When Victory Brewing announced that they were going to be releasing barrel aged renditions of three of their beers (Golden Monkey, Baltic Thunder, Old Horizontal), I knew these were bottles that were going to be on my "must get" list. For this post, I am going to try White Monkey (Golden Monkey aged in white wine barrels), and compare it to the original, Golden Monkey. Victory Brewing Company - Beer Portfolio page Victory Golden Monkey Victory Golden Monkey Golden Monkey, Belgian Tripel 9.5% ABV Beer Portfolio Page Appearance : Gold color with some haze, two finger rocky white head, pleasant lacing Aroma : Classic Belgian tripel aroma, hint of banana, pepper, yeast Flavor : sweet malt profile, peppery, big alcohol in the finish Mouthfeel : High carbonation, medium to medium-full body, bitter finish Victory White Monkey Victory White Monkey White Monkey Belgian Tripel aged in wh...
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