To get all those non-drinkers/brewers in the same page as us beer fiends, this first taste is going to explain some of the general terminology I'll be using.

Beer #1, Victory HopDevil Ale

which is:
6.7% Alcohol By Volume (ABV) and around 60 International Bittering Units (IBU)
Served from 12Oz. Bottle to pint glass with a plate of BBQ wings

Apperance:
Poured a very clear copper/amber color, almost boardering on red. very light on the carbonation (very few of those little trailing bubbles you see inside the liquid) but with a fantasticly huge pale golden head. Very frothy, I had to give it a minute before I could pour in the rest of the beer

Aroma:
Very nice aroma, it smells like a hoppy beer, which it is. You get a mild noseful of a spicy, fruitish aroma, with a background of hop

Taste:
Very balanced beer. The first thing you taste is the bitterness emparted by the use of hops, at 60IBU, that's alot of hops ;). There is a mild astringent taste as well, characteristic of the IPA style. A hint of some spicey fruit appears after the taste of hops subsides.

After:
Hopdevil has a slightly dry finish, leaving you with a hint of the alcohol in your mouth, and some of the hop flavor.

Overall:
Hopdevil is a very smooth, although strong, IPA. It goes down easy with a bit of a bite to it. It has a characteristic IPA finish, and pairs fantastic with any grill type meat (ribs, wings, BBQ, burgers, etc). Best way to serve Victory Hopdevil is COLD COLD COLD.

Score: * * * * .5 / * * * * *