Charles Quint Ambrée

Brewed by Haacht
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Boortmeerbeek, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle shared with jerc at Smokeless Joe. Hazy amber-brown with a medium tan head. Mild but well blended aroma of brown sugar, cherry and warm alcohol. Sweet, sugary flavour, quite warm, leading to a dry finish. Pretty nice stuff.

330 ml bottle via Belgiuminabox. Beautiful red brown with full head and lots of carbonation. Aromas of roasted malts and sour dark fruit with a hint of toffee. Flavors of malt and plums. Nice balance - good beer.

Backlog June 2011 Brussels, beer place by Grosse Markt On tap Dark amber, ok foam Medium/full body & complexity Sweet notes and malt Ok, but a bit to sweet for my taste

Bottle, as Robijn Rood. Clear reddish brown with a beige head. Aroma of plums, darkish caramel, a little dough. Rich dark fruits and caramel despite the fairly light body. Some citrus and spices - anise, ginger, cloves - at the end. No magic but pretty solid.

Jan 2007: This beer, in a four pack, was bought in a hurry, by mistake in a Brussels supermarket, I thought it was the normal Charles Quint. Back home in the UK I realised I had the wrong beer, no problems, I’ll see what this red version is all about. Looks fine, a light Aubergine purple/red, held up to the light, its true colour shines through, a clear red hue is clear to see, nice. Treacle, plumb bread aroma. Alcohol kick in the taste and mouthfeel, no great flavour, just the alcohol hitting you, not unpleasant, but not ideal if you are trying a few beers or wanting to be objective. Overall, fine, not a new classic, but OK.

33 cl bottle as "Keizer Karel Charles Quint" @ Brussels.
Rated on 20100719.
Pours amber color with small head. Aroma of caramel malts, mild fruits, spices and yeast. Flavor is pretty much the same with some toffee added.

(Bottled) Shitloads of malt, dried fruit and rich texture in this nose, attractive deep brown with beige formats. I was anticipating something mundane with this by judeing a beer by its cover. The label has some old goat as its reference point historically ; On the palate ,powerful malts (dried almond, pears ) nutty carmale ,with soy sauce as the Polish rater below mentioned , earthy hops ; ; A decent offering, ok .

Dark golden colored pour. Small white head that falls quickly and leaves no lacing behind. Boozy aroma with hints of green apple and turpentine. Cereal taste with big boozy overtones. Sweet and thin from the booze. Burning sensation with each swallow. Pretty boozy beer.

grass, cereal, soy sauce, ginger, orange, cloudy, frothy, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness, medium body, thin feel, average carbonation, astringent,

Red, light brown shine with medium head. Taste caramel, yeast, bread. Not very special.

Yeasty aroma pours dark brown with a small frothy head. Tastes weet with a smooth palate . All around a good Belgium Brown.