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Golden Monkey
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- From:
- Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Tripel
Ranked #216 - ABV:
- 9.5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,476 - Avg:
- 3.73 | pDev: 15.01%
- Reviews:
- 1,954
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- 26 minutes ago
- Added:
- Sep 17, 2001
- Wants:
- 209
- Gots:
- 1,882
A magical, mystical Monkey whose golden sole glows with the wisdom of the ages. This radiant ale is rich in the spirited tradition of Belgian-inspired brewing. Our Golden Monkey is both playfully delightful and profoundly satisfying. Exotic spice from the East rounds out this global journey to joy. Get on board. This Monkey's bound for glory!
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Ratings by brentk56:
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
3.55/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -4.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Pours a clear gold, with a rocky head that leaves a lot of lacing behind
Smell: Banana, fermented honey, clove and acetone
Taste: With a banana bread start, the spices quickly arrive to add a distinct clove flavor; plenty of fusel alcohol also arrives by mid-palate; after the swallow, the alcohol is rather dominant, too, and overwhelms the more subtle spice flavors
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation and a lot of warmth in the gullet
Drinkability: I am not a big fan of many tripels and this beer embodies a number of things I don't like about the style; way too hot and sweet, with a lack of balance; to some, this may be a classic tripel and I can understand their perspective; it is just not the interpretation of the style that I prefer
Mar 25, 2009Smell: Banana, fermented honey, clove and acetone
Taste: With a banana bread start, the spices quickly arrive to add a distinct clove flavor; plenty of fusel alcohol also arrives by mid-palate; after the swallow, the alcohol is rather dominant, too, and overwhelms the more subtle spice flavors
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation and a lot of warmth in the gullet
Drinkability: I am not a big fan of many tripels and this beer embodies a number of things I don't like about the style; way too hot and sweet, with a lack of balance; to some, this may be a classic tripel and I can understand their perspective; it is just not the interpretation of the style that I prefer
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by barneyrubble from Colorado
3.65/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look is fine a dark golden with some head that fades fast
Nose is caramel apple with a touch of woody hop
Taste is coriander and a bit dark spice with some caramel malt
Mouthfeel is clan and medium viscosity with a dry finish due to the coriander
Overall okay, but not as impressive when put up against other Tripels. I like the dryness at times then again I like the Candi sugar of others at times. More notes to come
27 minutes agoNose is caramel apple with a touch of woody hop
Taste is coriander and a bit dark spice with some caramel malt
Mouthfeel is clan and medium viscosity with a dry finish due to the coriander
Overall okay, but not as impressive when put up against other Tripels. I like the dryness at times then again I like the Candi sugar of others at times. More notes to come
Reviewed by TLWalsh from New York
4.08/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured a 19.2 oz can into flute (doesn't all fit in one pour). Medium honey tone, thin head that dissipated quickly. Aroma is fruit forward, banana mainly. Taste is well . . .like a swallow of liquid banana nut bread. Feels a little thin and finishes with a spicy clove snap. A solid boozy offering at a super nice price.
Mar 22, 2024Rated by Rwoodroffe
4.37/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.37/5 rDev +17.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Fruity Aroma and flavors, especially of banana.
Feb 15, 2024Reviewed by datstankadank from New Jersey
2.18/5 rDev -41.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.25
2.18/5 rDev -41.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.25
Pours darker than I remember. Truly don't get why this beer is so successful. Dreadful taste, nothing about this seems like a triple. Overloaded spice. And alcohol. Very unpleasant.
Jan 29, 2024Rated by SheepWBY
3/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
noticable strong
Jan 18, 2024Reviewed by KenjiN from Massachusetts
3.2/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.2/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pale golden brew with a fast-receding white head. Coriander is evident in the nose. Medium-heavy in body. This beer is exceedingly sweet on the palate -- more so than any Belgian tripel I've had. Coriander can be delicious in beer when used carefully; here it is excessive. I don't find this beer very pleasant (hey, Victory, bring back your Helios saison and Moonglow dunkelweizenbock!).
For a far better US-brewed tripel, try Great Divide's Orabelle.
Dec 17, 2023For a far better US-brewed tripel, try Great Divide's Orabelle.
Reviewed by Saluki from Florida
4/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
When in the mood for a high abv beer with some good flavors, this fits the bill. Has to be very cold for my taste. Publix has BOGO regularly and most times pass on it, but compared to the Sour, this Golden is preferred.
Nov 30, 2023Reviewed by milkshakebeersucks from Maryland
4.14/5 rDev +11%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +11%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pale gold pour matched with a small off white head and light lacing. Spicy aroma that pulls in notes of clove, banana and citrus. Sweet and spicy flavor yields to a more citrussy profile as the tastebuds adjust. Warming finish. Well carbonated, medium bodied mouthfeel. May not be Trappist quality but a darn good local product
Nov 20, 2023Reviewed by Roxchambeau from New Jersey
3.72/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
3.72/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
It's not a Rochefort 8, but at 1/3 the price, a great beer. little to no head & lacing. Sweet, smooth banana and spice, with well hidden ABV. Possibly the best go-to, inexpensive, but still craft beer when in the mood for the style.
Nov 20, 2023Rated by hillkill from New York
4.82/5 rDev +29.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
4.82/5 rDev +29.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Tastes like mostly bananas with orange and nutmeg and feels like half its ABV, one of the GOATs
Oct 11, 2023Reviewed by nasal from Illinois
4.55/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.55/5 rDev +22%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
A solid, affordable tripel. Not quite as complex as La Fin du Monde. Funky, with sweetness and banana-spice-bread-y nutmeg/allspice to balance. Flavors linger on the palate in a pleasant way. It's well worth its price.
Aug 24, 2023Reviewed by highdesertdrinker from Arizona
4.19/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I notice the rating as a little lower than I would have thought and my question is where are you gonna find a widely available American Tripel for this price and quality?! Pours a bright orange cold with nice head as per the style but doesn’t explode out of the glass. Smells funky, yeasty, moldy as expected. Taste is of the heralded spice, light clove and banana, some other fruit and a crisp hop bite at the end. It’s similar to Belgian ales but it’s also it’s own thing. A solid version of one of my favorite styles, kudos to Victory for this beer and I’ve said it before but it bears repeating; I like this brewery!
Jul 22, 2023
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