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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
526 Victory Prima Pils United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.9

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

(airport brew made the price high) Grass and lemon and a bit of pine in the nose. Gonna be hoppy; appropriate for the style. Pours a light yellow clear body with a nice very white egg cream head that dissipates fairly rapidly but leaves quite nice lace. Mouth is close to full which it didn't look like, carbonation very nicely done. Flavor is a tug of war between tart, sour, and bitter all in a god way. Starts with a grass and a buried buttery under-note. HIts slightly honey in mid taste and then closes bitter with a tart/sour aftertaste. Perhaps more hoppy than many pils this is very nicely done! Bottom line, a VERY good American version of a Bohemian Pilsener. Above review was for draft, having had a bottle now I am knocking body down a bit, but still a very nice pils. 1/5/2016

May 2, 2012
12:00:00 PM
527 Victory Sour Monkey United States Wild Ale 3.6

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Nice nose, sweet tarts! Floral...no malt. Clear medium gold body topped with a white head that quickly leaves a skim coat and a touch of sudsy lace. mouth is thin and VERY tingly. Flavor is again all Sweet Tarts! Alcohol totally masked which is a bit scary. No complexity...this is a one note brew. Would be a 6 but kicking it up for masking that very high abv.

Jan 22, 2023
08:49:57 PM
528 Victory Summer Love Ale United States Blonde Ale 3.1

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 5

Pilsner nose lots of grass and a whiff of citrus. Light gold body with intense effervesce toped with rocky white head leaves decent lace. Medium bodied and tingly in the mouth, just a bit creamy. Not a fan of the flavor profile. Getting some overpowering medicinal taste in the middle and a bit of it in the aftertaste. There is some sour in there also not pleasurable, pouring this one out.

Jun 13, 2017
12:00:00 PM
529 Victory Vital IPA United States IPA 2.8

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Wow, after all the citra IPA's I have had lately its nice to smell some malt.Three is an odd grass note in the nose and some sour fruit, odd IPA nose. Another slightly hazed IPA, beginning to wonder if its my glass. Medium gold body is topped with moderate head and some lace. Mouth is fullish and the carbonation a bit underdone and yet fizzy in an unpleaseant way.They say the malts are German but this tastes English to me overall.The finish is sour and sort of dominates the experience. A bit complex with malts playing a small role. I don't hate this taste but its just not an IPA profile. That sour finish is also perhaps medicinal, wonder if I got a bad bottle.

Oct 29, 2016
12:00:00 PM
530 Wachusett Larry Imperial IPA United States Imperial IPA 4.2

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Strong nose of tropical fruit, some pine, fruity vanilla. Very clear (for an unfiltered brew) deep gold body topped by a moderate white head with good lace. Mouth is sticky and dry with a slight chew. This one peels the enamel off your teeth, Fruity but alcohol and bitter predominate. Kicks butt.

Apr 12, 2017
12:00:00 PM
531 Wachusett Larry Imperial IPA United States Imperial IPA 4.4

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Long lasting nose, bread, tropical fruit, tobacco, cotton candy. Very warm amber body is slightly hazed and pours a big long-lasting white head with some lace. Mouth is full for an IPA but nice, slick and bit creamy. Flavor is totally there, tropical fruit, conn ton candy, tobacco, quite bitter, orange rind, alcohol there and warming. I think this beer has been redone since previous reviews, more IBU and more ABV, more flavor.

