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Victory To Debut 5 Beers From Collab In May

30 days ago

DOWNINGTOWN, PA – In partnership with the German Hop Growers’ Association, Victory Brewing Company has brewed five specialty beers to debut at the Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego California.

Ron Barchet, Co-Founder and Brewmaster of Victory Brewing Company, and Eric Toft, the head brewer at Schönram brewery in German, developed these special recipes specifically for the conference as a way to demonstrate the diversity of beer flavors that can be created with unique hops.

“Each year I look forward to working with Eric… Read the rest

Get To Know Victory Lager [Video]

37 days ago

Get a little closer to your beer. No better way to do that than with the folks … Read the rest

Victory Hop Wallop “More Hops!” [Video]

45 days ago

Ron Barchet and Bill Covaleski of Victory Brewing Company… Read the rest

Victory Brewing To Open Second Location In Chester

58 days ago

Victory Brewing is planning a second location in PA. Check out the press release for the rundown…

(Downington, PA) – Victory Brewing Company is opening a second brewery in Chester County, Pa., which will allow the company to continue to create new, innovative beers and additional employment opportunities.

In 2012, Victory’s current brewery in Downingtown, Pa. will reach capacity. In order to keep up with consumers’ demand for full-flavored, high quality beer, Victory is forging ahead with expansion plans.… Read the rest

Victory Beer Hall Joins South Philly Sports Scene In Two Weeks

63 days ago

Many Philadelphians and people from all over the country have fond memories of time spent at the Spectrum in South Philly. Among those people are Bill and Ron of Victory Brewing who attended their first concert together at the Spectrum when they went to see Ted Nugent in 1978. Now the Spectrum is just a memory, but 34 years later Bill and Ron are still very much a part of what used to be the Spectrum (I miss the Spectrum.)

Two weeks from now, at a new sports complex called XFINITY Live!, they will open Victory Beer Hall on the very site where the Spectrum once stood. … Read the rest

Victory Plans 2nd Barrel Aged Beer “Otto In Oak”

70 days ago

When Victory Brewing said they were done with Dark Intrigue, it was rumored they would be barrel aging other offerings. Here’s a pretty obvious clue – Otto. The brewery released Otto last year – a smoked Belgian style dubbel. As it looks now, the brewery has intentions of barrel aging (or is already barrel aging) Otto for release in the future.

The spirit of St. Otto of Bamberg inspired us to create a smoky, Belgian-style dubbel ale featuring the beechwood kilned malts of his home. As we feasted on the deep, exotic flavors within our creation, the German bischop’s siren song once again tempted us.… Read the rest

Victory Phone App Launches 2/15

98 days ago

Victory Brewing will launch two things that will sure to delight beer lovers.… Read the rest

Victory Celebrates Sweet 16 With Éclat Cocoa Lager

99 days ago

Victory Brewing is celebrating 16 sweet years with a chocolatey offering - Éclat Cocoa Lager. The lager is collaborative effort with Éclat Chocolate, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Éclat is brewed using the world’s rarest cacao bean- the Peruvian Pure Nacional.

“Working with Éclat was an obvious choice for us for our birthday beer,” said Ron Barchet, CEO and co-Brewmaster of Victory Brewing Company. “Their dedication to the finest ingredients and flavors mirrors our own.”… Read the rest

NBC Artists Must Drink A Lot Of Victory Beer

99 days ago

Wait a minute here. I’m no fan a useless lawsuits, if Victory Brewing had the inclination this one might pan out in their favor. As you can see from the … Read the rest

Victory Brewing’s Uncle Teddy’s Bitter

119 days ago

Victory Brewing’s Uncle Teddy’s Bitter.… Read the rest

Victory To Be Among Restaurants At Xfinity Live!

148 days ago

In the space where Philadelphia’s beloved Spectrum once stood (may it rest in peace) there will be a brand new sports/dining/entertainment complex built next year. For those of you not familiar with the area, this will be right in the middle of all of Philadelphia’s sports complexes – Lincoln Financial Field, Wells Fargo Center, and Citizen’s Bank Park. Apparently Philly has a thing for banks/financial institutions…… Read the rest

Looking For Beer Gifts? How About Victory Stout Popcorn

155 days ago

Christmas and Hanukkah are looming. You need gifts for your beer loving friends. … Read the rest

Victory Soon To Launch Mobile App

162 days ago

Very soon you will have some Victory Brewing everywhere you go.… Read the rest

Victory Dark Intrigue Heads For Distro

171 days ago

The 2nd and final edition of Victory Brewing’s barrel aged offering- Dark Intrigue took less than 4 hours to sell out. Couldn’t make it to Downingtown for Dark Wednesday? It will be hitting distribution this week. What’s all the hoopla? Victory took Storm King and aged it in Heaven Hill and Jim Beam barrels over the summer. It already sounds delicious right? Well, due to time/capacity/contraints, this is the last time the brewery is making Dark Intrigue.

Dark Intrigue will be distributed in PA and NJ as well as 18 other states. Call your local retailer to see if they are getting some.… Read the rest

PICS: Dark Intrigue Sampling

191 days ago

The second and last release of Victory Brewing’s Dark Intrigue is November 23rd aka “Dark Wednesday.” Yesterday, the brewers got together … Read the rest

New Quingenti Entry: Saison Du Buff In Red Wine

195 days ago

Another entry into Stone Brewing’s Quingenti Series – Stone/Victory/Dogfish Head Saison Du Buff, aged in red wine barrels. Du Buff was/is a collaboration saison, brewed with parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.

It’s a saison of sorts; hellaciously herbaceous and hopefully contagious. This was not a ready made ale. Buff is how we think, how we act, and who we are… Brewers united for freedom of flavor! Herbs in our brew? Impossible where I trained in Germany! But America has granted our breweries the amazing opportunity with gusto in making this collaborative ale. Other than the times we’ve seen each other at conferences and fests… Read the rest

No Victory Old Ho In 2012

196 days ago

Victory Brewing’s Old Horizontal Barleywine will not make an appearance in 2012. As Victory grows, so does the demand for their products. Why? Bill Covaleski basically explains it like this:

With most of our beers, we can use the second-runnings of sugar-rich wort (the pre-fermentation liquid from the brew) in the recipe. That is not the case with Old Horizontal, so we have to brew twice as much in order to make half the yield of a “regular” Victory beer. With our brewhouse running at peak capacity, we literally can’t afford the time for our precious Old Horizontal.

There will be some cellared kegs of Old Horizontal hitting tap handles at the pub in 2012. Dates to be announced.… Read the rest

2nd And Final Release of Victory Dark Intrigue

198 days ago

Dark Wednesday as it is being called will be November 23rd at Victory Brewing’s Downingtown retail location. This is the day that you will be able to purchase the 2nd annual release of Dark Intrigue – and also the final opportunity to do so. Ever. That’s right, Victory has stated that they will no longer be making Dark Intrigue after this year. In fact, they are even selling the barrels used to age this brew for $40 each that same day. You can purchase as many of these Jim Beam and Heaven Hill barrels as you would like, but you are limited to one case of Dark Intrigue per person. The beer can also be purchased by the bottle starting … Read the rest

Victory Otto Arrives

205 days ago

Victory Otto Ale, a new bottled conditioned Belgian offering from the Downingtown, PA… Read the rest

A New Twist On Pumpkin Beer, Inspired by Victory

240 days ago

The pumpkin beers have started to arrive on shelves so that can only mean one thing, it’s almost pumpkin carving time! While they do not recommend drinking and carving, Victory Brewing … Read the rest