Golden Monkey - Victory Brewing Company

Todd

Massachusetts

3.6/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Presentation: 12oz brown bottle.

Appearance: is just about average ... a cloudy golden colour topped with a thin white lace, but with pour head retention.

Smell: Aroma is faint, at first. Floral, bready, a bit yeasty in the nose with notes of caramel emerging as the beer warms.

Taste: A smooth, creamy, rich and full-bodied beer. Hops hit the palate first with a soft floral flavour and flash of spicy bitterness that mingles with a spicy (and warming) alcohol character. A pleasing herbal flavour stretches the entire tasting experience. Malty sweet and very sugary (like golden syrup from England), with bread and yeast flavours. Touch of caramel. Quite the one dimensional beer actually. Finish is dry with residual yeast flavours and a slightly bitty / oily palate.

Notes: Compare this beer to its style and it falls short. There's much better examples out there, and with less hype surrounding it. Is it a good beer? Yes it is, good ... but that's about it. Just another big beer with lots of hype and good marketing for the beergeek fish to bite at.

Serving type: bottle

07-21-2002 15:06:34 | More by Todd

Jason

Massachusetts

3.15/5  rDev -14.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Man oh man, this is strong @!#$. What a kick, they should have named it after the devil though. Not all Belgian beers are as wild as this, some are just clean, bitter and alcoholic.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2001 23:46:01 | More by Jason

barongearmu

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +8.1%

06-18-2013 14:59:52 | More by barongearmu

zestar

California

4/5  rDev +8.1%

06-18-2013 07:58:01 | More by zestar

Mattco

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -32.4%

06-17-2013 21:35:45 | More by Mattco

RaijinQ

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%

06-17-2013 03:53:05 | More by RaijinQ

dbkdev

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

06-16-2013 01:41:15 | More by dbkdev

JustCamIt

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

06-15-2013 13:02:20 | More by JustCamIt

Casey3236

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

06-15-2013 02:47:09 | More by Casey3236

Agnazub

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

06-15-2013 02:25:06 | More by Agnazub

themegamancave

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

06-14-2013 15:10:42 | More by themegamancave

VictorWisc

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +14.9%

06-14-2013 07:41:59 | More by VictorWisc

doremite

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

06-13-2013 22:39:06 | More by doremite

pajonkunz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +8.1%

06-13-2013 16:50:54 | More by pajonkunz

DCH

New York

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

06-13-2013 02:12:20 | More by DCH

JSouth

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -5.4%

06-12-2013 23:30:00 | More by JSouth

JMUbrewz

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

06-12-2013 17:00:47 | More by JMUbrewz

scmoore81

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%

06-12-2013 01:20:01 | More by scmoore81

dsnyder61

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +35.1%

06-11-2013 17:51:58 | More by dsnyder61

utopiajane

New York

3.45/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Pours a cloudy gold with a spirited four fingers of soft foamy head. Recedes slowly leaving behind lots of clinging lace.This tripel is down to brass tacks with a sweet yeast nose, sweet fruit, banana and some floral and spice from the understated hops. A little alcohol as well. On the nose it lacks brightness and elan. Malt is subtle and doesn’t over contribute leaving an earthiness underneath. On the palate it’s smooth and buttery but leaves a touch bitter and with more of an alcohol taste than there really should be. It’s a good strong tripel but it felt like it was lacking in refinement and luster.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 14:59:58 | More by utopiajane

Tyler_Mielke

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +8.1%

06-11-2013 12:18:34 | More by Tyler_Mielke

blastoderm55

Texas

4/5  rDev +8.1%

06-11-2013 02:34:43 | More by blastoderm55

RyanAU

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -18.9%

06-10-2013 22:54:55 | More by RyanAU

SpAiReArGsEonNE

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +8.1%

06-10-2013 19:56:27 | More by SpAiReArGsEonNE

Devinph

California

3.25/5  rDev -12.2%

06-10-2013 01:55:03 | More by Devinph