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Gouden Carolus Easter Beer (2007-)

Percentile
90
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1453.6/5.03.56/5.0Spring10.5%77.2Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Blond rich beer that is brewed each year during the easter period. It contains several types of malt and during brewing 3 herbs are added.
This pleasant golden blond beer is chosen for he who loves a richer, somewhat spicy and refreshing beer.

Disclaimer: This entry is for the vintages from Gouden Carolus Easter Beer from 2007 onwards. Before it was a dark beer. In 2007 the recipe changed to a blond beer.
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 mabel (2590), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 15, 2008  
[1228-20080328] 750mL bottle. Lightly spicy bandaid and floral sweetness aroma. Hazy, light brown orange body with a long-lasting creamy white head. Spicy yeast flavour has a thickly sour floral base. Medium body. Interesting to try but not great.
(c/o GregClow, w/ him, blankboy, HogTownHarry, jerc, tupalev)
Overheard: "Smells like bunnies..." "Smells like pink bunny eyes..." "Smells like peeps..."


 Indra (2026), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 14, 2008  
750ml bottle. Strongly perfumed and sweet aroma, floral and spicy with notes of honeysuckle, pear, white grape, melon, dried herbs and a touch of faint, peppery alcohol. Deep golden color with a lasting, creamy, white head. Flavor is hugely malty and sweet, with a large dosage of spices and estery yeast, followed by a moderately bitter, gently alcoholic and lengthy finish. Some lingering warmth and spicy bitterness late. Effervescent and lightly acidic on the palate, body is almost richly full. Rather subtle complexity keeps this one together.


 Maria (6167), Thisted, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Jun 5, 2008  
Warm golden with a nice, creamy head. The aroma has sweetness and notes of spice, malt and candy sugar. The flavour has a nice body and sweetness and notes of malt, candy sugar, fruit, light citrus, spice and yeast. It’s smooth and pleasant in spite of the very heavy sweetness.


 DougShoemaker (2856), Toronto, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 3, 2008  
Aroma of citrus, malt and yeast, orange/amber, pours a small long lasting white head. Taste is candied malt, citurs. Medium bodied, strong alcohol presence, but sweet. Very good. Thank You Radek Kliber.


 Radek Kliber (3942), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Bottle 750 ml 10%
Appearance: Fine snow flakes placed on amber field. Medium bright top .3+.
Nose Pleasant, parfumy sweet. Peach with wild rose and light hop side, ending with pink bubblegum. 7+.
Flavor/Palate : Plenty of initial carbonation. Soft ,fruity feel in the midlle with drying harsh alcohol. Pleasant up front but behind we got rogue Easter bunny. Unpolished but somehow I liked it.14+/20


 Mogwai (218), Askeby, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
May 28, 2008  
Bottle. Pours an orange/amber colour with off-white head. Aroma is spicy and a little fruity. Very good and strong beer.


 chicagobears (336), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 25, 2008  
Pour a hazy light brown into Orval glass. Honey and orange in the aroma. Spicy flavors with some honey for sweetness. Has a familiar Gouden Carolus malt to it. ABV is well concealed yet warming. I will have to get another bottle to lay down.


 HomeBrewHawk (269), De Soto, Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
May 24, 2008  
750ml corked bottle served in a chalice. Lots of carbonation, big fine bubbled head. Poured a hazy gold. Citrus (orange) and spice in the aroma. Candy sugar, malt sweetness, more fruit and lots of spicy flavors. Some clove in the finish. There are some hops in there, but certainly not very bitter. Alcohol is not readily apparent. Very drinkable.



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