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Victory Brewing
(Artisanal Brewing Ventures)
420 Acorn Lane
Downingtown PA 19335
Telephone: +1 610-873-0881
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:30am-midnight, Sunday 11:30am-10:00pm.
Brewer: Ron Barchet, Bill Covaleski
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Downingtown PA 19335
Telephone: +1 610-873-0881
Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:30am-midnight, Sunday 11:30am-10:00pm.
Brewer: Ron Barchet, Bill Covaleski
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Notes
Visited: April 12, 2005
Opened: 1996
Annual Production: 100,000 bbl
Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Del, Ralph Wells
Forget about finding this place…it's in a maze of twisty passages, all alike. It's an ex-Hickory Farms warehouse in a business park in a residential area. But if you're Adventurous, it's well worth the effort. Barchet and Covaleski have combined for eleven Hall of Fame beers: two from Baltimore Brewing, one from Old Dominion Brewing, and now eight from Victory. And the food is outstanding; try the Garlic Tortellini Sauté!
My wife Paris Cunningham visited Victory in March 1996; here's what she had to say:
The place is big; it is a converted warehouse. The bar is a light wood as are the bar stools and all tables and chairs. There is no rail on the bar! The stools were hard for me to sit in, not made for women. They use only whole hop flowers. Hops from America, Germany, and Czech Republic. Beer is only sold in 12 oz. ($2.50) and 22 oz. ($3.25) glasses. Sample set was $5.00. Samples were big, ~3-4 oz. T-shirts were $8.00, $11.00, and $20.00. Got some beer mats, very few around the bar. No logo on their glasses. I had a 12 oz of the IPA, and one of the Dopplebock.
Alert Pubcrawler Lew Bryson sends this November 1996 update:
Just wanted to let you know that Victory has added a foot-rail to their bar (!), the Fest has been made maltier and more authentic in style, they've added Sunrise Weiss (a hefe), Moonglow Weizenbock, an as-yet-unnamed Russian Imperial, and have their winter beer in the tanks, a 10%-ish barleywine called Old Horizontal.
Updated: June 19, 2019
News
- 2016-01-16: Victory & Southern Tier Announce Merger (Brookston Beer Bulletin)
- 2015-05-21: Victory Brewing brings its first can to market (Craft Brewing Business)
- 2014-06-27: Victory Brewing Co. unleashes new sour-style fermented WildDevil IPA, talks brewing details (Craft Brewing Business)
- 2013-09-23: How Elementary School Friends Turned A Microbrewery Into A Major Brand (Business Insider)
- 2011-10-31: Green power at Victory (Examiner.com)
Beer List
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8.50% abv.
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Date: July 29, 2012 (#8891)Package: bottledPlace: Ridgeview Liquor, Ashwaubenon WIScore: 20 pointsAppearance (3)
Black-brown. Dense head.Aroma (4)
Licorice, sweet and black. Toffee.Mouthfeel (10)
Medium-big body, low carbonation. Rich malt flavor, lots of dark toffee. Medium bitterness in the finish.Overall Impression (3)
Real tasty, real smooth.
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7.20% abv.
6.00% abv.
6.00% abv.
6.00% abv.
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Date: April 2, 1998 (#2618)Package: bottledPlace: Chicago Beer Society, La Grange Park ILScore: 19 pointsOverall Impression (3½)
Golden-amber, nice head. Definitely got that Export nose...sulfury. Sweet and malty, big hop flavor all the way through. -
Date: January 9, 1997 (#1920)Package: bottledPlace: from the breweryScore: 15½ pointsOverall Impression (3)
Golden-amber, slight haze, not much head. Sweet aroma, spicy, a little bready. High carbonation, big body and bitterness. Pretty well-balanced, lots of hop flavor, long bitter finish. Thanks to Jim Busch for sending this bottle!
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Date: January 21, 2003 (#4626)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 16 pointsOverall Impression (3)
Bright brown tinged with red, very low head. Very mild dark Munich malt aroma. Medium-light body. Rich raisiny toasty Munich malt flavor, fairly but not overly sweet. Drying sweetish finish.