brewt00l
Well-Known Member
I picked up a 750ml of Victory's V12, a "belgian inspired strong ale" with 12% abv and a 6 pack of hazed and infused from a take-out place with a fantastic selection of really hard to find beers.
The hazed was no where near what I had expected given the really high praise I see online when folks talk IPAs....the aroma was excellent and the flavor was good, just the bitterness came no where near approaching that delicious aroma. Very tasty and a satisfying beer overall.
The V12 otoh was awful. Sticky sweet raisins and toffee flavor with huge alcohol burn that only intensified as it warmed. I didn't expect the alcohol to be meek at 12% but it was just overwhelming.
After pouring the remainder of the $10 bottle down the drain, I was feeling a bit of buyer's remorse for few moments and had to laugh at myself....experiencing a bad beer is better than no beer at all.
The hazed was no where near what I had expected given the really high praise I see online when folks talk IPAs....the aroma was excellent and the flavor was good, just the bitterness came no where near approaching that delicious aroma. Very tasty and a satisfying beer overall.
The V12 otoh was awful. Sticky sweet raisins and toffee flavor with huge alcohol burn that only intensified as it warmed. I didn't expect the alcohol to be meek at 12% but it was just overwhelming.
After pouring the remainder of the $10 bottle down the drain, I was feeling a bit of buyer's remorse for few moments and had to laugh at myself....experiencing a bad beer is better than no beer at all.