Victory Harvest Pils

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

(KSq07, draft) White head atop hazy straw body. Aroma is medium sweet, grass/herbal, light bread. taste is medium sweet, grass, some herbal, bread. Fairly bitter. Medium-full body, some acidity, creaminess, nicely drinkable.

On tap at TDR (Springhouse). Poured a deeper and slightly hazy golden color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas of grass, earthiness, and some citrus. Tastes of grass, citrus, and biscuit.

Bottle... RBSG ‘08... Clear, light yellow lager with a small, fizzy, white head. Pale grains, spicy, earthy hops and honey constitute the aroma. Medium-bodied with lively carbonation. Nice pilsner malt flavor with a crisp hop bite. Lengthy, medium bitter, dry finish. Thanks to Greg Koch for breaking this one out for our table to try!

Any first impressions?
-A ring of foam stands atop the lightly-hazed pale blond.
-Citrus fruit and floral spiciness are derived from the hops, drawing a rustic landscape on the nostrils.
-Crisp citrus fruit freshen up the crunchy hay, evolving into a stunning sandy, wooden finish.
-Very well-malted and smooth, this creamy body amazes with its quenching abilities and its apparent fullness.

What if you dig deeper?
-I just want to lose myself into those flirtatious hops.
-The finish sagaciously lathers wooden, sandy hops, surrounded by gingery, citrusy hop oils.
-The haystack is chewy and sustaining throughout.
-I’m not sure about the Kellerbier designation, but who cares, this is a fabulous unfiltered German pils. Absolutely lovely.

On tap at Barcade, Brooklyn.

Tap at Barcade. Very, very pale golden beer with a fluffy white head. Incredible fresh hop nose with lots of flowery notes, zesty earthiness and a bright noble spiciness that really needs to be smelled to be believed. Saaz are usually underutilized, but here they’re bright and expressive. Flavour is also all juicy/spicy noble hops. Soft minerally character accents this nice massive spiciness. Malts are barely there, just showing a kiss of breadiness and softness of palate that balances the crisp hops. Awesome pils.

Draft @ Frisco Grille it’s a moderately hazy golden yellow with a pure white head. Somewhat of a starchy nose of sourdough, some light lemon, light pils malt and a clean, fresh pillow yeast. Flavor is mildly bitter, mildly dry, with a very clean and inviting crispness to the cracker-flavored malt base, and a mild, musty yeast character throughout. Good stuff.

Another very good pils from Victory. This one pours slightly hazy dark straw colored, with a 2-finger frothy white head. The aroma provided bready malt, some hops, and grassy citrus. The flavor had an initial dry hop pop, followed up by some bready honey malt and piney citrus elements. Complex, crisp, and smooth, this one is a great complement to the Prima pils.

On tap at Cole’s. Solid German pils with other characteristic, a kellerbier label suits it well. Pours yellowish with a head. A mild pleasant pils aroma. A bit above average mouthfeel. Refreshing and bitter, its a good bitterness. A pint, without food to break it up, is too much however.