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Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue

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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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9004.02/5.04.01/5.0Winter11%98.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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ahalloin (54), Arlington, Virginia, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/518/20
May 11, 2008  
How about his one? A bottle from 2000....yeah you read that right...2000! This happens to be my favorite beer as I have had previously 2006 and 2007. I didn’t do a vertical, but that event is in the works! Anyway, the aroma from the bottle just after release of the stubborn cork was overwhelmingly of dark fruit and sugar. It pours a dark-brown coppery color with a smallish head that seemed to dissipate quickly. Maybe some of the carbonation has worn off over the years. The aroma, once poured, was of dark raisins, plums, candy sugar, and carmel. Now for a sip...the flavor matches the aroma quite well. You get a potpouri of dark fruits such as plum and dark cherry. It almost has the fruitiness of a quality dark champagne! Great mouthfeel with a smoothness that I don’t remember being present in the more recent vintages. It also seems sweeter than those vintages. There is also, almost no trace of alcohol taste in the finish. Outstanding!


 mjs (1463), Helsinki, Finland
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 11, 2008  
(2007 vintage at One Pint on 2008-04-08) Deep dark brown colour. Thick quickly disappearing head. Liquorice and malts in nose. Cady sugar in taste. Some banana and liquorice. Nice.


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
May 10, 2008    Updated: Jul 4, 2008
2006 bottle rated in 5/ 08. MMMM..strong ale with evenness of IIPAs. Even aromas and tastes. Feels like my first rating. Malt is strong and so is ale. Don’t know where to start? Real quality. So many flavors.


 Todeon (315), Sweden
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
May 7, 2008    Updated: Aug 31, 2009
Bottle. The aroma is wonderfull! Aroma is filled with fruits and chocolate, smells like I’m in for a treat! Flavor is like an explosion!Fruity,soursweet,complex,caramell and a hint of bananas.Great beer!


 Meatmallet (120), Salem, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 30, 2008  
Dark reddish brown color with a thick head that that quickly dissipates. Heavier alcohol smell than I was expecting but was not bad. Also smells of yeast, rasins, and spices. Taste is sweet with a bit of alcohol burn at the end. A heavy malt taste with fig and rasins. Feels good in the mouth with the right ammount of carbonation.


 Scauca (409), Lovere, Italy
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 28, 2008  
Inscrutable dark and thick, with a fast vanishing head. The aroma is rich, sweet, full of dried fruits such as figs, dates, plums, with a little yeasty spiciness and some ethylic traces. Full bodied, sweet, almost sirupy, definitely a sipping beer.


 Lothore (276), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 26, 2008  
A- Pours a deep, dark reddish hue with a nice little eggshell white head which stays on top of this brew for quite a while. S- Smell is dominated by a sweet banana character which kind of dominates the nose but lying behind it are spices and a yeasty distinctly belgian character to it. T- Taste is super sweet at the begining, dark yet fruity sustained by a deep malt breadiness which leads into an alcohol warming. The alcohol is covered up masterfully. Not my usual beer but it is making me reconsider the Belgian Strong Dark Ale Style. M- Thick and creamy with a just the right amount of carbonation bite at the end. D- I really wanted to not like this beer. I often find myself not liking a lot of Belgian beers unless they are done really well ... and this one is. That being said it is going to be hard for me to finish this whole bottle, I think sipping on one glass is awesome though.


 Beerlando (2305), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 26, 2008  
2005 vintage. Pours a dark, brownish plummy color. A compact, foamy beige head leaves nice clumps of lace behind. The nose shows copious amounts of dark fruit, primarily fig, raison, and prune. Sweetness just flows from this thing, with the alcohol soaked fruits being accompanied by dark caramel and some brown sugar. An indiscernible dark spiciness is present as well. Flavors are very similar, with huge, sweet dark fruits and sweet caramel making for a heavy, sugary, dessert-like drink. Thick and syrupy, the body goes down smooth enough but sits heavy in the stomach. A few ounces of this is a nice, occassional treat, but it is just too sweet for me.



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