Mould's Beer Blog

The aging of beer in wine barrels is a rather popular trend in the beer industry these days.  I recently wrote about Victory Brewing Company's White Monkey , which is their Golden Monkey Belgian-style tripel aged in Chardonnay barrels.  In this post, I will be comparing Victory's Baltic Thunder (Baltic Porter) with Red Thunder (Baltic Porter aged in red wine barrels).  Also, check out Victory Brewing's page on Beer Portfolio . Victory Brewing Company Baltic Thunder Victory Brewing Company Red Thunder Baltic Thunder / 8.5 % ABV / Beer Portfolio Appearance :  Pours black, with some red around the edges when held up to the light.  Displays a one finger width light tan head with no lacing present. Aroma :  Smells deeply of dark fruits.  Reminds me a lot of plums, which I like to smell, but surprisingly don't like to eat! Flavor :  Chocolate, roasted malts, only a light bitterness.  A touch of alcohol lingers in th...

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...