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Gouden Carolus Classic

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6713.84/5.03.83/5.08.5%94.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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.
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pompelmoes (50), Belgium
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 26, 2009  
Intens brown beer with light beige foam on top. Aroma is rich with some caramel, candi sugar, raisins and malts. Taste is smooth, with a rich caracter of malts, brown sugars, fruits and an intersting bittering in the finale.


 ChrisThomson (394), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Bottle from LCBO. Pours deep red-brown with small tan head. Nose of port, brown sugar. Taste a bit too sweet overall, but nice notes of raisin, port and brown sugar. Some vinous notes, with bitter finish.


 armando629 (977), Budapest, Hungary
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 22, 2009  
0,33 l bottle.
Nice deep ruby-mahagony colored beer, poured clear with a nice foamy tan head that diminishes slowly to a small, delicious lacing one. Fine, alluring aroma with caramel and fine toasred malt, belgian yeast, candy sugar and pleasant fruits. Rich body, fine texture with roundish mouthfeel. Flavor of candy, caramel and toasted malt, moderated fruity esters like plum and raisins. Some roasted character in the fine aftertaste. Direct hit of the style.


 Davros (218), Australia
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 20, 2009  
Pours dark copper/brown with the customary thick, creamy head. Aroma shows note of port, brown sugar, treacle, doughy yeast and sweet bready malt. Flavours are massively rich. Very sweet with loads of treacle and dark candi sugar, as well as more of the doughy yeast and peppery phenols. Alcohol is quite powerful (which only increases the stature of this beer) to the point of becoming overpowering. Carbonation is quite high, which partially helps to dry out the finish. Too sweet, and too boozy for my liking.


 JulienHuxley (195), Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 19, 2009  
Bottle. Reddish pour with white head. Aroma is very, very sweet tropical fruits (pineapples, bananas) some chocolate and alcohol. Very sweet taste as well, quite fruity. Warming mouthfeel.


 trapez (794), Hilleroed, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Nov 15, 2009  
Bottle. Malt, raisins and plums in aroma. Clear deep redbrown colour with soft beige head. Sweet spicy flavour of malt, raisins and discrete hops.


dcschiller (20), Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 9, 2009  
(bottle) Nice amber brown color with a port-like aroma. The inital flavor is a slight molasses sweetness and raisins. This is a nice beer.


 fredthecat (191), Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 9, 2009  
strong molasses aroma, it is pitch black with a big offwhite head, molasses taste, very sweet tastes, winey, appropriate feel for a belgian strong ale. wasnt in the mood strangely enough at the time but i can see enjoying it



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