Golden Monkey - Victory Brewing Company

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rAvg: 3.7
pDev: 15.95%
Reviews: 1535
Hads: 1334

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Victory Brewing Company

Pennsylvania, United States

Style | ABV
Tripel | 9.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1420), on-tap (107), growler (8).

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Reviews by M_C_Hampton:

M_C_Hampton

Georgia

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A: poured from a 12 oz bottle into a chalice, bright golden color with a 1.5" white foamy head that dissipates slowly leaving good lacing, slightly hazy, steady stream of bubbles

S: lots of esters and complex alcohols, spices, banana, yeast, bread, nutmeg, clove

T: heavy on floral sweetness up front bordering on soapy, clove, fades to a bitter taste with a heavy finish, aftertaste is quite strong and astringent

M: quite oily quality that coates the mouth, heavy carbonation, very noticeable alcohol

O: not a bad beer but some qualities miss the mark a bit on the style, alcohol content plus oily quality and heavy aftertaste make drinking a bit more of a chore than it should be

Serving type: bottle

11-21-2012 00:18:41 | More by M_C_Hampton

More User Reviews:

swgwilt

Tennessee

4.25/5 rDev +14.9%

05-18-2013 02:36:12 | More by swgwilt

ppvora

Pennsylvania

4.25/5 rDev +14.9%

05-17-2013 19:22:40 | More by ppvora

verge

California

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

05-16-2013 21:51:21 | More by verge

djre4orm

Virginia

3.5/5 rDev -5.4%

05-16-2013 20:48:34 | More by djre4orm

BradStokley

Maryland

2.5/5 rDev -32.4%

05-16-2013 19:35:42 | More by BradStokley

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

05-16-2013 01:27:46 | More by calcnerd

Zimm

New Jersey

2.25/5 rDev -39.2%

05-15-2013 18:24:53 | More by Zimm

MistahBeah

Massachusetts

3.43/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Clear copper. Thick two finger head that sticks around for a while. Lots of tiny bubbles and a good amount of sediment floating around. Good amount of lacing. Looks tasty enough but a little too clear for the style (in my humble opinion)

Aroma: Very sweet smelling. Fruity esters. Sugary toasted caramel. Herbal notes take a backseat here - very faint but hops are detectable. Cloves become more apparent as it warms. Smells inviting

Taste: Surprisingly not as much going on as I would have liked. Biscuity up front. Some toastiness. Banana and clove towards the finish. Alcohol is apparent but not overbearing. A little disappointing. Hop bitterness comes out a little more as it warms.

Mouthfeel: Very carbonated. Pretty smooth. Creamy at times, watery at others. Medium bodied.

Overall: I remember liking this beer a lot more the last time I had it. Maybe got a bad bottle or tastes have changed. By no means bad just not great

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 04:36:02 | More by MistahBeah

jealmanzar

New York

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

05-14-2013 13:54:42 | More by jealmanzar

Flippymoz

New York

3/5 rDev -18.9%

05-14-2013 01:34:30 | More by Flippymoz

JamLand

Texas

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

05-14-2013 01:02:41 | More by JamLand

toshiromifune69

Massachusetts

4.4/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

I found this at a small local market with a nice craft beer selection in Lowell, a little pricey at $14/six pack but the quality has had me come back and buy it at least 8 times since I first tried it. It's a spice-laden ale with some nice mouth feel that hides it's fairly high ABV well--great for sipping at the end of a hectic day and feeling it slowly unravel your overtaxed mind.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2013 00:50:10 | More by toshiromifune69