BREWERY: Victory Brewing Company
STYLE: IPA
ABV: 6.7%
PURCHASE: 12-oz. bottle, $4.75 (two purchased for $9.50)
SERVING: Said bottle, poured into chilled pint glass. Both a standard and slow pour produced a dense head of about two and a half inches. Great retention.
APPEARANCE: Beautiful rusted amber color with a slightly cream-tinted head. Relatively transparent. Not much visible bubbling, but outstanding lacing.
BOUQUET: Tempered hops and citrus rounded out by malt. Highly grapefruit-like.
PALATE: Medium to slightly heavy body with carbonation that is expertly held back. Starts with a soft hop note that seems to bloom in your mouth, taste-wise; peaks at mid-palate, then pulls back at the finish to allow for a nice influx of malt and citrus. Aftertaste is grapefruity and yeasty. Has just the right amount of bitterness and bite to it, remaining exceptionally smooth on the whole. This is an IPA, but the hops are curtailed to a point where this borders upon Boston Lager territory. Always a good decision from the brewmeister. (See what I did there? Give it a minute.)
MUSINGS AND METAPHORS: Long one of my go-tos, and one of the flagship offerings from Victory--if not the flagship offering from them. Never fails to show why.
GRADE: A
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