Victory Harvest Now Considered An IPA?

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  1. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    I mean I remember last year making a list of my top 10 American Pales and listing Victory Harvest in the top five. I really enjoyed last years version and looked up everything about it. Why are they now calling it an IPA this year. Not that it matters along as the beer is good but just curious, maybe its for marketing?.
     
    #1 DEdesings57, Dec 3, 2015
  2. Shroud0fdoom

    Shroud0fdoom Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 Maryland

    That's an issue for the Brewer/Consumer. Look at Zombie Dust and Pseudosue. They boarderline that American Pale Ale/IPA Realm. I still drank them as a Pale Ale and they were too hoppy to classify.
     
    #2 Shroud0fdoom, Dec 3, 2015
  3. hillind

    hillind Savant (1,007) Apr 24, 2010 Pennsylvania

    It's delicious no matter how its categorized. Never noticed it changed here.
     
    #3 hillind, Dec 3, 2015
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  4. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    Right, from the consumer perspective it doesnt matter, But, from the brewer perspective I wonder why the "sudden" change in the style without a change in the beers specs.
     
    #4 DEdesings57, Dec 3, 2015
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    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    Both from what I remember.
     
    #5 DEdesings57, Dec 3, 2015
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  6. hillind

    hillind Savant (1,007) Apr 24, 2010 Pennsylvania

    Yep, checked Victory' s site, you're right. I don't know what the motivation was, seemed like it sold quickly enough both last year and this latest batch. At least in my neck of the woods.
     
    #6 hillind, Dec 3, 2015
  7. DEdesings57

    DEdesings57 Pooh-Bah (2,556) Aug 26, 2012 New Jersey
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    Yea same here. Kinda weird, I guess now I gotta put this on my top ten "IPAs" list :slight_smile:
     
    #7 DEdesings57, Dec 3, 2015
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  8. tillmac62

    tillmac62 Pooh-Bah (2,859) Oct 2, 2013 South Carolina
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    I just had one, no mention of it being an IPA on the bottle. It tastes like a pale ale - not much bitterness. I rated it 4.08 as a pale ale. As an IPA I would have to rate it lower since bitterness is not up to style standards.
     
    #8 tillmac62, Dec 4, 2015
  9. maltmaster420

    maltmaster420 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2005 Oregon

    The change is probably because anything labeled as an IPA will outsell a "pale ale" by huge margins.
     
    #9 maltmaster420, Dec 4, 2015
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