The non Beer Night beer review:

Victory Brewing Golden Monkey Ale

Eitan - Even though I missed beer night this week, I did have the opportunity to sample a beer I have not tried before. I tried this beer at some pub in Chelsea, mainly because it had a weak beer selection (both draft and bottle) and it was the strongest beer that they served that I have not tried at 9.5%. Golden Monkey (served in a glass from a regular beer bottle) is an ok Belgian tripel. It had a nice aroma. It had a typical Belgian tripel flavor. It wasn't as crisp as I would have liked it to be and produced minimal white head. Over all it was nothing special, I should have ordered the Duvel instead. But then I probably wouldn't have written about it.

Starting beer night blog

This blog is about beer night. Beer night=Stan, Greg, Eitan, Marina buying beer (often from Bierkraft in Park Slope, Brooklyn) and drinking it, followed by some amateur/enthusiast discussion of the consumed brews.

Each night we consume 3-4 beers that we select through a group effort of wandering around the store and picking out beer we have not yet tried or tried and liked sometime before.

Bier Nacht - 08/26/2009

Some deep conversations on this one...

Tonight we had a variety I may say. Up first.
Smuttynose Real Old Brown Dog Ale



Stan - I really like brown ales, this one was sweet..very sweet and flavorful. Good to relax with, maybe a bit more sweet than what I usually like, but less than the usual that Greg used to make me drink...good beer overall. Sweet head too.

Greg - A nice ale. I enjoy stronger aged beers, but often find myself overwhelmed by their sweetness toward the end. This one had a nose very much like those very high alcohol brews, but was not as sweet. Besides that I would've liked a little more on the pallate (it was not particularly memorabe), but over all an enjoyable experience, would have it again for sure.

Southampton Imperial Porter



Stan - Smooth...creamy..drunk... (yeah thats my review..zzzz)

Greg - Nothing out of the ordinary here. A sligtly bitter taste with a coffee/mocha finish. I'm a guy who likes his Imperials and this one didn't deliver.


Mikkeller Belgian Wild Ale



Stan - I don't know how strong this puppy is..but its 8.5%... its preatty yeastie and has a bit of hoppiness, not as sour as i expected a "wild ale"..but still decent. Pretty medium body and a pretty sexy thick head. Taste like any Saison, dont know why it calls itslef a wild ale..oh well..
Greg - I always find myself enjoying these type of beer. The wild yeasts bring out "grassy" undertones. This particular one was a little more on the hoppy side, very enjoyable. I love when after finishing a beer my glass smells of honey, this one had a nice hop character added to it.

And of course happy Greg