Juicy Monkey
Victory Brewing Company in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
5.49
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Loaded with notes of fruit juice and ripe for the picking, Juicy Monkey is packin' a punch as he joins the crew. Upfront pineapple and orange aroma meet Sabro, Lotus and Sultana hops to drop a Hazy Imperial IPA that will have you on Monkey Time in no time.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Kolor pomarańczowy z lekkim zmetnieniem. Piana biała, niska, drobno pęcherzykowa, nietrwała. Pozostawia ogromne ilości spienionych wysepek na szkle.
Aromat intensywnie chmielowy - owocowy - pomarańcze, mandarynki, ananas, ale też borówka, kokos, landrynki owocowe. Zapach jest zdecydowanie słodki.
Smak podobnie jak aromat słodki z wytrawną kontrą. Goryczka nie jest zbyt wysoka, ale pozwala złagodzić sporą słodycz. Na charakter ziołowy, alkoholowy i nie do końca współgra z pozostałymi atrybutami.
Niestety alkohol lekko wyczuwalny. Nagazowanie średnie plus. Ciało średnie. Tekstura niemal gładka. Posmak długi owocowy słodki, z ziołowym, gorzkim akompaniamentem.
Aromat intensywnie chmielowy - owocowy - pomarańcze, mandarynki, ananas, ale też borówka, kokos, landrynki owocowe. Zapach jest zdecydowanie słodki.
Smak podobnie jak aromat słodki z wytrawną kontrą. Goryczka nie jest zbyt wysoka, ale pozwala złagodzić sporą słodycz. Na charakter ziołowy, alkoholowy i nie do końca współgra z pozostałymi atrybutami.
Niestety alkohol lekko wyczuwalny. Nagazowanie średnie plus. Ciało średnie. Tekstura niemal gładka. Posmak długi owocowy słodki, z ziołowym, gorzkim akompaniamentem.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2026
at 11:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
19.2 oz can, drank while waiting for the BBQ at my daughters in Laguna Hills on 9th April 2026. Light haze to the orange/golden body, white crust on top. Pineapple nose and initial taste, this is a sweet little monkey with a potent alcoholic kick, soft body feel with some orange like flavours trying to calm the sweetness down (but failing). Rare Pennsylvania tick for me.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2026
at 16:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
12 oz. can from Publix. Pours a semi-clear gold color with a small white head and fair retention at best. A few spots of lacing. Strong fruit punch aroma. Fruit punch flavor too, but not as strong as the aroma, with a long finish. Not hoppy or bitter. More of an imperial fruit beer versus an imperial IPA. And the 9.5% ABV is very well hidden. Close to being alco-pop. Medium body. Medium-light carbonation. Lower than expected bitterness. Dangerously chuggable.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2025
at 23:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 7
Overall 5
At Philly taproom: pours clear gold with white head. Aroma is weird candy citrus aroma. Sweet artificial candy and a strange aftertaste. Kind of wanted to rinse my mouth.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Aug 2025
at 23:21
1.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 1.5
Flavor 0.5
Texture 1
Overall 0.5
Slightly opalescent darker golden colour, large, dense, though not too stable ecru-ish off-white head; aroma of intensive artificial-like jaffa orange, tropical fruits and candy sugar; taste is basically the same with some hoppy bitterness and even more artificial fruity-syrupy sweetness than expected based on the aroma; it's just horrible! Definitely the biggest mistake of the brewery! Shockingly bad experience
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2025
at 04:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
12 ounce can from Total Wine Appleton, 11/18/24. Hazy orange, large off-white head. average retention. Aroma of sweet fruit punch and citrus. Taste is much the same. This is chasing the Kool Aid trend. Sad.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2025
at 18:25
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1
Can, misty foggy cloudy, tawny yellowish reddish orange with a beige sandy toneless head. Hints of mandarin satsuma & tangerine on the nose. Palate is mouthcating warming antiseptic analeptic & consolatory. On the tongue it starts off as a heady intoxicating alcoholic inebriating spirit. A bitter treacle, molasses sorghum sauce and cloying maple corn syrup. So rude, so obnoxious; unpleasant disagreeable nasty distasteful offensive objectionable unsavory unpalatable & off-putting. What else can be said except its awfully terribly and dreadfully on style! Think canned fruit cocktail, with tons of grain alky. As a cheap pale lager lover, can somebody please serve me up an ice cold pale macro light for a chaser, whew. My taste buds have been ruined for at least an hour. This was one big can of syrupy despicable terribleness. At least its got a bold alky content to help me forget about this session. Thanks victory, yer a dictatorial valedictorian. I'll give it an extra point for the alky content.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2024
at 19:59
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can 355ml @ Bishops Arm - Göteborg Plaza. Pours orange with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of artificial pineapple juice and lots of sugar. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long artificial pineapple finish. Body is medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft to flat. I don´t know what this is but beer is a stretch. Impressively little bitterness for an DIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2024
at 21:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours somewhat hazy with a transient white head. Aroma has sweet pineapple with some herbalness. Med body. It's not dry. Lightly bitter. Sweet pineapple, herbs, peach, mango and melon. The pineapple is sort of Jolly Rancher flavor. Which doesn't please me.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Sep 2024
at 23:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can, mix pack. Deep gold light haze, off-white head. Nectarine, pineapple, tropical nose. Grape, pineapple, nectarine, apricot, bubblegum, bitter citrus peel. Boozy.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2024
at 22:14