Victory Idyll Ale

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

On tap at the Victory Brew Pub. Poured a medium yellow color with a small sized white head. Aromas of citrus, floral hops, and a little grassy. Tastes of floral hops, grass and had a light sweetness to it. Thin body that finished dry and crisp.

Tap at Blind Tiger. Very pale golden ale, thick white head. Aroma is very hoppy with nice light lean pale malts. Clean and approaching a lager in terms of it’s cleanness. Lightly spicy/citrusy but with a lingering herbal character. I can’t believe this isn’t a pilsner, because it could pass for one, and would do well against many of ’em. Light and refreshing.

Draft at Victory. Pours clear medium gold with off-white clingy head. Nose is lemongrassy hops, corn flakey malt, some florals, limey citrus, and white peppery spice. Nose is crisp, with an initial lemongrassy hop and limey citrus followed closely by the bready pale malt, peppery notes, and floral notes. I may go back for a growler of this one.

Poured a golden color with a small, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of dough, toffee malts, some citrus, and a faint floral hoppiness. Taste of more toast, some toffee, cereal grains, and light citrus fruits. A highly quaffable golden ale here.

Imperial Pint at Victory. Pours a very light golden with nice carbonation- and a fluffy lasting sticky white head. Aroma is like a very crisp clean subdued APA with a nice citrusy bite, some centennial, and other American hops but not over the top- they let some very crisp almost pilsner like malts to come through. Clean crisp refreshing flavor light pilsner malts, some pale crackeryness to it, fresh biscuits, pizza dough and a nice slight sharp floral and citrus hop kick throughout. Very clean and smooth finish. nice blond ale.

On tap at Victory. Pours a translucent golden with a small bubbly white head that left a touch of lacing. Aroma of lemon, light grassy notes and cereal grains. Flavor of Cheerios, grassy, doughy, citrus and light bitterness.

Tap at Victory’s brewpub. Pours yellowy orange with a bright white ring. Nose is sweet and crisp. Taste is sweet, bitter, and overall alright.

Draught at Victory: Aroma of floral hops, light grass, slight lemon, and light malts. Poured pale gold in color with a creamy, dense, white head that lasted throughout. Clear. Not sparkling. Flavor was lightly sweet. Tastes of pale malts, grass, hops, and a hint of lemon. Light to medium body. Oily, then chalky and dry texture. Average carbonation. Grassy, lemony, dry finish.