, caramel, melon, cantaloupe, malt, mango, alcohol is well hidden in the flavor

Overall there are better IPAs out there but this would be perfect to getting a night started. Down 4 of these and you'll be off to a great night that you'll need a friend to explain to you on the next day. This is super smooth for an IPA and is sickening how drinkable they made an 8.7% abv beer to be. After demolishing one you want to grab another.

Also as other reviewers pointed out this beer most likely will result in a hangover. I woke up with a hangover from just drinking 2 and i drink high abv beers all the time and don't typically get hangovers for I don't tend to drink more than 2. Makes me believe this beer has a high sugar intake that would be the main cause to it. Nevertheless beer tastes good.

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4.42/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

poured into a tumbler it had about a half inch head. fairly light in color with lacing sticking to the glass on every sip. smells of sweeter tropical fruit and grapefruit with a little bit of pine thrown in for good measure. mouth feel is on the medium to lighter side. In all a very good beer that isn't as bitter as I would like but easily one of the best ipas coming out of Pennsylvania. great beer that I would recommend to anyone who likes ipas

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4/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I think this is Victory's best beer. Storm King still a formidable challenger though, being former champion and all. Pours a hearty golden color, 1/3" white head on the top. Aroma smacks of dry hopping, they really nailed this, has all the proprietary aroma hops like Mosaic and Citra.

Standard hop bearers like Simcoe & Chinook provide the bittering. They got away from using excessive caramel like malts like they did in Hop Wallop and that other hoppy beer of theirs (I forget the name). This is a light Golden Promise(?) like affair, just pale, lightly toasted malt that lets the hops shine. Equal parts citrus, tropical and pine. Any use of caramel is well restrained. Price is good, availability is good, alcohol well hidden. Sure, you could stand in line for hours at a time and spend $5 a can on something comparable. But don't you have more of a life than that? Grab a 4 or 6 of this from the gas station and go chat up some honeys, not neckbeards in line.

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4.45/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

This beer is shocking smooth and refreshing. High velocity flavors of grapefruit smack your throat upon taking a pull from the chilled glass bottle's neck. I recommended this beer to be paired with grilled meats and marijuana cigarettes.

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4/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.77/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

4.33/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

4/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4