TBH I bought this because of the can

"crown victor victoria" (cvv)
11/18/2013 at 10:00 • Filed to: beerlopnik

But it's actually pretty good. Not very piney, which is how I prefer my IPAs, and 8.8% ABV to boot.

My adventures in new (to me) regional beer continue...

DISCUSSION (9)

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > crown victor victoria
11/18/2013 at 10:07

Do you know what type(s) of hops they've used in this? Does it taste like grapefruit? Orange? Passionfruit?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > crown victor victoria
11/18/2013 at 10:09

Sweet can, but I do not do IPAs. Glad you like it though.

CalzoneGolem > crown victor victoria
11/18/2013 at 10:10

Cool can + 8.8% = taste irrelevant

BKRM3 > crown victor victoria
11/18/2013 at 10:20

Cool beer, never seen it before!

I like these pint cans that are becoming more popular. Old Forge, a local brewery for us PA folk, uses them. Even though the cans themselves are great that top plastic piece that holds them together is a royal pain in the ass. Maybe I'm doing it wrong, but I always feel like I shake up the beer ripping it out of that thing.

I know, craft beer problems....

crown victor victoria > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh
11/18/2013 at 10:26

According to the can, they are using bravo, Columbus, centennial and citra hops at a rate of .5 lbs per barrel. But the IBU is pretty low by my estimation. It's an easy to drink IPA if you are not a big IPA fan.

I would say more grapefruit than anything else.

crown victor victoria > CalzoneGolem
11/18/2013 at 10:31

This was my thought as well. They creep up on you, too. After two cans I was feeling pretty good.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > crown victor victoria
11/18/2013 at 10:32

Ahh, nice hops then :) I'm a HUUUUGE IPA fan, so low IBU could be a "bad" thing for me. But if I ever get the opportunity I'll try it.

crown victor victoria > BKRM3
11/18/2013 at 10:34

The plastic retainer things are totally over-engineered. It's nice that they cover the whole top of the can though... keeps crap off of them. But yeah, lots of good stuff in pint cans out there right now.

BKRM3 > crown victor victoria
11/18/2013 at 10:52

I wish I could get this where I live. I'm always in the market for trying a new double IPA (or any sort of IPA really, it's my favorite style).

This one is getting solid reviews on Beer Advocate: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1…