Victory Hop Wallop

	Percentile
	95
	overall

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	Seasonal	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1220	3.69/5.0	3.68/5.0	Winter	8.5%	69	Snifter, 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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Ungstrup (15235), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	2/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Nov 25, 2004

A hazy orange beer with an orange head. The aroma is very hoppy, but also sweet. The flavor is very sweet with notes of fresh hops, like sticking your head into a hop bush, this leads up to a rather bitter end almost like sucking on a lemon.

Papsoe (14996), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 8, 2007

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of JCapriotti. Clear, deep golden. Fresh, hoppy aroma of pine needles. Medium body with some sweetish malt. Completely dominated by distinct aroma hops leaving a solid dose of bitterness. 291206

omhper (12224), Stockholm, Sweden

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	8/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Dec 19, 2004

Bottled, thanks tiggmtl! Deep golden. Aroma of hay and malt. Very sweet and very hoppy, soft mouthfeel. Biscuity malt is there to balance the hop assault. Really bitter finish. Very pleasant, apart from excessive sugaryness.

yespr (12174), Copenhagen O, Denmark

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 23, 2009

12 fl oz bottle. Pours cloudy dark orange with a fully gone white head. Aroma is mild grapefruity and of orange hops notes. Dry, mild spiced and citrus fruity hops flavours. Dry hoppy, light malt base and very bitter flavoured into a lasting dry far finish. I would have liked a bit more body from the malt to give a better smoothness and balance to the hops.

fonefan (11525), VestJylland, Denmark

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Nov 17, 2009

Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium orange color with a small to average, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine. spruce, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and peel bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090804]

oh6gdx (8839), Vasa, Finland

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 11, 2009

Cask@GBBF2009. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is nectar and wood along with some vanilla in a very pleasant balance. Flavour is caramel, wood, nectar and also has some rather nice fruityness and sour wooden notes in it. Wellbalanced.

joergen (8610), Frederiksberg, Denmark

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 7, 2007 Updated: Mar 8, 2008

Bottle. Clear golden coloured with a white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel, hops, grass and pine needles. Flavour of hops, grass, pine needles and grape fruits. Hoppy finish.

kp (8396), Woodstock, Georgia, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Sep 1, 2007 Updated: Jan 17, 2009

Date: January 03, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Whole Foods Market, DC
Appearance: hazy golden orange
Aroma: sweet grapefruit aroma
Flavor: lots of hop flavor and a long bitter finish, nice malt sweetness to give it some balance, blossoms into a wonderful sweet grapefruit nectar flavored with lots of hops and a fine bitter finish
Overall: an instant classic

Date: May 11, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Score: 3.9 to 3.7
Aroma: big sweet grapefruit aroma
Flavor: still the big sweet malt flavor with lots of hops

Date: October 23, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
the grapefruit aroma and flavor is subdued,

Date: April 27, 2008
Mode: cask
Source: brick store
Appearance: muddy light orange, frothy bright white head, splotches of lace
Aroma: huge sweet crystal and grapefruit aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: lots of sweet crystal malt flavor balanced by huge citrus hops, light bitterness rises out of a grapefruit rhind character, lots of orange and tangerine in the citrus

Date: November 14, 2008
Mode: cask
Source: brick store
yup, still great stuff

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

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