Victory Brewing's Golden Monkey

Well, I'm not liking many Belgians anymore, and I fairly despise Victory, but I had a chance to make a mixed sixer that included this and figuring this would be the least money I ever had to spend to try what is sure to be a craptastic beer, I bought one.

Pours fine. Tripel is fairly to do in appearance, and this one pours a cloudy slightly orange color with a very white, if thin, head. Has aan odd neon glow to it.

Slight citrus twang sneaks through the odd burned chemical smell. It's also on type, even though I don't like it. I'm wondering why this isn't perceptively over-hopped yet, as Victory seems to think every style should be.

I have to hand it to them. Although I don't like this beer, it's within the type and I guess they must still be suffering a hop shortage in Pennsylvania because they managed not to foul it up by not over-hopping it.

Still don't like Belgians.

10/18/2010 UPDATE:

Begrudgingly, I liked this one today.