Victory Harvest Pils

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Draught, either at Barcade or Bar Great Harry (these are old notes). Clear amber/gold with a frothy off-white head. Floral and citrusy nose. Cereal and biscuity malts, lightly sweet, finishing crisp and citrusy. Nice citrusy zing going on. Generously hopped, leaving a slight resin on the aftertaste. Nicely done.

Decent pils... Pours a bit cloudy as expected... Aroma is doughy... Very easy drinking with a bit of a biting hops on your tongue finish.. Ok Pils, not their best varietal by far...

This offering ranks right up there with the best Pils I’ve tasted in a long while. It beats the Sly Fox Charles Bridge I just tasted a week or so ago. But it doesn’t quite stack up to DFH’s Prescription Pils. But this is damn good. This beer is crisp, refreshing, hoppy and satisfying. It pours a clear and transparent golden color with a generous white head. The aroma is very crisp and dry, with notes of earth, flowers and bread. The body is just perfect for a pils-style; not too heavy but certainly not light at all. It’s just right for that perfect session of drinking with friends amoung a game of pool or poker. The flavors and body are very drinkable, with notes of bread, yeast, earth, flowery hops and light toast. The balance is impeccable and enjoyable. This is one damn fine pils!

On tap at Zeno’s Pub - State College, PA. A crystal clear pale, pale golden color, with a soapy white rim. Interesting aroma. Definite yeast, light and some strong pils malt backing. Not a lot of intensity. Flavor is good. Solid crispy pils sugars, with a nip of intriguing alcohol and some a good handful of grassy hops. Balanced and bright. Not a complex example, but it’s a really solid malt and hop beer, with minimal light yeast backing in bread and toast. Fresh and drinkable. This would rock my May afternoons. As this warms, the snappiness and freshness of the hop juice really plays out. Rich hop oils wrap this beer up. Let’s go four!

Thanks to Craig for bringing this growler back from Victory. Poured a light yellow, with big white head. Aroma is citrus, hops, and little earthy. Taste is honey, lemon, and very light, easy to drink, and very fresh.

Growler shared by craig at stateline. Light yellow color, good head. Taste was a very clean, crisp, fresh tasting pils. A little lemon, malt, and hop taste. Light texture. Easy to drink. Solid beer.

On-tap at the Brick Store. Pours a clear golden with a big fluffy white head that lingers as a sizable cap for a while and leaves very good lacing. The aroma is extremely clean with an emphasis on the toasted grains with hints of earthy hops. There is a definite biscuity malt presence in the nose as well. The taste was as crisp a pils as I’ve ever tasted. The biscuity malts are there in the background, but it’s the double punch of the light grains and floral hops that make the taste. The finish was extremely clean and dry. The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with tons of carbonation that zings the tongue from start to finish. This is certainly a top notch pils and one that I would seek out.

On tap, served in a footed pilsner glass. Clear gold with a lasting white head. Smells of sweet grain,bread, and floral notes. Much more malt presence than Victory’s standard pils, bready, floral, herbal, a hint of lemon. Dry finish with lasting herbal bitterness. Beautiful spiderwebs of lace cling all the way down the glass. One of the more complex pilsners I have had, very nice.