Apr 16, 2017
12:00:00 PM
532 Warsteiner Premium Verum Germany Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 2.8

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

This is a mighty fine drink of water! Almost no nose but a touch of grassy aromas and a hint of biscuit. Pale yellow body is clear with a moderate white head and no lace. Mouth is VERY thin and lacking in carbonation. Flavor is somewhere less than mild and uncomplicated. There is a hint of bitter hops and a fair amount of grass with a slight sour finish. I would have guessed adjuncts in this brew but the brewer says no. Better than most water. RERATE 10/22/2016 Beer hasn't changed much but I think I was harsh originally. I get some brief short lived peach and biscuit in the nose so +1 there. I am getting decent lace this time so +1 there. Mouth is still thin but carbonation is decent so +2 there. Finish seems more dry then sour but very little taste here, but also very little off-putting taste. +2 there. Overall +1

Mar 29, 2009
12:34:29 PM
533 Wave Length United States IPA 4.4

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

On tap at the local, Icons in New Fairfield Connecticut. Slightly mild nose no barley detectable hints of some wheat. Perhaps are largely tropical citra happening here. Appearance is classic New England hazed IPA moderate gold to copper body white head that has some retention leaves a skim coat with gorgeous lace. I'm loving the mouth feel on this which is coming from the wheat no doubt it's creamy and moderate to full bodied. The flavor is spot on for New England hazy.... It's heady topper slightly reduced. At 6.5% it it's a nice place on the alcohol level. The flavors are typical of your hazy New England IPA some mango some pineapple very tropical and yet they are somewhat more restrained which I think is a plus. The spirit is happening for sure and I'm going to have to check out equilibrium for some more of their brews.

Mar 3, 2023
07:14:29 PM
534 Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Germany Hefeweizen 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Typical Hefe nose with the esters is just a little bit more on the mild side. More clove and spice than banana which I think I'm going to like. I didn't have a proper hefe glass but the poor has the head that won't expects frothy and white the lovely clear gold body tending towards the Amber side. Mouth is foamy medium to light bodied proper tingle. Flavor is following the nose. Light on the banana somewhat heavy on the clove hints of cardamom wheat malt is there but barely. Reminds me an awful lot of what I drink in the pubs in Switzerland. So I'm probably going to kick it up a little for sentimentality sake.

Aug 7, 2023
09:00:02 PM
535 Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel Germany Dunkel Weizen 4.4

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 10

Aroma is faint, very bready, a hint of baking spices. Pours a lovely deep golden brown body with a off-white foamy head that has great retention and lace. Mouth is fizzy in a pleasant way, slightly creamy and clean. My first Hefe that is Dunkel and I like it a lot! The banana, clove, bubblegum flavors are quite laid back and just excellently balanced with the sweet wheat malts. The is brewing at a top level!

Jul 17, 2022
07:52:34 PM
536 Weihenstephaner Korbinian Germany Doppelbock 4.5

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Nose: raisins, creme brulee, clove and banana faintly present. Appearance: opaque deep brown body topped with a long-lasting beige head with nice lace. Mouth: Fizzy for sure, clean with medium body plays strongly on the back of the tongue. Flavor: Damn this is tasty! Light coffee and sweet cacao in the front. Esters and phenols are present but very minimal..... I love this balance. Creme brulee really coming out as it warms slightly. Alcohol very well masked but slightly warming in the middle of the taste. Very very long finish which starts slightly sweet but really ends clean. Could be my new favorite brew.

Sep 10, 2023
10:23:15 PM
537 Weihenstephaner Kristallweissbier Germany Krystal Weizen 3.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Nose: Clove, bubble gum, grass, violets. Appearance: Indeed a crystal clear body, moderate short-lived head leaving more suds than lace. Mouth: medium body, slick, decent tingle, not coating. Flavor: Surprisingly sweet, drinking a bit on the warm side and getting maple syrup, clove aspect is there and is drying on the mouth, short finish is dry and baking spice. Bubblegum is there. Slightly more hops and less esters than a straight hefe as it should be.

Sep 3, 2023
10:38:45 PM
538 Weihenstephaner Vitus Germany Weizenbock 3.4

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

Nose: pea, bubble gum and a little hint of white pepper. Pours a hazed medium gold body, minimal Head has poor retention. Nice mouth tingly clean. Flavor is all banana at first... Fouls was slight clove flavors which are understated which I appreciate. The bubble gum is definitely there. Just a hint of pepper in the end and I'm going white pepper here. Like a mild hefe which I suppose is appropriate.

