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

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RATINGS: 1061   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.82   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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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.


dink's rating

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 14/20
dink (48) - Sudbury, Ontario, - MAR 21, 2011
2 year old bottle deep brown and red. Off white head, fades in chalice. Smells sweet Plums, raisins, fruitcake. Carbonation seems to have faded away, because that familiar Belgian crisp carbonation is absent, it’s not pushing any malt flavours out. Sweet tasting grape, sugars, vinous. Meh, too sweetish, not enough backbone. Ridiculously smooth tasting, almost imperceptible alcohol. BAD BOTTLE? BAD STORAGE?


most recent ratings

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
ShivanDragon (481) - Leeuwarden, NETHERLANDS - MAY 19, 2013
bruin met mininaal fijne kaki kraag
aroma: hout, zoet, citrus, rood fruit (kersen/bessen), banaan, alcoholisch, port, caramel
smaken: medium zoet, licht zuur, rood fruit (bes/kers), banaan, normaal gemout, peper, port/madeira, alcohol, caramel, rozijnen, gedroogd fruit
volle body, romig, laag qua co2, afdronk: lang prettig kruidig en zoetig
prima!

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
Beergeek23322 (425) - Chesapeake, Virginia, USA - MAY 19, 2013
750 ml. corked and caged bottle. Aromas are sweet and fruity. Dried fruit, caramel and brown sugar. Color is red brown with a fizzy tan head that quickly disappears. Flavors of caramel, dark fruit, candied sugar. Sweet finish with no alcohol burn present. Very balanced and complex.

4.2
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
KombatAle (22) - New Brunswick, CANADA - MAY 19, 2013
Pours clear dark red with a long lasting and light lacing frothy big beige head. Aroma is complex, spicy and very estery with anise, raisin, plum, roasted malt, caramel, bubblegum, pear, strawberry, red apple, apricot, banana and candy. Taste is medium sweet with a tiny acidic note. Body is medium, texture is light creamy and oily, carbonation is moderate. Finishes sweet.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
aletiosso (37) - São Paulo, BRAZIL - MAY 17, 2013
Cor rubi escura com espuma bege. Espuma com nos formação e persistência. No aroma, malte torrado, caramelo e passas. Médio dulçor. No sabor, caramelo, passas, ameixa preta no final. Médio dulçor, bem equilibrado, deixando no final um amargor muito agradável. Um clássico. Excelente. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

4.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 20/20
AtronSeige (61) - Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 15, 2013
Pours very dark red with a lot of lacing. Sweet malt aroma, roasty. Cherry or plum notes. Strong raisin flavors with peppery notes. Quite sweet. A lovely Cherry background! Some roastiness. Dry and medium bitter end. Medium-full bodied, slight alcohol warming. A complex and flavorful beer! I would consume this in large amounts, but it is not a session beer! 330ml bottle, poured.

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
zaf (159) - ITALY - MAY 14, 2013
aspetto decisamente invitante..bel colore scuro/rossastro con schiuma pannosa..aroma molto speziato: liquirizia,frutta matura,alcool,poche note luppolate..gusto decisamente insufficiente per i miei gusti..la liquirizia (come la versione christmas) è troppo troppo forte risultando sbilanciata sia nel gusto troppo dolce e speziato che nel retrogusto che è effettivamente dolce con leggere punte amarognole..dopo 3 sorsi volevo cambiare birra..

3.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Theodopilos (5) - - MAY 11, 2013 does not count
330ml bottle from 1st choice, actually I bought 10 bottles at $7each anyway poured bottle into a chimay glass a lovely brown colour with a head that lasts and good lacing, aromas of fruitcake,the taste was very port like with fruitcake flavours, very smooth and too easy to drink for the abv can easily sink a few of these a very nice beer

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
EddyBeer1 (56) - Brussels, BELGIUM - MAY 8, 2013
Apparence chocolat noir, fine mousse brun clair. Bien maltée, goûts caramel et rôti plus qu’appréciables, petit retour sucré et fruité, agréable amertume, belle longueur.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
JDBaker11058 (922) - Maryland, USA - MAY 3, 2013
Appearance: dark amber, nearly opaque, with a short, creamy light tan head and no lacing, although there’s a bit of syrupy legs going. Aroma: prunes, raisins, clovey phenols, dark, yeasty spice, with cherries, molasses, and ginger snaps. Taste: cherries and plums in heavy, boozy syrup, with some chocolate, caramel, and molasses, over clove, raisins, pumpernickel, and leather. Finish: sweet and slightly syrupy, with a slowly growing boozy warmth. Notes: Big, sweet, fruity, spicy, and slick, but somehow having a drinkable, accessible palate. Bottle claims it’s a dubbel, ratebeer says it’s a BSA. Seems like it could be in the middle. If it’s a dubbel, it’s on the slick, sweet, boozy side of the house. Either way, it was out-flipping-standing and I’m glad to have had it.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
LomYst (244) - Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS - MAY 2, 2013
Thick and sweet but more subtle than say kasteelbier... Complex aroma, caramel, port, liquorice, sugar and some dark malts, finish is dark and also Has some riep fruits... Big hazy white head on a black brownish body... Nice stingy carbonization...


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