Golden Monkey - by Victory Brewers

Bought individually because of the winning beers produced by Victory Brewers (HopDevil and StormKing Stout), I had high hopes for Golden Monkey. I am not disappointed. Very cloudy, golden yellow (like a golden monkey!) with the bottom of the bottle pouring with darker brown sediments. Smells a little malty, more spicy, and not particularly hoppy. Tastes of strong malts, and that same orange peel and coriander that I liked so much about the Magic Hat trial beer. The strong malt flavor completely hides the 9.5% ABV, which is impressive.

It is a Tripel, which gets its name from the fact that they use more than three times the usual amount of malts than usual. Tripels are usually sweet, malty, spicy, and sometimes high in bitterness, although (according to Beer Advocate) the bitterness flavor is often hidden by the malts and hops.

It is a good beer. I will buy it again.