Victory Prima Pils

Brewed by Victory Brewing Company
Style: Pilsener
Downingtown, Pennsylvania USA

12 ounce bottle from Glenville beverage. Very hoppy, like you would expect. I think mine may have been a little old. The bottle was a little dusty. Smooth beer none the less. Nice and citrusy, nice lace.

Bottle at Eulogy, Philadelphia, in the company of Loz, Casey and Traci on my fortieth birthday, 16-11-08. This was our second visit of the evening we walked just 5-6 doors away to have a Mexican meal and then we were back. This was one another one of Caseys beers and again a decent shout. Pours a lemony yellow colour with a white film head. The Saaz hops are really strung out, good classy, crisp bite to this, some sweetness, its very simply but well done and I my opinion that is how a Pilsner should be. A6 A4 F7 P4 OV16 3.7

Pours light golden with a big white head. Aroma is light malts and faint hop. Flavor is smooth, light malts with a nice bitter finish as well. Great pilsner.

Bottle. Light aromas of grain, lemon peel and pepper. The head is large, frothy, white with good lacing and is fully lasting. Color is sparkling clear gold. Flavor starts moderately acidic and lightly bitter, then finishes moderately bitter. Palate is light to medium, watery and has a carbonation between soft and lively. Just what you’d expect a quality Pilsener to be like.

Pours a great looking light golden color with very little head you can smell a nice flora aroma the intial hop taste gives way to a malty slightly bitter aftertaste that stays awhile this is a great beer if you want a normal mass produced pils get yourself a miller if you want something with substance this is a solid choice

Bottle at beer-30. Pours clear light gold with a white head. I’m kinda wondering why this doesn’t show up in the Bo-Pils category. Aroma and taste of flowery hops, biscuit, straw. Maybe a tiny bit of citrus? Nice crisp-dry finish. Rather a nice pils or bo-pils.

Aroma embodies the freshly-cut grass element of noble hops; a peppery spiciness finishes the whiff. Hazy gold pour, fluffy white head, significant lace, effervescent. Flavor follows the aroma, grass and spice, with some lemon zest and a bit of bean soup on the finish. Quite tasty. Lively on the tongue, with warmth from the aromatic hops.

Ever since the original and classic pilsner was created, all pilsners to this day and far into the future will more than likely measure their worth by the original standard. Having a universally accepted and long-standing standard can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on the validity of said standard. Thankfully, in the case of the traditional Czech pilsner, this is a fine contribution to brewing history which has persisted to this day. Once you go Czech, you quite literally can never go back. Stepping up to bat today is the Prima Pils from Victory Brewing, and as I saddle up to the plate, I wonder if this shall be a homerun or a foul-ball in the discriminatory game of Pilsner.
A gorgeous pale straw with a hint of soft white when held up to the light. Her light golden depths are held at bay by a luscious thick head; much like a cloud she rests on top of my Prima Pils, inviting me to disturb her puffy white purity. Delving into her inviting depths, a scattering of lace decorates the sides as a sweet and crisp nose of freshly cut grass, lemon rinds, and crisp pears fill my senses. Immediately I am struck by how bright and effervescent her body is. I close my eyes and imagine myself at a small bar on the cobblestone streets of Plzen, Czech, people-watching and savoring my freshly drawn pilsner. Lemon, sweet cut grass, pears, and even a note of crisp autumn apples seduce my palate. Some white grapefruit in her finish with hints of a spice I cannot quite put my finger on. Where are the malts in all of this? Lingering in the background, maintaining the balance while creating a beautiful harmony between fresh grassy and citric hops and soft chewy biscuity malts. Perfection.
If I hadn’t known beforehand, someone could have easily poured me a glass of the Prima Pils from Victory Brewing and I would have thought it a fresh Czech import. From their beer glass to my beer glass, as fresh and deliciously traditional as possible. Victory Brewing got their Prima Pils dead-for-sights and in doing so continue to honor the classic Pilsner tradition started so many years ago.