Victory Saphir Pils

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

On tap at Victory. Poured a medium and clear goden color wth a small sized white head. Aromas of straw, grass, floral, and citrus. Tastes of floral, citrus, grains, and light spices.

Draft at DRE. Pours gold with white head. Nose is lemongrassy Saazy hops, grainy malt. Very hoppy nose. Tastes pale malty, with a pronounced Saazy hop, lemongrassy, white peppery, and grainy finish.

Poured a lightly hazy golden color with a small, creamy, white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of straw, grass, toasted dough, citrus fruits, skunk, and a bit of floral hoppiness. Taste of more toast, toffee, citrus fruits, lemongrass, toffee, and light bitterness in the finish.

Half Liter at Victory. Pours a nice clear gold with good carbonation and a great lasting pure white head- great lace. Aroma is a great balance between fresh doughy pils malts (a bit more malt than prima, hallertauer, tettnang, harvest, or any of their other pilsners) with a great herbal and lightly floral hop kick- extremely fresh and very pronounced spicy hop character all around. Flavor has more doughiness, tons of fresh pilsner malt, good backbone for the hops- spicy, lightly herbal and floral just beautifully fresh. Ridiculously crisp finish with lingering fresh bread, and a great hop bite which isn’t too assertive. Excellent pilsner from Victory- might be my new favorite from them.

On tap at Victory. Pours a translucent golden with a medium bubbly/creamy white head that laced. Aroma was this wonderful floral hops, mixed citrus, grapefruit, bready...and just a great hop aroma...nice. Flavor of juicy noble hops, floral, citrus, bready, cereal grains, lemon and really nice.

Tap at Brewpub today. Pours golden yellow with a bright white ring. Nose has a touch of hops. Taste is hoppy, smooth and pungent.

Draught at the Brewery: Aroma of hops, pine, fruit, and wheat. Poured gold in color with a small white head. Slightly sparkling. Clear. Flavor was light to medium bitter. Tastes of hops, citrus, wheat, lemon, lemongrass, and some pepper. Light to medium body. Chalky texture. Average carbonation. Citrus hop finish.

Blonde, crisp carbonation, spritely with a light, lacey head. Neutral hoppy, on the floaral side. European hop flavor, bittered honey. Crisp, refreshing, generally not my style, but another well-crafted, commendable pilsener from Victory.