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Victory Hop Wallop 3.68 1230

Victory Hop Wallop

Percentile
95
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
12303.69/5.03.68/5.0Winter8.5%69.2Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Horace ‘Hop’ Wallop headed West a broken man. For it was a certain Miss LuLubelle Lager that had left him, thirsting for more. Drawn by wild tales of the riches of the gold mines, Hop pressed on westward. His last nickel spent on a prospecting pan, Hop's hunger and thirst got the best of him. Two fistfuls o' barley and three of some wild and wayward hops tossed in the pan with some clear water was to be his meal. But sleep overcame him and he woke to a bubbling, cacophonous concoction. Overjoyed with the beautiful ale that he had made, Hop realized the secret of the 'green gold' he had discovered in those fresh hops. Celebrated far and wide, Hop Wallop lives on in this vivid ale with his words, "hoppiness is happiness." As our annual homage to the fresh hop harvest, Hop Wallop is a fragrant experience that delights the tastebuds. Pure gold of color, this ale offers its heady bounty of hops to the adventurous of taste. Bold, bracing and surprisingly refreshing for a strong (8.5% a.b.v.) ale, Hop Wallop lives up to its name and legacy.
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 savnac (453), Palmer, Alaska, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 19, 2009  
On tap @ Victory. Clear golden yellow with a white head and visible carbonation. Citrus, floral, herbal and cat piss aroma. Overall bitter flavor with some light malty sweetness, alcohol is barely present. Medium body with active carbonation and a long bitter dry finish. Pretty good IIPA.


 gringo332 (246), Richardson, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 12, 2009  
urs golden hazy with nice fluffy head and good lacing. Nose of earth, floral/spicy hops and a honey back. Some alcohol too. Taste of crisp hops, earth, soapy and grass. a decently balanced hop/malt combo.


 BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Bottle, best by Apr 20, 2010. Poured a hazy golden with a creamy white head that settles to a ring and left good lace. Floral and citrus aromas. The flavor found pine and grapefruit hops with a malt backing. Medium body and a lasting medium bitterness.


 VTHopHead (928), Barre, Vermont, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Oct 11, 2009  
Draft - Poured a pale amber in color with a medium white head. Aroma is all about citrus and pine hops. Flavor is much more balanced than I expected... plenty of citrus/pine hops, but also a fair amount of caramel maltiness to even things out. This is a very good DIPA.


 ChristianScheffel (4632), Odense, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 5, 2009  
Pale golden with a small white head. Aroma of citrus, peach and pine hops. Sweetish malty biscuit flavour with nice hop flavours and medium bitterness.


 redave (135), squaw valley, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Pours a light pale golden color, nice. light white head. Nice hop aroma. Nice lace. Nice carbonation. Great taste, good balance, great hops some alcohol burn, pine, grapefruit. Would be nice to get on a regular basis, but not required as it is a long distance traveler. Good stuff, thanks Hollingshead!


 Svesse (2683), Hässelby, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 4, 2009  
(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 19 Sep 2009) Golden amber colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of grapefruit, pine needles and dried apricots. Fruity, hoppy taste with pine needles, resin, Seville orange, dried apricots and loads of hops in the finish. Slightly above medium body, with some alcohol sweetness. Yes, it’s quite one dimensional, but the hop character is quite impressive. Very nice beer.


fogdoctor (20), Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Pint. Cool but not cold. This beer has amazing hop aroma once it warms up some. It has some mild sweetness from the ample malt but the real star is the blast of citrus and lingering bitterness on the back of the tongue. The other things I picked up were some mild alcohol warming and some vague caramel overtones. Its also thicker and richer that you would predict and some characteristics of a barley wine. I like the Victory HopDevil better overall but this one is a very good beer.



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