 zappafan99 (256), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
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.
beerbastard (78), Mesa, Arizona, USA
Jul 25, 2008 2008 750ml. Nice looking redish brown. Good head, laced my glass well. Fruity nose, enjoyable palate. Very very brown sugar flavor at first. After it came up to temp. the flavors blended better. Very Belgium. Clean finish.
BoBoChamp (329), Gent, Belgium
Jul 22, 2008 75cl, brew Anno 2008, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex, heavy, yet balanced, clear, good head, very good brew, the best of the Gouden Carolus range
Linus_Stick (1481), Moon Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Blah. This is a typical over the top hot Belgian beer. Probably would be a lot better with a year or two on it. Aroma was huge. Vinuous backbone with sweet caramel malt and alcohol jumping out. Pour was a decent murky brown with no bubbles and a one finger tan head. Taste was too hot and strong. Strong Vicks Vapo-Rub, caramel malt intertwined with hot alcohol and little carbonation.
daniellerose7 (119), new york, New York, USA
Jul 14, 2008 This beer rocks. It’s got everything a strong, brown ale should have. The right balance of flavor, alcohol, sweetness and body that makes a Belgian strong ale totally drinkable.
dunkpigen (253), Kolding, Denmark
Jul 13, 2008 Bottles at Århus Ølfestival 2008 (tastet at the same time). 2008 version: Pours a nice dark ruby red with almost no head. Aroma is vinious, fruity aswell as the flavour, but here it is a bit to vinious (7, 4, 7, 3, 16 - 3,7).
2004 version: Pours a nice dark ruby red with almost no head. Aroma of wonderful plum, vinious and caramel. Nice balanced flavour and body with plum, caramel and viniousity (8, 4, 9. 4, 18 - 4,3)
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