 erway (1002), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 5, 2008
Bottle from the CBC 2008: Pours a deep golden with a long lasting, whispy and clinging white head. Aroma is two fold. On one side there is a light biscuity maltiness, with notes of apple and spicy alcohols. On the other, the nuances of a minty, floral hop. Definitely a noble variety, yet very unique among them. The body is refreshingly and dangerously dry. The flavor is a mixture of sweet malt and alcohol, finished by huge spice and a dollop of bittering punch. Fervently drinkable, yet somehow missing that exceptionality that so many of my favorite belgian style ales possess. Don’t know if there is any denying that this is really good...Ok Joris did, but it is not an example of perfection in a glass.
Ungstrup (15376), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 13, 2009 Bottled. Thanks to Greg Koch. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, malt, and straw, leading to a dry bitter finish.
willblake (2187), Belcamp, Maryland, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 7, 2008 20080510 From growler at Pauls 1st Hoboken gathering. Thanks to Egajdzis. Yummy, boozy, enjoyable beer with obvious Belgian inspiration in the form of dominant phenols and heavy handed alcohol. Very drinkable.
maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Sep 27, 2008 Bottle courtesy of Greg Koch at our stop at the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens on 08/03/2008 on day three of RBSG 2008. Clear golden body with a small white head. Big belgian spice aroma and fairly hoppy. Light belgian spice flavor with some light hop presence. Light body with mdoerate carbonation.
hopscotch (5517), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 13, 2008 Bottle... RBSG ‘08... Clear golden ale with a small, fizzy, white head. The aroma releases fresh, spicy hops along with all the appropriate Belgian yeast esters and phenols that I just don’t like... banana, smoke, clove, etc. Full-bodied and oily with humble carbonation. Malty and sweet up front; well-bittered, fruity and spicy on the backside. Lengthy, spicy, astringent finish. Kudos to Greg Koch for popping the top on this one !
yespr (12404), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 7, 2008 From bottle at Stone Bistro. Pours golden orange with a small tan head. Caramel and mild spiced aroma, a bit dull. Spiced, caramel and light hoppy flavour lingering from start to finish.
DaSilky1 (2016), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Aug 5, 2008 Nice head atop supler clear filtered bronze. The nose was quite yeasty and bready with banana characteristics. Flavors were yeasty as well with spicy banana-bread notes.
Vac (2394), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 6, 2008 Pours with a crystal clear amber-gold body topped by a medium thick, white head with a good amount of lacing. It’s spicy and hoppy with noted of grass, an underlying malty sweetness and some alcohol esters. Medium to full bodied and hot.
WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 30, 2008 First, this is spelled wrong. I have seen the beer logo and it is Saphire, with one "h". Interesting combination of a Hallertau hop with a Belgian yeast. Hazy amber, good white head. Sweet malty and fruity nose, taste of malts, Belgian yeast, alcohol, diacetyl bubble gum, combination of Barleywine and Belgian, with a little Belgian funk in the end, before the hops ... I have wanted Victory to make a more up-to-date and more complex Belgian, following Allagash and Lost Abbey. I don’t know if this is it or not, but I’’ have another one and rerate.
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