Archives: Victory Brewing, 11/11/00

Victory Brewing
Downington, PA
Sat. 11/11/00, 2:15pm
[open]

House Brews:
Brandywine Valley Lager
Victory Festbier
Hopdevil IPA
Prima Pils
Workhorse Porter (J)
Golden Monkey Tripel (B)
Moonglow Weizenbock
Storm King Imperial Stout
Rhinelander Pils

Interesting menu & beer list. Old Horizontal Barleywine (ABV 11.0) coming later this month. Ambiance redolent of Old Dominion.

Golden Monkey Tripel (short): With an ABV of 9.5, I was leery of ordering too much of this so went with a "short" pint.

A light caramel-colored drink with a quickly dissipating foamy head. It looks thick and yeasty. And smells the same. Very lightly hopped - barely noticeable. The malts and sugars have created layers of flavor that trickle down the throat like a parfait. This is a very complex beer, and very tasty. The yeasty mouthfeel gets fuller as the beer's temperature increases. This is a very good example of a Belgian - it's fruity, yeasty, tangy, sweet and deadly! About five or six sips in and I have a buzz! The body is right for the style too. When the flavor is this chewy, you don't need the beer to be too. This beer kicks butt! 9.0

Workhorse Porter: Fairly small head. Very dark reddish color. Nice aroma. A nice body. Becky says a little thin. A very smooth malty taste. It finishes with a chocolate flavor. A drinkable beer. It could use a little bit more hop taste that would serve to balance the malts. The basics are good, but it could use a little more oomph. 8.5