Victory Brewing Co - Prima Pils

My friends! It's been a few days! I apologize for having a pretty quiet week up to this point. Even though I had Monday off after a crazy weekend, I've been cramming like crazy for a very important mid-term tomorrow night. Sometimes I have to set priorities. I know, ridiculous. Today's review is about a beer leftover from our Super Bowl party: Victory Brewing Company Prima Pils. Sadly, not for me, but just 'sadly', this is a brew from Pennsylvania. State of the losing Pittsburgh Steelers. Buck up Steeler fans, you always have baseball season and the Pirates to look forward to! Yeah.... the.... Pirates....

The Victory Brewing Company, founded in 1996 in Dowington, PA (just under an hour west of Philly), has a pretty solid availability of year round beers. Two of which, Hop Devil and Golden Monkey, were enjoyed during the Super Bowl Shenanigans party. The "Prima"-donna up tonight is a three time award winner! Two time silver and one time Grand Champ. Sounds like a freaky recipe for something weird.

Pour before you GULP! I wasn't really sure what to expect when I bought this beer, so when it poured a darkish yellow, I thought I was going to be drinking a wheat. I know, I really did like, no research on this before I started drinking it. There seemed to be a very quick burst of carbonation, and a small foamy head, but after that, it leveled out quickly. Not bad, but nothing too special.

GULP! It up! Prima is packed with European hops and German malts. It doesn't have an overbearing smell as you raise up, but you can certainly taste the floral hops. However, as the drinking process progresses, the scent and flavor does start to dwindle a bit. Because of that, it turns in to quite a drinkable beer. At 5.3% ABV, having more than one is definitely do-able.

Grade the GULP! Like I previously mentioned, I didn't do too much research on the Pils before I drank up, but I have to say I was a little underwhelmed. I'd say that the grade on Beer Advocate, A-, is pretty nice. It's light on taste, light on scent, and light on color. That being said, I'm going to give the Prima Pils a low 7, if there is such a thing. Well, now there is. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad, and it would work well for a long afternoon outside as a change from the standard macro brewer options. But, if you're looking for something different, don't start here. Sorry guys. Smiley face?