4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Bottle: Poured a bright yellow color ale with a nice big pure white foamy head with great retention and some good lacing. Aroma of apricot and peach ester is just incredible and must admit that not many brewery can get this much from their yeast. Taste is very smooth with no signs of alcohol and fruity esters are very well balanced with some sweet Belgian malt. Light floral hops are also noticeable. Body is quite full with great carbonation and no alcohol was discernable. Another winner from a top Belgian brewery that I have some a tendency to forget about.
4.6 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Had it from Bottle in Belgium and from draft at Cheeky Monk at Denver. From draft it was delicious. Was the only Belgium beer I drunk during my trip to Denver and Boulder
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Importation avec bieropholie et dégusté avec viak,michaud et Glandine dans un verre de chimay. Apparence jaune ambré avec une mousse collante. Arômes fruité, de levure, de fruits des champs, raisin vert, coriande, houblon, agrumes et une touche de cidre de glace. Un goût fruité, sucre de canne, gingembre, orange, ananas. Un ressemblance avec un vin blanc mousseux de pomme et de poire. Une bière tous simplement géniale qui est ronde en bouche et d’un équilibre hors du commun. Une bière de rois me procurant une plénitude et un CARPE DIEM de plaisir...
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer--2008 25.4 oz. Bottle. 10.00% ABV. 20 IBU’s? (4.5 / 5.0) Grand Cru. Thin foamy lacy head. Clear fizzy bright yellow gold pretty color. Rich aromatic floral herbal mild hop front. Rich CO2 infused Big Belgian Golden Blond mild sweet effervescent tangy complex malty body. Sediment hint. Crisp spicy mild sweet hot EtOH clean end. Sampled 1/11/2009. $10.99 Each.
4.4 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sweet, first one to rate this beer! On tap @ Hamilton’s Tavern San Diego. Pours a deep lightly hazed gold with a slight orange hue. I think the best nose of any beer I’ve sampled to date. Aromas of candied fruits and some spice, hard to describe. The 10% is hidden very well, I hope this is still on tap next time I’m at Hamilton’s!!
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
[Eyes] Wonderful deep color, excelent foamy creamy head.
[Nuse] Floral malty and hoppy flavor, with notes of caramel and alcohol.
[Mouth] Sweet malt, fruit and fresh. Strong and sweet. notes fruit of apple and bananas, a little touch of yeast. i will storage some bottles for the next year.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
toast, cereal, spruce, citrus, cheese, banana, vanilla, golden, cloudy, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness, medium body, sticky, soft carbonation, astringent,
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
2010 Vintage bottle@my beertasting – sample: hazy orange with a white, smells like sweet fruits, yeast, spice & some flowers, taste is lots of sweet fruits, cane sugar, easters, slight touch of honey, distant spices in the finish, light bitterness in finish & hops, yeast, warming, great stuff
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Draft @ Birreria Paradiso. Pours a surprisingly pale, straw color; creamy white head with excellent retention and fine-bubbled lacing, coating the glass; gorgeous, glistening pour. Very pleasant aroma: esters, some bananas, a thread of citrus throughout; creamy, chewy stuff. Perfect, creamy mouthfeel (albeit with a touch of alcohol creeping through): medium-to-full presence; chewy esters, bananas, soft brown sugar and doughiness; lively carbonation and citrus; impressively dense, tasty stuff and a nice alteration from the intense, dark chewiness of the original; all the flavor without the heaviness. Lengthy finish: lots of breadiness, toasty malts, bananas, and a soft clove presence.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: APR 23, 2009 Bottle from my trusty bottle shop. Absolutely love this stuff. Since they’ve got this in I’ve nailed plenty and spread the word to my heathen mates. Lovely and tasty and gets you very drunk. Fallen pleasantly asleep before 10.00pm which hasn’t happened since I’ve been about ten. Light gold, blonde colour with tiny cheeky little bubbly white head. Got that Gouden Carolus kinda lick to it. Sweet, gorgeous, hard as nails. Don’t know what else to say, I love it.
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