Victory Prima Pils

Stopped by Mezze for my normal Thursday night LGBT cocktails. Luckily they had the Victory Prima Pils in a bottle. What a nice little pilsner. The “heap of hops” as Victory says, makes this a great beer.

Andy Murphy at Beer a Day, hits this one on the head, “The Prima Pils is a pilsner for hop heads. If you have any doubt, beer you need only look to the label — it gets right to the point with a huge hop as the focal point.”

So, for all of my purist friends out there. The glass was totally wrong on this and I think that with the proper glassware I would have appreciated the aroma more. My focus tonight was on the flavour. We all know what a pilsner looks like. The thing that makes this lager different is the flavour. It has one! Bready and bitter. Sweet and grassy. Everything the union of hops and malted barley are supposed to be. The hops stand out so much here, and I feel that it is rare to discuss hops and pilsners together but here we are.

The herbal quality of the hops mixed with the citrus and grass. It is a hop party in your mouth. And true to style this is a crisp drinkable beer. Smooth but dry finish.

★★★★★