Victory Brewing Company Berry Monkey

Berry Monkey

 

Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Tripel Regular
Score
6.79
ABV: 9.5% IBU: - Ticks: 23
Perfectly fruited Sour Tripel Ale loaded with raspberries and other natural flavors that add just the right balance of sweetness and tang with a smooth finish. It’s undeniably berry good.

Coming in at 9.5% ABV, Berry Monkey is a Fruited Sour Tripel Ale Brewing using imported malts and Belgian yeast. The addition of real raspberries adds a subtle sweetness and rose hue that complements the delightful tang. Berry Monkey is the ultimate addition to the Monkey crew.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours hazy copper into a tulip. White head with good retention recedes leaving thin sheets. Summer pit fruit, berries and straw aromas. Medium bodied with mildly tart raspberries and crushed raspberry seeds front to back. Slick, lasting bread and straw finish. ABV well hidden.

Tried on 15 Sep 2023 at 21:19


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Look, I support victory for its efforts especially since anchor called it quits. Victory, I think , has been around quite a long time too. So, this is to be another monkey? You know, take a fairly popular name and make cloned variations, for profit? None the less? How does a brewer survive the long shot?? First pop from this can, no hint from the nose that it is what it is supposed to be, somewhat fresh but except that, it’s not an offense and a turn off. Pour and what is in the eye? A clear slightly darker than pale orange colored with a medium foamy white bubbly head. After the small pour, I drink it right from the can; it’s not offensive and it does have a slight hint of berry flavor, and yes its somewhat tart. A careful introspection yields a little bit of that processed feel in there lurking around. Finally I look at the label and it says nothing about the ABV but here @ RB, it says its almost a 10 percenter? NO WAY! Oh my, hiding its alky content as well. Oh yea, oops, how stupid of me, I was looking at the small print before even looking at the ABV Righton the front of the can in BIG STRAIGHT UP FONT….. Yet hypnotizing baby blue sea-green, I may add. Overall, I finished the can without any complaints and it’s a pretty good median between a full out tart brew and a lager. It went down easy and does no harm to the sour monkey moniker. Good job V, there are no ill ale or lager affects in this one! And as a bonus, caught a little buzz as well! Its a misnomer that tart beers are low alky, hehhh.

Tried from Can on 17 Aug 2023 at 20:35


7.5

Tried on 16 May 2023 at 19:05


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap at victory taproom Philadelphia. A clear amber orange coloured pour with a a sticky fine white head. Aroma is semi sweet. Jammy berry, blackberry, raspberry, tart. Apple juice. Flavour is composed of semi sweet tangy, watermellon, jammy berry, jolly rancher, apple. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, moderate carbonation. Little gimmicky.

Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2023 at 18:07



7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Dark amber color with thick foam and funky raspberry aroma. Sour raspberry taste with a sweetness underneath. Mild alcohol burn at the end.

Tried on 31 Mar 2023 at 19:38


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap at P&P Charleston. Clear golden wit small white head. Aroma is fruity, medium body, low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is fruity.

Tried from Draft on 16 Dec 2022 at 23:11


6

A red copper ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light cherry, light berries, so-so. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity raspberry jam with light acidity, light alcohol warmth, OK. On tap at Philly location.

Tried from Draft on 02 Dec 2022 at 20:07


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Raspberry nose. Clear amber, thin head, good amount of lacing. Raspberry, tart. Medium body, easy carbonation, warm. I expected to hate this because it's a fruit beer, but I realized something about myself. I actually don't mind a little fruit so much in a high gravity style. This was nice.

Tried on 27 Nov 2022 at 02:29


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle from State Line, 10/21/22. Hazy peach, medium beige head, good retention. Aroma of peach, apricot, raspberry, bready malt, spice. Taste is raspberry, peach, stone fruit, bready malt. Well balanced, booze well hidden. Mild tartness. Nice.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Oct 2022 at 01:01