Victory Yakima Twilight

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

On tap at flying saucer. Pours a very dark amber with a small frothy light tan head that leaves good sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a floral hop with nuts and caramel. Medium mouthfeel with a bitter floral hop with raisin and a nice bitter finish. Alcohol present but not too overpowering. A good american strong ale from Victory.

Pours a deep rich amber color with a tan head. Aroma is toast, biscuit, some roast, grassy, earthy, and some citrus. Flavor is caramel, biscuit, roast, and a bitter slightly astringent citrus finish.

Bottle:   Deep copper, large foamy beige head, nice lacing.   Darker than expected.   Musty grainy nose, soft citrus bitterness, a little peat or charred wood.   Tangy sweetness up front, hoppy but not biting, some of that white bits that come on the inside of oranges.   Background has a slight musty graininess to it, something that I dont really care for.   Body and mouthfeel are decent, a little bubbley up front, smooth on the backside.   Lingering grainy maltiness.   A little bit more of floral or citrus sweetness would make this a much better beer.   As is, its decent.

Dark, clear, amber pour with a big off-white head. Hoppy aroma with a touch of dark fruit sweetness. flavor is big, hoppy, smooth, and a slightly sweet, malty finish. Excellent brew.

Brown pour. Citrusy aroma. This ale has a ton of fruity, hoppy goodness. I’m not such a good judge of IIPA vs. strong ale. Is there a clear difference? I would drink this any day.

Deep amber pour, thick off-white head, laces nicely. Big hop aroma with malty sweetness in the background. Quite impressively balanced; the hops are definitely at the forefront, but there is a molasses-y sweetness to the malt backbone that is surprising and lovely. Interesting that an East Coast brewery has created such a fitting tribute to Pacific NW hops. A wonderful beer.

12oz bottle from Tyler’s Bottle Shop, Carrboro. Seems to be emerging as a polarizing beer? I thought it was delicious. Dark brown pour, lively and full of carbonation. I reckon it’s a double India brown ale or something? Lots of citrus holding together the tea leaves, dark malts, and so forth. Refreshingly bright aroma and taste, but not one-dimensional. Almost a pumpernickel thing going on at times, with fresh tangerines. Sounds disgusting when put that way, but I thought it rocked.

12oz bottle via secret santa trade. pours a very dark copper, almost chestnut brown with a creamy, bubbly, light tan head and great lacing. aroma is very nice with bold, citrus hop notes of grapefruit and orange, spicy pine notes, slight floral esters, and hints of roasted, nutty malts and toffee candy. flavor is very tasty as well with bitter, spicy, citrus hop notes and herbal pine esters up front back by chocolate malts, sweet caramel, and roasted nuts with a slightly grassy, bitter finish. palate is medium bodied and nicely carbonated with a hint of warming alcohol. overall, a solid american strong.