Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue

Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mechelen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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2004 vintage, bottle Poured into a Corsendonk tulip glass. Pours thick mud-like, murky brown, completely no clarity. Looks like the bottom inch of sediment rich beer in a carboy. Minimal head that leaves a minimal lacing. Aroma is woo wee strong something spiced. Strong spices, licorice, anise seed, and more that I really dont know enough about. Just a hint of smoke as well. Beneath that a great chocolate and cocoa mix. Man its original especially for a Belgian brew. Really this tastes like a suped up version of Ancher OSA 2005 or I guess thats a light version of this. Taste flip flops a bit where the sweet chocolate plays the dominant role and the strong spice is right behind that. The body is just a bit on the thin side for me. Leaves a light spice aftertaste. Mouthfeel is a bit to soda like. But just so damn creative.

2003 vintage, draft No head a bit of lacing. On tap at Mugs Belgian Blast. This time it tasted a lot like an Anchor 2000, which I also had at the bar. This one was definitely chocolate-y but a lot oxidation. Thin taste, thin body, and low carbonation. 8/3/6/3/14.

I’ll stick with my 2004 bottle rating, who knows what happened to that keg and despite the lower % on the 03 version, this bottle doesn’t seem to be heading in this direction this quickly.

Draft. Beernutz. Hazy brown color. Big creamy head. Medium sweetness, at least. Flavors were raisin, fig, candy, brown sugar. Big time complexity. Really enjoyed this one.

brown, clear, tan foam, soy sauce, cereal, bread, full body, oily feel, average carbonation, long finish, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness,

750 ml bottle courtesy of Jonas (non-RB). 2010 vintage. Pours tiny hazy dark reddish brown with a rather small creamy pale brownish beige head that is rather quick to dissipate while leaving some lacing on the glass. Smell is sweet, malty and spicy with dark sweet bread, rose pepper, prunes, dark sweet cherries, burnt caramel, orange zest, black pepper, wood, alcohol, dark grapes and hints of lemon juice and vanilla. Taste is sweet and malty with dark bread, wood, prunes, orange zest, plums, alcohol, liquorice root, black pepper, dark grapes and hints of toffee, pears and apples. Mouthfeel is sticky sweet, tiny boozy, very tiny tart and medium to full bodied. Finish is sweet an tiny tart with dark bread, apples, pears, toffee and orange zest.

tulip. brown unclear body fluffy head maybe two finger tall. aromas are caramel, ripe pear, piloncillo, berries, and it has alcohol and a sense of char stake. Flavors are strong in sweet and fruits.

Bottle. Cloudy copper pour with off white head. Caramel, raisin, dark berries, cinnamon, brown sugar, flower spice. Better as it opens up. A bit sweet for me but a nice beer

Bottle for Sunday night Game of Thrones viewing. Pours deep amber with finger head of beige fluffy fun. Great nose of candy and soda. Tastes of root beer, caramel, malt, molasses, licorice, and yeast. Really delicious.

Catching up on old reviews - Deep mahogany brown pour with tan head. A sweet aroma of dark fruit, bananas, caramel, cherries. The taste was extremely sweet and even overpowering at first. The warm and farther into the beer I got, the better I could pick out the tastes...malt, brown sugar, various fruits, cinnamon, cloves, molasses, candy. There also was a nice presence of earthy and bready yeast. Fairly moderate body and carbonation. Interesting complex beer, that I enjoyed in a small dose, but I don’t think I could handle the sweetness in more than that.

pours light root beer brown, minimal head compared to the blond, ringed retention, lots of slow-moving CO2 streams. Strong thick and heavy malts on the nose. Drinks with 8/10-level sweetness up front, alcoholic presence is apparent from the start, tastes of heavy malt, brown sugar (demerara/turbinado), figs, scotch, caramel, mild-medium bitter finish. Med-high complexity, med-high depth, good transitions, great carry, okay drinkability (less as the temperature raises). A potent dark beer with lots of flavour but also heavy and hits harder than the blond.

Draft. Pours murky amber-brown with a med-large tan head. Buoquet of dark fruit. Raisin, plum, prune, fig... you name, its in there. Very sweet aroma that matches the nose. Yeast and alcohol as well. Full body, sticky texture, and a very lengthy finish. A little too sweet for my taste, but still a great beer.

Bottle, 2011 vintage. Colour is amber brown with a beige head. Fruity aroma. Taste is fruity with some sourness.