Victory Brewing is set to release an anniversary beer in 2011. This release celebrates the brewery, the neighbors and friends of their home city Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and Brandywine creek for which the water for brewing flows – this beer debuts February 15th, 2011.
From The Victory Beer Blog: Reflecting over the years as we approach our 15th anniversary here at Victory, we can’t help but be struck by the realization that Downingtown has made a great home for Victory. From the enthusiastic throngs that crowd our brewpub to enjoy our creative, flavorful beers and cuisine to the natural charms of the area, we are blessed with good fortune. As the active community contributor we’ve been over those years, we recognize our opportunity to both utilize and protect these assets. Chief among those assets is the pure water we receive from the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek that begins its journey to us just under 14 miles from where we brew with it. We’ll be celebrating this water (insert your lite beer joke here) with our anniversary beer, Headwaters Pale Ale, due to be released February 15, 2011. Now, considering that beer is the product of four simple ingredients and the three other than water rely on water for their existence, we’ve had a fair amount of latitude in paying homage to water in our beer. So, we’ve played all of our cards deftly, bringing the hops, malt and yeast in harmony, with our great local water as the conductor in Headwaters Pale Ale.
It is unclear currently how far this beer will travel, but early talk is that it will reach all markets where Victory beer is sold.
Returning for a second season with a slightly new name is Yakima Glory by Victory Brewing (Downingtown, PA).
Commercial Description: The tenacious grip of big, juicy hop aroma and character slides smoothly into rich, dark malts. This heavyweight battle between fresh, Yakima Valley hops and dark, roasted malts is resolved harmoniously as the flavors merge to deliver complex satisfaction with a warming edge. Bask in the “glory” of the bright and brassy hops!
Style: Black IPA
Hops: 4 whole flower Yakima Valley hops.
Malts: Imported German malts
Taste Expectations: Dark malts, toasted, bit of roast. Mixed w/ grassy & citrus hops. Full bodied & rich.
Easily one of Victory Brewing’s best dark offerings – Baltic Thunder makes it’s seasonal return. This roasty offering from Downingtown, PA is brewed with European & German ingredients.
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Truly a worldly beer. Baltic Thunder represents the Baltic Porter style Continue Reading →
Making it’s seasonal fall return is Victory Brewing’s Festbier (Downingtown, PA). Festbier an all German ingredient fall lager that won a gold medal at GABF in 2007.
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Seductively smooth, this medium-bodied amber beauty is akin to the great Oktoberfest Continue Reading →
Victory Brewing Company released a statement today about a recall of “Helios” ale. No, the recall is not for something deadly like what has been popping up in lettuce and eggs. It’s for over carbonation. As Victory states “A flaw in the bottle conditioning process.” The brewery tweeted this morning – “Attention friends who are holding bottles of Helios Ale bottled before 2010: Please dispose of them ASAP” also linking their blog with the full details. Read on for full details of the recall.
I’ve been wondering which edition of this beer would reach Atlanta first. This beer is a collaboration between Victory, Stone, and Dogfish Head Brewing . Each brewery collaborated on this beer at Stone in California, and took the recipe home to brew and label under their own packaging. This Victory Brewing edition has arrived first. Still working on verifying if the Dogfish and Stone editions will hit the city. Read more for the whole story.
Victory Brewing is set to release an anniversary beer in 2011. This release celebrates the brewery, the neighbors and friends of their home city Downingtown, Pennsylvania, and Brandywine creek for which the water for brewing flows – this beer debuts February 15th, 2011.
