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Victory
Diamond Bear Brewing Company
- From:
- Diamond Bear Brewing Company
- Arkansas, United States
- Style:
- English Pale Ale
Ranked #121 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #26,319 - Avg:
- 3.49 | pDev: 14.33%
- Reviews:
- 83
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 29, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 16, 2001
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 36
A classic English Style pale ale brewed with select malts and a perfectly balanced blend of English and West Coast hops.
Formerly just called "Pale Ale"
Formerly just called "Pale Ale"
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by SHODriver:
Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina
3.5/5 rDev +0.3%
3.5/5 rDev +0.3%
A: poured into a pint glass to a deep orange topped by a small white head that is quick to fade and leaves no lacing.
S: smells of bready and caramelly malts with a little bit of citrus hop bitterness
T: taste is slightly watery up front with some bready malt and caramel sweetness. slight hop bitterness at times with a slight citrus flavor. swallow is long and bitter spicy hops with some lingering pale malt flavor.
M: lighter side of medium in the mouth with soft carbonation that's just slightly prickly and a slightly dry finish
O: Overall not a bad beer. it has good flavors, decent complexity and some solid balance. It goes down easily as well.
Nov 27, 2014S: smells of bready and caramelly malts with a little bit of citrus hop bitterness
T: taste is slightly watery up front with some bready malt and caramel sweetness. slight hop bitterness at times with a slight citrus flavor. swallow is long and bitter spicy hops with some lingering pale malt flavor.
M: lighter side of medium in the mouth with soft carbonation that's just slightly prickly and a slightly dry finish
O: Overall not a bad beer. it has good flavors, decent complexity and some solid balance. It goes down easily as well.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas
3.71/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a can. Clear brown color with a thin layer of tan head. Not much aroma. Medium body. Earthy malt with a floral and grassy hop finish. Old school English version of this style, haven't had one like this in awhile.
Dec 29, 2023Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.74/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
great english style ale strong with dark malty taste
May 21, 2023Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
3.6/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.6/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a medium brown color with a foamy tan head that lasts quite a while. Aroma of spices and roasted malts. Taste is spicy with a sweet finish. Easy drinking; not too bitter.
Apr 24, 2023Reviewed by jeffdr123 from Florida
3.75/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a can from a beer club. Pours the little darker than some pale ales, but then it's maltier than most pale ales, too. Tastes earthy and malty and enough hops to balance the caramel. I'd order it again.
Apr 16, 2023Reviewed by BigGold from Mississippi
3.73/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Had years ago, and again recently poured from 12-oz. can, bottom stamped "20350," into nonic pint.
Pours bronze-gold, with up to a finger of very light-tan head, that unfortunately drops to a film, and leaves only a little lace. Aroma is caramel malt and initially some sharp fruit, but mostly malt. Lots of caramel malt upon drinking, over a creamy body, with a hint of fruit, before a moderately bitter, very dry finish. A nice effort at the classic English Pale.
Jan 11, 2021Pours bronze-gold, with up to a finger of very light-tan head, that unfortunately drops to a film, and leaves only a little lace. Aroma is caramel malt and initially some sharp fruit, but mostly malt. Lots of caramel malt upon drinking, over a creamy body, with a hint of fruit, before a moderately bitter, very dry finish. A nice effort at the classic English Pale.
Rated by Sludgeman from District of Columbia
3.69/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Little Rock Airport
Jan 20, 2018Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut
3.78/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
A: slight haze; amber in color; 1 finger light khaki head that receded to a thin film; nice lacing;
S: sweet malt, caramel, earthy, tea, grassy;
T: sweet malt caramel, earthy, tea, floral; malt sweetness fades toward the end; mild bitterness on the finish;
M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; dry finish;
O: I had low expectations, but this turned out to be a pretty good representation of an English pale ale;
Oct 18, 2017S: sweet malt, caramel, earthy, tea, grassy;
T: sweet malt caramel, earthy, tea, floral; malt sweetness fades toward the end; mild bitterness on the finish;
M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; dry finish;
O: I had low expectations, but this turned out to be a pretty good representation of an English pale ale;
Reviewed by superwho24 from Arkansas
4.04/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
good but not great in my opinion, though I could see this could be a great beer for certain taste buds. Smell earthy, malty, caramel. Flavor toasted caramel.
Aug 12, 2017Reviewed by BlackBeerPirate from Illinois
2.61/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
2.61/5 rDev -25.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Taste: bitter citrus hop, crisp, at first then mellows out. Fermented earthy grain nose. Amber/gold, clear, Tall foam head, some lace. Medium body. 33 IBU's
Apr 23, 2017
Victory from Diamond Bear Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
205 ratings
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