Victory Old Horizontal

A clear red beer with a yellow or orange head. The aroma is sweet hoppy with notes of oranges and alcohol. The flavor is rather sweet with a lot of hops, oranges, and caramel. The hops burns your palate because it is extremely hoppy. A great beer for me - but only for hop lovers.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a hazy, orangey brown with a small, off-white head. Fat aroma of caramel. Very solid and full-bodied with plenty of caramel and notes of overripe fruit. Hoppy - but not overly so - finish. 031206

Red-brown, bitter, vinuos and complex. Typical American style barleywine. Delicious.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight alcohol from the barley wine. Smooth fruity and dark rich malty flavoured. Smooth mouthfeel. Bitter and nicely fruity flavoured. A bit young yet also lovely fresh flavoured. Bitter and fruity hoppy finish.

Bottle 12fl.oz. @ home.
[ Trade by VikingHammer ]. Clear medium red amber orange color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange, alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20090605]

Bottled (bottled 29.12.2004, thanks heemer77!). Nutbrown colour with beige small head. Leaves lace. Aroma is toffee, caramel malts, some spices and a bit of alcohol. Flavour is spicy, fruity, slightly yeasty and some caramel malts. The alcohol is hidden oh-so-well, it just shows as a bit warming feeling while drinking. In the aftertaste the alcohol gives a nice sticking feeling on the tongue, while the flavour is flowery hops and some toffee. A very wellbalanced beer!

Bottle. Clear orange coloured with an off white head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel, pine needles and hops. Flavour of malts, caramel, hops and pine needles.

Date: 01/10/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

amber with suspended bits, rich sweet malt aroma and flavor, touch of bitterness to keep it balanced, nice creamy character, fruity character comes out at the end

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Score: **+/4
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Date: 12/12/1998
Mode: Bottle
Source: Norm’s, DC
Vintage: 1998

clear amber, slight sweet malt aroma, rich warm sweet malt flavor, just a hint of bitterness,
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Date: 01/30/2003
Vintage: 1998

dark amber, whispy tan head, rich sweet malt aroma under big hops, rich malt flavor, lots of balancing bitterness, slightly alcoholic, warming, just a hint of fruity character
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Date: 08/02/2005
Vintage: 1998

rich fruity aroma and flavor, low balancing bitterness. earthy hop character, slightly smokey, very rich, rich fruit not quite developed,
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Date: 02/10/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 1998

big earthyness in the aroma with the caramel being pretty dry, sweet caramel malt flavor, nice fruity character, balancing earthy bitterness,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
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Date: 12/03/2003
Mode: Bottle
Source: Whole Foods Market, DC
Vintage: 2003

clear dark amber, thin fine beige head, big earthy hop aroma on top of a sweet malt base, rich malt flavor, slightly sweet, lots of balancing hops,
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Date: 08/02/2005
Vintage: 2003

nice sweet malty aroma, big sweet fruit flavor, stays rich but begins to fade, a bit of alcohol fumes,
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Date: 02/10/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2003

sweet fruity aroma with still plenty of earthyness, sweet and fruity flavor but still well balanced with the earthy hops,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: *4
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Date: 07/25/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2004

clear dark red, wispy beige head, sweet dark caramel malt aroma with light earthy hops, rich and fruity malt flavor, lots of earthy balance, no alcohol, fruity sweetness grows and starts to get a bit sticky,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
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Date: 01/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Vintage: 2007

clear dark ruby red, fine beige head, sheets of lace, sweet caramel malt aroma with lots of earthy hops and a touch of alcohol, big sweet dark caramel candy flavor, lots of fruity sweetness, stickysweetness is lightly balanced by an earthy hop character, is this really the current version, tastes much more aged,
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Date: 02/09/2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2007
Score: 3.7
Words: green’s

bottle aroma is much more earthy than draft with the fruityness taking the back seat, earthy bitterness also rules the flavor, touch of caramel sweetness in the background, will take years to equal the draft version,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4