Victory Winter Cheers
A wheat ale, combining German wheat and barley malts, oats, torrified wheat and whole flower Tettnang and Citra hops, this fruity and warming holiday brew delivers a refreshing finish, with spicy hints of banana, clove and citrus.
3.4
314 reviews
Downingtown, United States
Community reviews
Bottle from Village Beer Merchants. Clear golden. Coriander, malty, estery, Belgian ale like. Some bitterness. So-so.
Bottle. Light color, golden. Very clear at the top pour, murky in the bottom. White foamy head. Fruit and banana in the aroma. Wheat tones. Low spice. Flavor is spice but fairly low. Super dry finish that lingers. Banana and clove flavor. Some citrus notes. Bitterness lingers on the finish. Medium body.
12 oz bottle from notes. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small off white head. The aroma and flavor have pale wheat malts, bready, spices, cloves, fruit, grass, ok.
Draft @ Bishops Arms Mollberg, Helsingborg. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy aroma with weak yeasty hints. Fruity wheat malty spicy yeasty flavor. Has a fruity wheat malty spicy finish.
12oz Flasche. Gelb und trüb. Hoher weisser Schaum. Citrus, Hefe, Bananen Duft. Antrunk Grapefruit und ein Hauch Marakuja. Dann Hefe. Es bleibt ein tropischer Nachgeschmack.
Bottle from Fenwick, Newcastle. Hazy pale straw coloured with a thin white head. It has a citrus, herbal and lemon flavour with banana, vanilla and spices on the warming fruity finish. Good.
Bottle. Pours a yellow golden color with generous head. Aroma of coriander, banana, lemon orange, spice, pepper. Above average carbonation. Medium light body. Taste same as aroma. Good beer. Charming.
Cloudy gold with a thick fluffy white head and very nice lace. Aromas of wheat and malt accompanied by generous citrus and grassy hops. Flavor follows, with a hint of banana and yeastiness, but mostly grain and toast. Light to medium body, generous carbonation, prickly mouthfeel and a dry finish.
Tap (One Pint, Helsinki) (6:4:5+:3:11=2.9+)
Pleasant bananaey aroma, sweetish and a bit wheaty. Gold, small tight persistent head. Slightly slimy palate, prickly carbonation. Dirty sweet wheaty taste, banana strings, some herbal and bitingly bitter hops, some alcohol detectable in the mouth. Finish very bitter, quite a tingle. A bit weird.
355ml bottle from Appellation Wines, Comely Bank. Pours hazy yellow gold with a thin white head. Some pretty classic hefeweizen aromas, lemon, banana and light spice. Light on the taste, hint of dried herbs. Easy drinking.
Pours clear golden with tall white head. Aroma of herbs, wheat, citrus, light spices. Taste is peppery up front followed by a mild sweet and lightly citrusy finish. Light and smooth body with soft carbonation.
Bottle from Appellation Wines Comely Bank.
Appearance - golden / white with a decent head.
Nose - light lemon and yoghurt.
Taste - more lemon, some orange, dry yeasty background.
Palate - light bodied, lean and fresh through the middle and end.
Overall - easy drinker!
From the bottle. Gold with a foamy white head. Aroma not far off from a Weizen, yeasty and banana sweet, but the banana overtones contain noticeably more spice. Taste is mildly bitter, full of clove, coriander, citrus, artificial cherry syrup. Body is medium with a noticeable alcoholic warmth. Overall okay but uninspired.
Growler from Victory Brewing (thanks Uncle Steve)! Aroma is banana, wheat chaff, maybe some cloves. Taste is banana bread, chalky wheat, some spiced bread. A pretty good Winter Warmer.
On tap in Downingtown. A nice mouthfeel, light spicy. Like a lager with some spice. Nice lacing in the glass. I would prefer a darker look with some unusual spice in a "Winter" beer.
Clear golden under a pillowy white head. Bright German wheaty aroma with a smack of clove and coriander. Crisp smooth flavor that’s wheaty and slightly earthy and coriander clovey herbal. Mellow and wheaty and nice.
12 oz. bottle. Hazy straw with a foamy thick white head. Aroma of banana, citrus, clove, and yeast. Taste follows nose. Decent.
Draft. Pours a heavy gold color with a finger-thick white cap of foam that settles to a film. Aroma is typical here: little clove, little banana, little malt, little spice. Medium body. Flavor is a good combination of wheat malt, spicy yeast and a little bit of warming. Finish is just a touch sour with the wheat lingering. Not bad, good for the holidays.
Aroma is light citrus and a hint of floral hops. Appearance is light yellow hazy frothy full white head. Taste is tangy citrus floral with maybe a hint of clove. Palate is medium and a bit of velvet on the tongue. Overall decent, but I have know idea why this was marketed as a Winter beer. Decent Wit/Saison.
The appearance of this draft beer consists of a very small off-white head that is fully lasting, hazy pale yellow body, no carbonation observed throughout the rating, and excellent lacing. The aroma presents wheat, fruity, sweetness, and malt. The flavor is moderately bitter, wheat, fruity, sweet, malt, and has a dry finish. The mouthfeel is smooth and thin. This beer is light-medium bodied. This beer is easy drinking, but it lacks a decent amount of flavor. This beer does not leave me partaking in it again as it is somewhat bland and a so-so beer for the style.
(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm, 9 Dec 2016) Hazy yellow colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, wheaty nose with peaches, pears, bread and clove. Fruity, wheaty taste with notes of citrus, pears, apricots, bread, banana and clove. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Quite nice.
Pours hazy orange with a medium frothy white head. Aromas of citrus, banana, lemongrass, wheat starch. Taste is very fruity and estery with mineral notes. Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium carbonation.
Bottle from Whole Foods. Golden with a huge head. Aroma of sour citrus, hay, rotting banana. Flavor is hay, banana, spice, light sugar, yeast. Meh.
How: Draught.
Where: Akkurat, Stockholm.
Appearance: Hazy golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Citrus, some spices, fruit, wheat.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Spices, citrus, fruit, wheat.
This bottled brew from a bottle shop was served at a cool temperature and poured a head of foamy finely sized white colored bubbles that were long lasting and left behind a typically carbonated body hazy yellow white colored body and a thick foamy lacing. The mild aroma was spicy and floral. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish spicy aftertaste. The odd tasting flavor contained notes of spices. Not one that I would likely drink again.
Gyllengul öl med ett småbubbligt vitt skum. Doft av citrus, lätt örtighet, jäst och vete. I smaken tillkommer hö och lättare toner av tropisk frukt.
Pours hazy light golden with a creamy white head. Tastes light of moderate carbonation with a banana yeast finish. Light body with a creamy mouth feel. Refreshing.
12 oz bottle pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of nutmeg, cloves and banana. Taste is spices and yeast
Wheat, floral scent. Spices in the taste- nutmeg, hints of licorice in the finish. Really nice winter ale!
Hazy yellow with thick fluffy white head. The aroma is really nice. There is some mild banana and clove notes, with some potent whole leaf spicy and citrusy hops. The Tettnang out weighs the Citra, which I like. The flavor is equally nice, with lasting hefe notes and lemon on the back end.