Victory Old Horizontal

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

Pours from the bottle a copper-amber color with a nice off-white head. Aroma is of earthy hops and has a very nice bitterness to it. Flavor has a good alcohol presence, heavy citrus hops note as well as a nice floral and earth hops taste along with a light caramel malt flavor at the end. Mouth feel is pretty heavy and has a great carbonation. The beer as a whole is great and look forward to having this one again.

Color is a deep maroon with mellow carbonation and a thin tight head. Aroma is rich and hoppy. Taste is like the aroma, rich, hoppy and bitter. Starting with a bold medium body it goes down with a crisp bite. Finish is rich with a sweet dried fruit flavor followed by a bright hop taste and then an even bitterness. In the after taste the bitterness builds then leaves you with a faint citrus taste. Overall its another good brew from Victor, but like too many other Barley Wines lately its a bit hoppier then I think it should be.

Malty sweet raisin nose with hints of citrus dipped in caramel sauce. Deep dark amber color, soapy head with nice lacing. Intense nutty sweetness, great bitterness without being overwhelming, nicely balanced. Effervescent, medium to full body, incredible smooth warming alcohol finish with spicy notes. An excellent Barley Wine, very soft and supple.

12oz bottle from total wine in norfolk poured into a snifter. pours a clear ruby/copper color with a very thin white head. aroma is very hop forward and slightly spicy with a hint of alcohol, pine, and citrus notes of grapefruit and orange with a caramel malty sweetness. flavor is very rich with malty sweetness and roasted nuts up front followed by a big citrusy/hoppy hit with flavors of orange, lemon, and pine. has a very good alcohol astringency and apple cider notes as well. palate is very smooth for such a big beer with a very warm alcohol finish that definitely improves as it opens up. would love to try it in six months.

Screw verticals. Big caramel sweetness with with strong dark fruit and citrus character. Hops really shine in a fantastic barleywine - the full bodied sweetness it countered with huge piney, floral hop presence that bathes the palate in hop resins and oils. This will have you laying horizontal in a hurry if you are not careful.

Pours dark reddish amber, dark fruits, malty, caramel, slightly earthy, dry finish.

Pours a wonderful reddish amber. The head is a substantial and long lasting off white foam with nice lacing the whole way down. Smells of warm caramel sweetness with under tones of the floral hoppiness that makes all Victory beers distinct. The mouthfeel is nice and thick, reassuring. There is a sharp carbonation but fades quickly to an oily liquid that coats the tongue. As many have said, you don’t get a wall of alcohol taste, even with the high abv. The first is malty and spicy (hints of cloves or cinnamon) but that fades to a nice sweet warming middle. The end is long and hoppy. There is this hint of what I can only describe as dried cherries that comes through every once in awhile. Another wonderful example by a very strong team in Downingtown.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy dark amber with a nice yellow head that settles down to almost nothing. Huge aroma of caramel, toffee, spice, alcohol, raisins, dried apricots, and lots of licorice. Taste is very dry up front and in the finish. Starts with some spicy alcohol, cinnamon, and earthy notes and then goes bitter with some dark fruits and apricots. The high abv is very well hidden. Bitter, dry finish will a long aftertaste of dry hops and barley. Very good.