Victory Wild Devil

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  1. beerjerk666

    beerjerk666 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,155) Aug 22, 2010 Florida
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    Hopefully there's enough left when I have some beer money, stupid bills!!!:angry:
     
    #21 beerjerk666, Jul 4, 2014
  2. HuaiDan

    HuaiDan Initiate (0) May 26, 2009 New York

    Hit Syracuse yesterday, I am looking forward to trying this out tonight.
     
    #22 HuaiDan, Jul 4, 2014
  3. _RL_

    _RL_ Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2013 Maryland
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    Saw it at Perfect Pour two days ago.
     
    #23 _RL_, Jul 5, 2014
  4. IPAIsaac

    IPAIsaac Initiate (0) Jun 22, 2013 Delaware
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    Made it all the way to FL. I saw it and I got one tonight... Been wanting to try it even though I'm from Downingtown
     
    #24 IPAIsaac, Jul 5, 2014
  5. HuaiDan

    HuaiDan Initiate (0) May 26, 2009 New York

    Good stuff. The Brett is relatively strong, I am going to get at least one more to put away to see what happens down the road. Now they need to send Helios north.
     
    #25 HuaiDan, Jul 5, 2014
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  6. Harnkus

    Harnkus Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2013 New York

    Helios has been in steady distro to NYC/LI for a few years now. Where do you live?
     
    #26 Harnkus, Jul 8, 2014
  7. FatBoyGotSwagger

    FatBoyGotSwagger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,999) Apr 4, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I saw a case of Helios with the new labels last week at the store and it was 55$ :grimacing:.

    Still a value but no where near what it used to be at 34$ a case. Times are a changing..
     
    #27 FatBoyGotSwagger, Jul 8, 2014
  8. Rlhinson2104

    Rlhinson2104 Initiate (0) Apr 28, 2014 Florida

    I was actually disappointed in this beer... I didn't think it was enough of either IPA or Sour. I bought 2, so we will see what happens with some age. But, I was expecting something a bit stronger on the palate.
     
    #28 Rlhinson2104, Jul 8, 2014
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  9. gillagorilla

    gillagorilla Pooh-Bah (2,691) Feb 27, 2013 Maryland
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    How much was it?
     
    #29 gillagorilla, Jul 8, 2014
  10. TheRealTysonHuffman

    TheRealTysonHuffman Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Anyone seeing it in central PA yet?
     
    #30 TheRealTysonHuffman, Jul 8, 2014
  11. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Well, it's not supposed to be a sour, it's more of a Belgian IPA. But you didn't find the brett strong, even when young? I did.
     
    #31 Kadonny, Jul 8, 2014
  12. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    It's in Rochester now, picked up a bottle yesterday for 8.50. It's a pretty excellent beer. The Brett buries Hop Devil essentially, it's so strong, but it still tastes quite good.
     
    #32 GreesyFizeek, Jul 8, 2014
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  13. _RL_

    _RL_ Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2013 Maryland
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    Don't remember and it wasn't out when I checked yesterday (although they might have had it in the back or something). :astonished: Sorry about that. I'll try to be more observant.
     
    #33 _RL_, Jul 8, 2014
  14. BradStokley

    BradStokley Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2013 Maryland

    I stopped in PP yesterday too and didn't see it. When I asked a guy there about it, he said they hadn't gotten it in?
     
    #34 BradStokley, Jul 8, 2014
  15. _RL_

    _RL_ Initiate (0) Oct 2, 2013 Maryland
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    Well, maybe I was wrong but I was pretty sure I saw it there about a week ago. That might mean they will get another/first shipment. If I was wrong, I apologize. Tracking down beer is hard enough as it is.
     
    #35 _RL_, Jul 9, 2014
  16. RichardMNixon

    RichardMNixon Maven (1,431) Jun 24, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Would you still recommend it to someone who likes IPA and brett but dislikes Hop Devil and most Belgian IPAs? I guess I don't think of most Belgian IPAs tasting like brett (I mostly get banana), so I'm curious, but I'm also cautious as the lone weirdo who doesn't like DirtWolf.
     
    #36 RichardMNixon, Jul 9, 2014
  17. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Yes. The yeast is more Brett-y than clove/banana yeasty. It's less spicy than regular HopDevil and it seemed smoother to me. It's really good.
     
    #37 Kadonny, Jul 10, 2014
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  18. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    I dislike most Belgian IPAs, but do like Hop Devil, and loved this beer. Like Kadonny said, it doesn't really have that Belgian yeast feel to it, just the brett (which is thought to be part of the original profile of IPAs anyway). I did a comparison last week on WBAYDN, hopefully you find this helpful:
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...u-drinking-now-621.191936/page-7#post-2559991
     
    #38 TongoRad, Jul 10, 2014
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  19. HuaiDan

    HuaiDan Initiate (0) May 26, 2009 New York


    I'm in Syracuse. Sadly no Helios here.
     
    #39 HuaiDan, Jul 10, 2014
  20. BoardwalkBock

    BoardwalkBock Pooh-Bah (2,041) Aug 18, 2012 New York
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    Just had my first Wild Devil tonight. Absolutely amazing! Great Brett character but didn't overwhelm the beer as the hops and malt came in pretty balanced on the back end. I got the last bottle at my local store, wish I had noticed it earlier last week. Truly a fantastic and unique beer.
     
    #40 BoardwalkBock, Jul 10, 2014
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