 Cobra (1034), In the snake pit, Maryland, USA
Jun 30, 2008
750 ml. bottle. Corked and caged. No freshness date noticed. Loud pop released the cork. Poured out a hazy yellow color, like dried out straw.
Has a foamy off white head. Aromas are of spices, pepper, dried lemon rinds. Flavors are of rotten pineapples, over ripe apples, dried, sulfured apricots. Some malts mix in, but this beast needs some serious aging on it to be well blended. Might be good in 5-6 years or so.
Finished dry, funky, and sulfurous.
kp (6300), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Oct 12, 2008 Name: Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer (Red)
Date: 10/08/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Green’s, Atlanta
Appearance: clear deep fold color, 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,
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
gnoff (2832), Göteborg, Sweden
Oct 12, 2008 (75 cl bottle from Systembolaget, thanks to deft!)
BB 31/12/2011
2008 Vintage
Sampled side by side with the blue one
Clear or perhaps slight hazy straw color, big lasting white head. Sweet, spicy, alcohol, floral, caramel, fruity scent. Spicy, dry - very dry, not sweet as expected, phenolic taste. Very dry aftertaste. I’d like more sweetness. Alcohol well hidden in taste. Warming alcohol in the stomach region after a while. Surprisinlgy medium mouthfeel for such a high alcohol beer. Low hop bitterness, medium peppry alcohol bitterness. Scent turns into wood and dirt cellar after a while. Quite hard to define, also big difference between scent and flavor. Some citrus scent also. Turns hazy towards the end of the bottle, perhaps shady even.
keepersj12 (428), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
Oct 11, 2008 Very fruity winelike aroma. Pours a cloudy amber with a huge frothy head that stays around. Complex flavor with sweet fruit with a dry finish. Top notch beer.
Papsoe (10551), Frederiksberg, Denmark
Oct 11, 2008 (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
AgentSteve (861), SF Bay Area, California, USA
Oct 9, 2008 Clear golden color with a thin white head. Fruity apple nose with a touch of jasmine. Fruity flavor with a dry caramel mid to finish.
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