fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA May 11, 2007 Updated: Jul 31, 2008750ml bottle. Pours a clear brown/amber with a small tan head that fades to a ring and leaves good lacing. Aroma of sweet caramel, rum raisin, cherries, plums, and alcohol. Taste is the same as aroma but more intense. Medium full mouthfeel with a mild bitterness and a wonderfull alcohol warmth as it goes down. My favorite Gouden Carolus. BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA May 5, 2007 Sweet salty smell with some spice to it. Carbonated dark body with plenty of head. Spicy sweet malt body. Skyview (3986), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA May 5, 2007 From a 750ml bottle, 2006 vintage, pours a semi-clear dark brownish brew with an off white fizzy head. Dissolves quickly to a fine film. Aroma is complex with sweet pitted fruit, cherries, dates, bananas and some walnuts. Taste is slightly tart, thick on the tongue and a sweet after taste. During Cellar’s Wine & Spirits tasting, they made a beer bread which is one of the best ones. Has a slight taste like banana nut bread with beer. masonjer (555), Holt, Michigan, USA May 4, 2007 Nice dark brown/orange color. Smell is dark fruits, alcohol, brown sugar. Taste is much the same, some plum, fig, raisin, burnt sugar, with a nice alcohol kick. Fairly sweet, but a nice brew. spector (906), Lancaster, Ohio, USA May 2, 2007 Dark fruits,malt,yeast and alcohol make up the aroma.Pours dark brown with a light off white head.The alcohol is noticable in the flavor along with some dark fruits and yeast.Medium to full mouthfeel with some alcohol,yeast and malt in the finish. fbennett (293), Lowell, Massachusetts, USA May 2, 2007 This offering has been aged since 2004, so it is about 3 years old. It pours a dark brown, with some light penatration. Leaving no head at all, the aroma is dark pitted fruit, plum, pears, raisins, dark syrup, wow so complex and sweet leaving a port like quality for all to admire. The taste starts cordial, moving to just a faint amount of hops but showcasing a malty, sweet, syrupy delight. The taste mirrors the nose dark fruit, raisins, plums, prunes, and finishes syrupy in the back of the palate. This is one fanastic aged brew and I’m glad I got a full growler of this one.
KnutAlbert (3101), Oslo, Norway May 2, 2007 Candy sugar, apple, very complex, but it ends up too sweet for my liking. Maybe some more years in the bottle would have made it more interesting. broken013 (7), lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA does not count May 1, 2007 very strong and intense beer. so many flavors hit you at once that its hard to discribe. if you can find this beer drink a few and then let the rest ferment for years to come
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