Nov 5, 2023
08:20:08 PM
539 Whiskey River Remedy Imperial Stout United States Imperial Stout 4.1

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Nose of cotton candy, caramel, brandied raisins, chocolate expresso. Totally opaque deep Brown body with a decent caramel-colored head for the long-lasting skim coat and decent the slightly sudsy lace. Nice mouth medium-bodied slippery very nice carbonation level, mouth coating. Slightly fermented raisins, chocolate, coffee on the pallet. Bit of a charcoal note in there slightly burnt malts. I'm sorry alcohol very present and very warming but nicely balanced. A little bitter in the end finishes slightly sweet was a little charcoal lingering at the back of the tongue

Dec 23, 2020
10:29:15 PM
540 White Birch Hop Session Ale United States American Pale Ale 4.5

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 10 | Overall: 9

Nose of vanilla, cookie dough, and a balance of citrus and pine from the hops. Brewed in small batches and unfiltered (this bottle was brewed a month ago) it presents a slightly foggy honey gold body with a nice white head that is frothy with excellent retention and decent lace. This sucker has a wonderful mouth on it, slippery with wonderful carbonation its medium bodied. Flavor...what can I say, PERFECTION, and I have had a lot of APA's. Hop-heads (and I am one) might complain but there is a ton of hoppy goodness in here but it is perfectly balanced. Very solid malt backbone and an absolutely clean dry finish..the magic here is that it presents as sweet and yet not sweet. The perception is of a sweet IPA but its only for an instant and then gone..magical indeed. Hop notes, like the nose, are balanced (and I suppose thats where the "Anglo" in the name comes in) between resiny and citrusy, hitting slightly sweet and citrusy and the start and finishing with an absolutely clean bitterness leaving the mouth entirely clean. I've got 15 minutes to get to the store and clean them out, this stuff is AMAZING!

May 26, 2013
12:00:00 PM
541 Widmer Brothers Hefeweizen United States Hefeweizen 2.0

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 4

Nose is very small, no not mine...the beer's. It hints at the appropriate scents but goes away quickly. I am really not getting much ester or phenolics here, the clove and banana if present are too subtle for the style. Widmer doesn't list their yeasts but I suspect this is brewed with the wrong yeast. Doesn't pour as nice a head as most hefes, an what is there doesn't last and leaves almost no lacing. Body color and fogginess is good for style. Mouth is medium but is missing both the slipperyness and tingle of a great hefe. Flavor is more like a watered down wheat than a true hefe. As with the nose, the phenolics and esters are missing. Has a hint of citrus and finishes a bit sour. Aftertaste is slightly metallic and somewhat "Bud"-like. Also its major flavor is from hops, the hops level MIGHt be right if the rest of the flavor components were there, but they are not. Can't believe this has won the medals claimed, maybe I got a bad bottle but its just SO WRONG for the style, it doesn't even hint at hefe!

Aug 10, 2009
07:32:10 PM
542 Wild Leap Local Gold United States Blonde Ale 2.8

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Almost no nose. Lightly hazed yellow body with small head and no lace. Nice mouth... Good tingle medium body. Mild and quenching some lemon some pepper wee bit of grass clean short finish. Had at Ludicris's Chicken and Beer at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Best airport food ever best shrimp and grits I've ever had. Terminal d

Feb 13, 2022
04:56:05 PM
543 Wittekerke Belgium Witbier 3.5

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Strong nose on this beer,lemon and something I can't quite identify sort of a spicy lavender, almost pez-like but in an OK sort of way. Nice long lasting head with zero lace and very white sits over a foggy foggy pale yellow body. Mouth is a bit to watery, not much there, the carbonation is nice but lacking in slipperyness which I expect in the style. Flavor is mild, too mild. I get some lemon, some applea little pepper and a slightly disagreeable chemical hit. The beer finishes very dry which is kind of interesting. Aftertaste of apple without the sweetness. Not the best.

