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Gouden Carolus Ambrio

Score
9485
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 559   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.52   EST. CALORIES: 240   ABV: 8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle; Unfiltered.
Also available from Wetherspoons in casks.
"This full-tasting, but deceptively drinkable, amber ale has a good fruitiness and a nice hop edge which tempers the caramellised malt. It is clean and precise, within an almost perfect balance of Challenger and Goldings hops.
The recipe has its origin in the 14th century. The present version is a little more heavy and contains more hops. The balance between the different malts, the fine hops and typical tastes of spices creates a perfect harmony between the powerful taste of brown beers and the freshness of the blond beers. This fresh aromatic and pithy light-brown drink can be served cool.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
dalfaro86 (72) - Atizapan, MEXICO - JAN 23, 2012
Una de las primeras cervezas premium que he probado, alto nivel del alcohol, lupulo medio, cuerpo medio, color ambar obscuro, buen balance, aroma a malta y un poco de lupulo y sabor maltoso, muy buena cerveza. En mi opionion de las 3 basicas de Carolus: Classic, Tripel y Ambrio, esta es la mejor.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
hirigalzkar (1320) - ENSKEDE, SWEDEN - JAN 22, 2012
Bottle. Pours hazy orange with a big and thick white head. Butter, honey and nectar notes in the aroma. Very fruity taste, Raisin, yeast, caramel.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
redlight (2209) - Winter Park, Florida, USA - JAN 7, 2012
750 ml bottle @ redlight redlight. Caramel malts on the nose with hints of sweet bread. Pours a golden amber with a thick white head. Caramel malts with bread notes. Finishes very dry.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Foffern (115) - Bergen, NORWAY - JAN 7, 2012
Bottle at home. Hazy amber colour. Aromas of sweet malt, caramel, some berries, spices, oak and hint of alcohol. Touch of sweet malt also in the mouth, and sweet fruit towards plums. Oak and alcohol towards the end. Round mouthfeel and a soft bitterness. A nice and well-balanced belgian strong ale. The sweet caramelly malt flavour on its best.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Scrapersnbeer (217) - Boston, Massachusetts, USA - JAN 6, 2012
500ml caged cork bottle. The Ambrio is light brown with lots of co2 moving though an inactive suspension. Yeast, off-sour fruits and alcohol fill the nose. Tastes pretty sweet and tart with alcohol present in the finish. Dry, tannin laden aftertaste. Medium body. Pretty good but still the low rung on the Carolus ladder.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
teddybeer (553) - Madrid, SPAIN - JAN 5, 2012
33cl bottle. Hazy brown colour with a good formation of tan head. Good lacework. Aroma is yeasty, sweet and with dry fruits hints. Flavour has slightly vinous traces, bready and sweet at the beginning and a final moderate bittery. Carbonation is lively. Body is medium to high.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
TET (676) - FINLAND - JAN 5, 2012
A beautiful, slightly red, copperbrown beer with a big, long-lasting, beige head, that is still growing after 15 minutes after pouring. An aroma is quite sweet, fruitfull and aromatic, strawberries, oranges, herbs and slightly earthy sourness; very complex aroma. A taste is fruitfull, spyciness, orange sourness and herbal bitterness, that makes the taste an almost dry. Medium bodied, lots of carbonation that is quite balanced, fresh to drink and even a big bottle is drained easily. Very balanced beer again from Gouden Carolus, complex and tastefull beer.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jacky12 (2) - BELGIUM - JAN 1, 2012 does not count
Amber ale met een licht fruitige smaak, zachte smaak, gekarameliseerde mout dat je proeft maar die beetje overschaduwd wordt door de hop. Zeer licht bittere nasmaak.


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