 walrussell (105), , Illinois, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 26, 2009 Dark brown - sweet, bitter, alcoholic flavor. Spicy with toffee fighting the bitter end. I like it, but it isn’t as easy drinking as I like. Still - interesting, and very good, especially if it isn’t your first beer of the night (it wasn’t for me).
wimpie133 (155), Brugge, Belgium
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 25, 2009 Bottle, 75 cl shared with parket. The beer looks very dark, but surprisingly also wears a rather clear dark red colour. There is a little foam that lasts however. The smell is something like old prunes, a bit sweet and light caramel. The taste is light sweet, not too, and also the prunes come back to the foreground. There is also a bit of a warming alcoholic taste at the end. The beer starts fantastic, but doesn’t stay the whole bear long fantastic, maybe because it doens’t have a big pallet. Anyway a very good beer, I think the best of the Gouden Carolus-series!
Parket (238), Bruges, Belgium
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 25, 2009 75 cl bottle (2008), dark reddish/brown colour and white/beige head. Smell of dried plums and another fruity touch. Taste: warming alcohol taste, also dried plums and other dried fruits, quite sugary but not too. This may be the best gouden carolus! Very nice beer!
GadgetGeek (29), Snellville, Georgia, USA
| 4.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Jun 24, 2009 This is the 2008 vintage. This is one delicious beer. I will buy a case if I have the chance. Not too much head on this bottle, but a delicious malty, fruity, toffee tasting beverage. I will save half of the bottle for tomorrow.
gerome (18), France
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 19, 2009 2000 Deep reddish brown colour, with an average off white head. Full aroma, spicy, toffee, light roasted, very malty, with some alcoholic-yeasty hints. Full body, creamy texture, Finish is rather strong, spicy, alcoholic ending dry. THis is the top.
matt7215 (954), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
| 4.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Jun 18, 2009 750 ml bottle from a KW group order. 2008 vintage. pours deep maroon with a tan head that reduces to a spotty tan cover. aromas of, dark fruit, yeast, decaying pale malt, alcohol. the flavour is a huge complex mess of everything but its awesome. goes down super easy for its strength. really a fantastic big dark belgian ale here and there’s not much holding it back from being rated higher by me. im glad i have more.
BuckeyeBoy (1646), Boise, Idaho, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 16, 2009 Bottle vintage 06 Pours out a brown topped with a sand head. Aroma of spice and yeast along with some pit fruit. tast was lots of the same a nice banana tast and good spice. Pretty mellow.
Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 15, 2009 Bottle, with Alaskanwarren in Denver. Deep russet pour, modest off-white head. Rum, buttered toffee, banana liqueur—sort of a raw, sugary aroma, with quite a bit of green alcohol. Rather raw and pokey flavor, especially up front while it was still a bit on the cool side. As it warms, viney sweet walnut, currents. Very big beer with lots of noise. Seems like it has packed for a long journey, and is rather awkward now, but in five years or so will have things all sorted out and be an impressive beer.
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