Sep 14, 2009
12:55:14 PM
544 Woodstock Inn Pigs Ear Brown Ale United States Brown Ale 3.0

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Nose of coffee, coal, and toffee, maybe a touch of pine, if you have ever had psoriasis this smells like most of the old coal tar ointments. Dark brown body , moderate to slight head leaves a decent skim coat with some malty indications. Mouth is fuzzy but not in good way (OK this is not my favorite style) and medium bodied that turns watery fast. Some high back of the mouth citrus hop notes present themselves right up front and get followed by a sour fruit flavor with some clinging sweetness. The end is tart and the aftertaste is a bit fruity. I'm scoring it as high as I can for a style I am not fond of.

Dec 25, 2011
12:00:00 PM
545 Wychwood Hobgoblin United Kingdom English Strong Ale 3.7

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Nose is mild with roasted malt predominating and some dark ripe fruit.Body is light brown with copper hint, fairly still with a moderate camel-colored head that leaves a decent coat and slight lace. Mouth is medium bodied, a touch creamy decent tingle. Flavor profile is round with toasty malts well balanced with fruits esters and moderate resinous hops. Finish is nice with a touch of honey that turns to a slightly sour citrus and it lingers. I think this is going to get better after I let it warm a bit. Yup I am really enjoying this,maybe some prune, some chocolate, some orange,Nice Brew.

Apr 5, 2014
12:00:00 PM
546 Wynwood La Rubia United States Blonde Ale 3.9

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Grass and biscuit in the nose really a kind of a pilsner nose. Nice golden body minimal head no lace. Really nice level of carbonation in the mouth clean with a moderate body. I really like this blonde it's so easy drinking. Tastes like a good pills but with a little touch of sweetness at the end.

Oct 16, 2022
07:19:54 PM
547 Yuengling Original Black & Tan United States Porter 3.2

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Almost no nose, perhaps a vague sweetness. Moderate light brown head with little lace atop a a dark brown body that is not quite opaque. Nice medium bodied mouth, good tingle, slick and clean. Flavor is crystal malts and moderate hops. Hits tart, goes sweetish with roasty malt goodness, finishes a bit sour, clan dry aftertaste with a hint of pine. Pretty nice effort and very good for the price.

Oct 4, 2008
10:57:04 PM
548 Yuengling Traditional Lager United States Vienna / Amber Lager 2.9

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

aroma is minimal but OK,smells like macro when first poured but that goes away and leaves a hint of hops. Pours a fairly clear light copper color with a decent head that looks like yeast and is pale carmel in color. Moderate lasting head with poor lace. Mouth feel is lightly carbonated water (I thinkthis lager could use a bit more carbonation). Flavor is also minimal.There is a hint of hoppy spicyness and a small hint of skunk, the sweet and tart are balanced pretty nicely, leaves no aftertaste. I have graded this pretty low but on a hot day when you want to drink a LOT of beer this is a decent choice. Whenever I am having a massive cookout I make sure to have Yuengling around for those friends who only want American mass-produced beer.

Jul 7, 2006
09:27:07 PM
549 Zero Gravity Conehead IPA United States IPA 4.1

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Mild citrus nose with some grassy notes and some violet, hint of dough. Lovely pour leads to a medium yellow body with a nice white head with some retention, skim coat, and good lacing. Mouth is medium and slightly foamy slightly slick, bit of wheat creamy. Overall a somewhat sour impression. Notes of tangerine, wild mushroom, grassy field, tart, balanced, a bit astringent in the end with a dry finish.

Oct 23, 2020
07:03:13 PM
550 Zywiec Poland Lager 1.8

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Pale in color and flavor this euroPale is so so. Not much nose, a bit of malt. Decent head over moderate amber body, no lacing to speak of. Mouthfeel is medium. Pale skunk balanced by a dribble of hops and corn.

Feb 5, 2023
10:49:49 PM