Bottle from Liquor Max in Loveland, CO. Hazy apricot color with a multifinger fine white head. Aroma seems a bit soapy, but also has a lot of light stone fruit. Kind of dusty in the nose. Medium body with spritely carbonation. Flavor is fruit -like banana mixed with light stone fruit? - Spice is mild. Touch of citrus zest. Maybe cardamom. It’s a really great ale. Finish is lightly dusty and fruity. Works very well for me.

I found this dust laden with one other bottle in a nook. I feel it’s one of the best Carolus offerings. Lovely carbonation on a full head over a hazed light brown pour. Aroma of yeast, dark fruit, a touch of citrus, and a hint of spice. It’s very mouthfilling with a heavy feeling of sweetness with not completely hidden alcohol. It’s the estery sweetness wrapped in a blanket of malt and yeast that makes the foundation for this fine ale. The flavor is very good with brown sugar, apricots, yeast and light esters with an aftertaste of spices, which I can’t define, and a hint of lemon. Hops add to the taste, but mildly so. Think I’ll see if the other bottle is still there.

A misty blonde with white mousse cap. Musky, warm perfume nose; powdery pepper and fresh green herbs; lots of dusty fruit yeast esters amidst a coating of dried out sugary sweetness. Like yesterday’s caramelized pear cobbler, hit with some exotic brownish spices. Wooden sweetness of chardonnay grapes comes out somewhat cloying, at times, and strikes me as a bit too sharp in sweet-tartness to be complimentary to the primary floral perfume aromas. Some funky pungency of moldy grass that’s quite foul lingers steadily as warmth increases.

Flavor is quite sweet. The musky perfume notes of the aroma now seem more like saffron and wildflower honey; overlaying a sticky bittersweetness of almonds, dry grass, and dried white fruits; the particular herb flavors are hard to place, but coriander, ground mace, and ginger might be my best guesses. The herbal character remains substantial and provides a barely-there balance of dryness and clean bitterness, but the stickiness of alcoholic sweetness is ultimately way too clingy. It’s never absent of nuances though; in a fat swallow there’s a passing spiciness of fresh coriander, and a curious flash of semisweet chocolate, and lots of blossoming orange-lemon citrus zest. Sweetness gets a little doughy in the middle; pastry-like, and fluffy, with a pleasant calmness about it; the bite of alcohol and spices licks back.

Slick and softly carbonated full body. Clove, banana, and plain burdensome alcohol in an extremely sticky and hot finish. Some aging might do well to bring out the complexities of the malt here and to temper the somewhat wild heat character of the beer, which is too recurrent to not notice or to set aside. The solidity of the craft, certainly well-grounded and carefully built, just needs some time to congeal.

Bottle at RBSG grand tasting. Thanks to whoever brought this. Pours a cloudy copper color with a big white head. The aroma was of Belgian yeasts, nuts and orange peels. The taste featured more oranges, honey, apricots, and caramel. the mouthfeel was full and malty. The finish was medium in duration with bananas and citrus. Overall: A very good refreshing beer.

Pours a lightly cloudy orange, with a small off white head. Smells of some sweet cinnamon, belgian yeast, and sweet citrus fruits. The flavor has a bigger presence of Belgian candy sugar than the nose let on. Fairly sweet overall, lots of caramel malt in there too. The dark fruits are noticeable in the finish to give it some balance. Very Belgian in its characters. Decent brew.