Victory Golden Monkey

The pour is cloudy pale yellow, with only a white ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass for a head. Aroma was light, yeasty, lemon grassy. The flavor was bolder than the aroma led me to expect. However, the flavor is true to the aroma. There are additional flavors, sweet malts, some spice, maybe coriander. For an abbey tripel this is pretty light. an enjoyable beer.

Bottle. Pale gold in color with a bright nose. Unusually sweet and fruity, but not bad. The underlying alcohol flavor really compliments the bright citrus taste. I enjoyed this very much.

Not too bad. Has a strong hoppy type of flavor with, what I believe to be, hints of caramel. It’s not too carbonated which I personally like. It’s a little pricey of a beer but I am definitely glad to have finally given it a go.

Pours light gold in color, a little cloudy, with a minimal head. Smells of citrus, grass, and malts. The flavor was much sweeter than is appropriate for the style. Tastes of spice, malt, honey, and hops are present. The mouthfeel was appropriately carbonated, with a bite in the finish. Overall I’m not terribly impressed. I expect a lot more out of anything that calls itself an abbey tripel. It was complex, but in the wrong ways. Maybe I’m being unfair, but I don’t expect a beer this sweet in this style.

Deep golden color, highly effervescent, low head, turning quickly to lace. Cloudy. Aroma of Belgian yeast, golden malts, honey, yeast, citrus, alcohol, biscuits. Sweet flavor with lots of honey, butterscotch, alcohol, hops, citrus. Sweetish but decently balanced, quite complex, if not a little schizophrenic.