3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 75cl.
Light unclear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lancing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, light to moderate hoppy, flowers, moderate to light heavy yeasty, spicy, some alcohol notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. (170508)
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottled. A golden beer with an off-white head. The arom is sweet malty with primary notes of alcohol, but also light notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of both malt and alcohol. I think a couple of years in the cellar will do it good.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle 75 cl) Almost clear golden with a dense white head leaving laces. Sweetish - and somewhat spicy - perfumy aroma. Quite full-bodied with sweetish malt and fruit. Has an odd unclean edge and a herbal and alcoholic finish. Still a very decent beer though. 050908
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Århus2008. 75 cL bottle. Pours clear yellow and golden with a huge white head. Light fruity and yeasty aroma, solid to dense. Solid caramel malt flavour, spiced and yeasty. Classic Belgian and powerful. Ends solid spiced and alcohol warming. Quite flavourful. Apparently the Easter brew slightly modified - nice one!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled@EBF2008. Yellowish golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruits, alcohol, some nectar and yeast along with some mild toffeeishness. Flavour is quite much the same. A nice and balanced brew, which shows alcohol only as a slight burning note when swallowing.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. Hazy deep golden, airy head. Fruity nose with plenty of perfume and coriander. Sweet and full bodied, estery alcohol, soap and coriander. Soft´and warming, arousing and complex. Juicy saffron finish with herbal bitterness.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at EBF 2008.
Clear golden coloured with a small white head.
Fruity aroma of spices, citrus, yeeast and hops.
Fruity flavour of citrus, yeast, hops and dried fruits.
Very carbonated.
Sweet finish of yeast.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle, 10% at ÅBF08. Perfumy aroma. Sparkling, clear golden colour. Small stable white head. The flavour starts off a little soapy, there is also quite a lot of alcohol. Sweet and burning alcohol finish.
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Corked bottle at Ølfestival 2008, Århus
Blond color, alcoholic, and just as bad as a strong lager, too much carbonation.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 8, 2009
Name: Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer (Red)
Date: October 08, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta
Appearance: clear deep gold, frothy white head, streaks of sudsy drippy lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy aroma with a candy malt sweetness balanced by lots of phoenolic spicyness, light bready character
Body: creamy highly carbonated body
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of candy sweetness, nice balancing spicyness, nice bready character that provides a good base for the candied malt, candy gives way to a fruityness
Name: Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer (Red)
Date: February 14, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: Brick Store
Score: 3.3
Appearance: hazy gold, thick dense white head, thick sheets of lace
Aroma: rich sweet fruity aroma, light spicyness
Flavor: rich fruity flavor, sweetness is well balanced with a growing spicyness
Overall: less of the candy character on draft, a bit more subdued, bottle wins
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
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