Mould's Beer Blog

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...

Welcome back everyone.  Today I am continuing my series on the Chimay beers.  You can find yesterday's post on Chimay Red here . A few minutes walk from the Scourmont Abbey where the Chimay beers are made is the  Poteaupré Inn.  Now, I have to preface this by saying I've never been there, but it looks like a truly special place.  The  Poteaupré Inn is home to a pub, restaurant and hotel, which, as the video on the website says, are a "temple dedicated to Chimay beer and cheese."   The hotel only has 7 rooms, so if you're ever planning a trip to the area and want to stay here, it's probably a good idea to reserve a room well in advance.  Now, the  Poteaupré Inn does not appear to be actually run by the Scourmont Abbey monks, but rather, are just connected through a mutual business relationship from which they both can receive benefit. I loved Chimay's Red, now let's open up a bottle of Chimay Triple.  My bottle, as you ...