Victory Brewing Company Prima Pils

**Aroma:** Great balance between light, spicy noble hop aroma, clean pils malt, and sulfur lager character. Malt is light, bready, and toasty. Very clean. **Flavor:** Bright pils malt sparkles, a little perfumy. Hop flavor dominates the light, bready malt. Bitterness is clean and some spicy, peppery notes add interest. Medium carbonation but little head. **Overall:** Strong mid-palate hops dominate the light-bodied malt. The final result is enjoyable—a light, malty breeze. Refreshing without being cloying or sticky. A great example of the style. Where’s my pretzel?

**Aroma:** “Lots of yeast complexity and good citrus notes of lemon and orange. Prominent fruitiness with a ripe cherry phenolic character. Spices, pepper, oregano, rosemary, and some sulfur. Moderate malt shines through.” **Flavor:** “Moderate sweet malt is immediately overpowered by dominant bitterness. Lots of lemon zest, almost bitter pithy-ness. Playful fruit character that leans more toward phenols than esters. High carbonation and finishes dry, crisp, and slightly bitter with lingering astringency. Great body for a session beer.” **Overall:** “This is pretty darn full of body for a session beer. Really enjoyed this one. It’s easy drinking and refreshing. I’ve never smelled oregano like that in a beer. This would pair well with pizza and many other fatty foods.”

**Aroma:** “A blast of grapefruit and orange citrus. Resinous hops are thick and assertive. Plenty of biscuity and nutty malt in the background supply backbone. Some sulfur tells you it’s a lager. No esters to distract from the hops.” **Flavor:** “Full-bodied and almost sweet. Strong, beautiful, juicy hops flavor of citrus and cedar. The clean hops bitterness is firm but not overwhelming. Malt is strong enough to support the hops and adds complexity.” **Overall:** “Sweet and resinous, this nails the “India Pale” part of the description. As a lager, it’s not exactly quaffable, owing to the flavor explosion. A great IPL that showcases hops without the distraction of fermentation by-products.”