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Gouden Carolus Classic

Score
9998
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 885   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.82   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Het Anker Brewery still brews "The Emperor’s Beer" which is top-fermented and bottle conditioned following traditional methods. Its high gravity (O.G. 1080-85) combines the warmth of wine and the freshness of beer. Gouden Carolus is one of the strongest and most exciting beers in the world. After lengthy maturing and conditioning, it is bottled unfiltered, giving a beer which is rich in vitamins and 100% natural. Gouden Carolus has unlimited storage (it even improves with age) and will charm you with its warm coppery colour and rich bouquet.


3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
maley1 (207) - calgary, Alberta, CANADA - FEB 5, 2012
Murky reddish brown pour with large light tan head. Aroma of caramel, yeast and dark fruit. Taste is sweet, not overly though with caramel, plum, yeast and a slight hop finish. Nice carbonation and mouthfeel. Very good beer.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
CasperRuben (34) - - JAN 30, 2012
UPDATED: FEB 11, 2012 Dark redbrown color with nice white head. For a beer with ("only") 8,5% alcohol it has got a very full body. It has a medium bitterness and i especially like the big (but not overwhelming) sweetness...

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
pilot88 (1) - Overpelt, BELGIUM - JAN 29, 2012 does not count
really nice caramel like aroma, clear amber color with a dense cream looking collar. The taste is sublime complex and sweet (caramel and herbs) with a long lasting after taste. Overall this is one of my favorite beer to drink in the cold winter.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
OleR (3510) - Oslo, NORWAY - JAN 28, 2012
0.33L bottle from Vinmonopolet. Pours a clear deep reedish brown body, under two fingers of dense egg-shell colored head. Lovely belgo-yeasty aroma. Dried yellow fruits, flowers, bubble-gum and faint perfume. Also some refined caramel/toffee tones and hint of marzipan. Taste is substantially sweet. Far from sticky and cloying, rounded with a deep nutty and caramelly sweetness. Notes of raisins, burnt sugar and mild spices. Medium to full body. Slick in the mouth. Pleasant alcohol heath in a complex finish. Very good, indeed.

3
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
twindog (157) - Hampstead, Maryland, USA - JAN 27, 2012
Pours Dark with a 1 finger head kind of sour taste graet beer with nice smooth notes and a lot of flavor over all this is a goog beer

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
Sizzler80 (88) - Dublin, IRELAND - JAN 27, 2012
Dark ruby red with a small off white head and good lacing. Lovely floral bouquet, red wine, dark fruit, caramel, malt and a hint of spice on the nose. Medium carbonation with strong sweet and bitter citrus notes. There’s a little heat from the alcohol and spice. Quite malty with toffee apple qualities. It’s a delicious little sipper. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
dalfaro86 (74) - Atizapan, MEXICO - JAN 23, 2012
El aroma es de intensidad media, con notas predominante de malta y caramelo. Cerveza con apareiencia impecable, colo ambar obscuro, con cabeza de gran tamaño, que presenta excelente retencion. El sabor es dulce, pero se percive un poco de amargor, lo cual es bueno para que la cerveza no sea demasiado dulce. Igual que en el aroma predominan notas de malta y caramelo. Una gran cerveza.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
molly75 (134) - (Madrid - España), ITALY - JAN 19, 2012
[ ASPETTO ] colore ambra molto scuro, tendente al marrone con riflessi porpora, velata [SCHIUMA] color beige, buona presenza, compatta e resistente. [ OLFATTO ] buona intensità, con lieviti in primo piano che si mescolano con note di caramello, frutta secca (fico, prugna) e sullo sfondo qualche nota alcolica che fornisce una sensazione quasi vinosa [ GUSTO ] inzia con un dolce pronunciato che cede poco a poco spazio a sapori di frutta matura, quasi candita; rimangono evidenti i lieviti ed un leggero tocco acidulo conduce al finale dove entrano in scena soavemente gli 8.5 gradi che dinamicizzano un poco il palato con note piccantine. il dolce rimane comunque persistente e si prolunga nel retrogusto dove a fatica si ritrova qualche nota amara. [ TEXTURE ] corpo medio, morbida in bocca, caronatazione nella media, alcohol avvertito sopratutto nel finale e retrogusto COMMENTO FINALE dopo la versione natalizia, questa classica risulta maggiormente proiettata verso note dolci (strano ma vero); colpa forse di un un fruttato meno intenso e complesso, una alcolicità più soave, che se da una parte la rende più scorrevole e morbida al palato, dall’altra priva di un giusto bilanciamento le note dolci, mancando quel tocco amaro-speziato ritrovato nella christmas . A mio giudizio personale, un pelino sotto la natalizia, rimanendo come preferita la Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor.


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