Victory Sour Monkey May 2015

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  1. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Coming Soon!May 2015

    Got this in my email today. Did I miss this news? Did a quick search here and found nothing.

    When I searched the web I found a Beer Street Journal article about it from back in February.



    BYREIDRAMSAYFebruary 26, 2015
    Victory Sour Monkey is a new twist on the brewery’s year round favorite, Golden Monkey. The Belgian-style tripel has spent some time fermenting with Brettanomyces yeast and souring bacteria.

    This electrifying transformation of our famed Golden Monkey may just blow your mind. Tastefully twisted to offer nuances of sweet fruit and sharp tang of tartness, this exhilarating combination of flavors makes this brew a Monkey all its own. C’mon respect the monkey and taste Victory!

    Victory Sour Monkey will be available in 750ml bottles. The brewery has not yet announced this beer.

    Style: American Wild Ale
    Availability: 750ml Bottles
    Release: TBA

    9.5% ABV

    Note: This is a “first look” preview. Details are subject to change at anytime by the brewery.
     
    #1 Kadonny, Apr 14, 2015
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  2. gcamparone

    gcamparone Pooh-Bah (2,131) Dec 6, 2011 Rhode Island
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    Glad to see that Victory is expanding their horizons. Hopefully they nail these recent and upcoming "sour" releases, would be nice to have a relatively easy to find solid sour.
     
    #2 gcamparone, Apr 14, 2015
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  3. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Me too, how I hope this is good. I like Golden Monkey and this sounds really, really good.
     
    #3 Kadonny, Apr 14, 2015
  4. PA-Michigander

    PA-Michigander Grand Pooh-Bah (3,372) Nov 10, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    It'll be interesting to see how 'sour' it really is. Though the Wild Devil didn't have souring bacteria it sounds similar to me.
     
    #4 PA-Michigander, Apr 14, 2015
  5. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    I'm curious, but I can't say Golden Monkey is on my radar. It's the into to craft beer for fratboys around this area, looks like a Bud Light but tastes better and 'will get you drunk'. It's a fine beer until you have any other tripel and then realize it's mediocre at best, and against a true Belgian offering like a Westmalle it's just awful.
     
    #5 RDMII, Apr 15, 2015
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  6. UGA_beer_paragon

    UGA_beer_paragon Initiate (0) Apr 14, 2015 Georgia

    It's not a terrible beer as I remember but it's been at least a year so I'll try it again. This however looks really interesting and hope it makes its way to us, RDMII.
     
    #6 UGA_beer_paragon, Apr 15, 2015
  7. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    I may have been a bit harsh, it's a decent tripel if you've never had a tripel, but every other one I've had was a lot better. Even the American offerings like Long Strange, Merry Monks, and the New Belgium are light years better IMO.
     
    #7 RDMII, Apr 15, 2015
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  8. bluehende

    bluehende Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2010 Delaware

    Will definitely be interested in trying it. Wonder how sour it will be.
     
    #8 bluehende, Apr 15, 2015
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  9. LakerLeith

    LakerLeith Initiate (0) Aug 11, 2013 California

    YAY another sour!
    We want all the sours!
     
    #9 LakerLeith, Apr 15, 2015
  10. MistahBeah

    MistahBeah Initiate (0) May 12, 2013 Massachusetts

    The Kirsch Gose was pretty good in my opinion, and I usually don't care for cherries. I like Golden Monkey. Sure it's no La Fin du Monde, but I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
    We need more readily available sours that don't cost upwards of $30. Most buyers won't dish out that kind of money if they haven't had a sour before.
    I'm all for this.
     
    #10 MistahBeah, Apr 16, 2015
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  11. drocpsu

    drocpsu Zealot (613) Dec 25, 2006 New Hampshire

    Golden Monkey's not bad. I agree that there are many better ones out there, especially true Belgian tripels, but for the most part it's easy-to-find, not too expensive, and a fairly solid option. Plus the fact that it comes in 6-packs makes it easy to take places/share, since it's more difficult to find 12oz bottled tripels, (at least here in NH).
     
    #11 drocpsu, Apr 16, 2015
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  12. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Totally agree with this, 100%. Add some sourness to it and I think I'll really enjoy it. I'm looking forward to it, I wish it would come in 12 ounce bottles but I bet it will be corked 750's, that's the way Victory does their special bottlings.
     
    #12 Kadonny, Apr 16, 2015
  13. crazycatcouple

    crazycatcouple Initiate (0) Mar 26, 2015 Arizona

    wild devil was foul, hopefully this will turn out better
     
    #13 crazycatcouple, Apr 16, 2015
  14. Ieatlambfries

    Ieatlambfries Maven (1,344) Dec 5, 2003 New Jersey

    Yeah I mean they've only logged about 230 something different beers covering 50 something different styles.

    Slackers.
     
    #14 Ieatlambfries, Apr 16, 2015
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  15. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    Wild Devil is delicious....but you gotta love brett. In fact, I let mine sit a bit to let the brett come out even more. I love that beer.
     
    #15 Kadonny, Apr 16, 2015
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  16. sweetcell

    sweetcell Crusader (435) Dec 6, 2013 Maryland

    excited for this!
     
    #16 sweetcell, Apr 16, 2015
  17. captaincoffee

    captaincoffee Pooh-Bah (2,218) Jul 10, 2011 Virginia
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    Totally agree. The price of sours puts them in the category of special occasions only. As much as I love beer, I can get a pretty great bottle of wine for $30 at Costco, which makes it even harder to throw down the cash for a 5% abv product that might disappoint.
    Looking forward to trying this if I hear it is any good and is available next time I'm back home.
    Edit: I know they are not all 5%...just making a point.
     
    #17 captaincoffee, Apr 16, 2015
  18. JayTweetski

    JayTweetski Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2014 Florida

    "We need more readily available sours that don't cost upwards of $30."

    Although I agree with that sentiment, if you don't think a 9.4% ABV sour coming in a 750ml bottle via Victory is gonna cost upwards of $30 you're sadly mistaken.
     
    #18 JayTweetski, Apr 17, 2015
  19. jcb7472

    jcb7472 Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2011 Florida

    Wild Devil was only $8.99 near me. I can't see this one costing more than $15 at the most. I bet it's less than $15 and nowhere near $30.
     
    #19 jcb7472, Apr 17, 2015
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  20. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    This. It won't be close to $30.
     
    #20 Kadonny, Apr 17, 2015
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