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Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue

Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
8974.02/5.04.01/5.0Winter11%98.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Every year on the 24th of February, the birthday of "Charles the fifth", the Brewery brews the Gouden Carolus "Cuvee of the Emperor" in a limited quantity and with an eye on the highest quality and tradition. This unique brewing, with only extra fine Belgian hops and with a higher alcohol level, guarantees a better evolution in the time, than the already known Gouden Carolus. This beer, as all our beers, is 100 % natural, with no preservatives, no adjuncts and no chemicals. We bottle it in bottles of 75 cl and closed with a quality cork. Excellent to store several years. Every year the public is invited to assist to the brewing process.
Was 8% abv in 2000-2002, 10% in 2003 and 11% in 2004.

DISCLAIMER: This is a dark beer and the label has a blue diagonal line.
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 keepersj12 (774), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/105/517/20
Oct 4, 2009  
Oh my. Where to start? From the bottle, dark brown with a small head. Aroma is wonderful. Ripe fruit, very wine like, brown sugar, vanilla. Flavor is sweet fruit , vanilla and candied sugar up front with a slightly bitter end. Finishes with a nice burn. I’m drinking this while watching a football game and a Coors Lite commercial comes on.


OliverG (83), montreal, Quebec, Canada
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 3, 2009  
De couleur brune foncée, elle a une belle mousse beige qui colle très bien au verre. Elle dégage des arômes de caramel, de malt chocolaté et d’alcool. Très bien balancée, la Van De Keizer bleu est veloutée en bouche et nous offre de déliceuses saveurs de caramel, de malt, d’alcool et de chocolat et ce, tout en douceur. Très bonne bière complexe.


 shawnm213 (841), South Bend, Indiana, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 2, 2009  
Bottle shared by anand, thanks playa! Pours a mahogany brown with a beige head. apple crisp, brown sugar, caramel, plums, dates, tangerines, nutty, honey raison, candied sugar, medicine. Nice! tangy dark fruit. great beer. Booze is well hidden to say the least. Really tasty beer.


 Swalden28 (1439), McKinney, Texas, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 30, 2009  
Bottle from Kegs & Barrels in Plano, TX. Pours a dark cloudy brown with a strong fizzy beige head. Aroma is great! Nice dark fruit, citrus and malt, some farm house as well.Flavor is semi sweet, farm house, dark fruit, malt, light dark roast, light tartness/citrus. Mouth feel is medium body with fizzy carbonation. Overall, a very tasty beer! Would want again.


 caresville (106), Vernon, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 29, 2009  
2008 vintage. pours a deep dark brown that matches my dresser very nicely, nice little beige head with some good lacing. smells of apples, bananas, plums, cherries, raisins, lots of fruit here. malty taste with some fruits present mostly the same ones as on the smell with a strong lingering finish. the 11% is obvious in this one but its very fruity and rich overall. very solid brew, highly suggested.


 JulienHuxley (165), Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 24, 2009    Updated: Sep 25, 2009
鲤th rating) Bottle, 2008 Vintage, second tasting. Dark brown with a thin white head and heavy lacing. Aroma is definately heavy on pears, carrots, caramelized sugar. Taste is fruity, pears, small fruits and alcohol. Good mouthfeel.


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 24, 2009  

Source:750 mL bottle purchased at McScrooges in Knoxville.
Glass:Orval.
Appearance:Dark brown/red pour with a two finger beige head.
Aroma:Dark fruits and berries with caramel and earth.
Flavor:Sweet fruits with bread and caramel and an earthy bitterness.
Palate:Full body with solid carbonation.
Overall:Excellent beer. Wish I had bought more at the 6.99 price.


 robinvboyer (1419), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/104/519/20
Sep 22, 2009  
wicked aroma of ripe fruits, plums, apples, raisins, and cherries, also an oustanding sweet bready yeasty aroma. Like a great sweet load of sugar loaf. Flavor is very sweet, but also has a nice bitterness. Lots of flavors, more fruit, some licorice, more sweet breadiness. SOme vanilla lingers, with some sweet malts. Jesus, this is a party! wow. incredible beer! very complex!



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