Albino Monkey
Strangeways Brewing in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Witbier Regular|
Score
6.53
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Within the strangest existence, there is great depth of character. Such is indeed the case for the Albino MONKey. Ordained in the traditional order of Belgian wheat beers, Albino MONKey’s wheat malt backbone is shrouded only by its sublimely complex sweetness. Its motives in its offerings of spicy hops, coriander, orange peel and white pepper spices need not be understood to be appreciated. Simply follow its divine path. Your obedience will be rewarded.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
pours slightly cloudy gold from bottle. aroma is a bit of cloves and grass. some banana and acidic wheat
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft: Poured a murky orange yellow with a lacing head. Aroma is coriander, spice, wheat. Taste is bitter, coriander, spice.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2023
at 18:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at the brewery taproom. Williamsburg Virginia. A cleat golden orange coloured pour with a greyish white head. Aroma is plastic. Grass, plastic. Flavour is composed of grass, mineral, plastic grainy grass. Palate is semi sweet, grains, grassy, sileage, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Apr 2023
at 18:14
6/10
Tried
on 15 Apr 2023
at 17:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours a cloudy orange with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is clove, wheat, yeast. Medium body, clove, wheat, dry finish, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Aug 2020
at 22:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Total Wine. Cloudy and amber in colour, with a thin, white, head. Aroma of multi-spices, green herbs, ripe banana and lemon. Flavour had grainy malts, more spicing a hint of lemon and lingering, rich, finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2019
at 11:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear deep amber and copper coloured body with a faint, single centimetre-tall pure white head that fades very quickly. Aroma of coriander seed, bananas, wheat, yeast, bread, grain and a dash of cloves - very nice and incredibly aromatic. Medium-bodied; Deep robust wheatie and even grainy flavours at first with a definite nutty and clove taste that also shows some bananas and softer Belgian yeast, but it takes a while to get around the rather strong malts and earthy profile. Aftertaste shows some light bitterness from some subdued hops along with the alcohol and light astringency from the malts, but more of a round taste from the yeast and light fruit-based sugars that make this a bit clean on the end and still full of character. Overall, a fairly nice Belgian white that started off very well with a lot of complex components, but ends on the more obtrusive and obtuse side of things with a deeper profile that doesn't highlight the soft yeasts and light spices, but more of the hop bitterness and grainy malts that are still evident. Nice to sample as a more flavourful Belgian white. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Wegman's in Fairfax, Virginia on 21-July-2018 for US$1,67 sampled at home in Washington on my Dad's 70th Birthday, on 25-March-2019 - Happy 70th Birthday Dad!!!
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2019
at 06:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pours orange with good head and lacing. Some light florals. Finishes fairly clean. Not a ton here. Tap at Shucktoberfest.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2018
at 16:58
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
$6.99 bomber from Total Wine West Richmond. Pours hazy golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is coriander, banana, orange, spice. Flavor is sour bread, coriander, glue, yeast, white pepper, a little earth.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2016
at 13:06
6/10
Tried
on 30 Nov 2016
at 17:27