Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor

Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mechelen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: OCT 15, 2008 White head, or what rests of it; cloudy yellow-orange beer (end of bottle). Nose fully overpowered by some bananaester. A little bit of garden herbs background, maybe lunaria, quite fruity. More banana, plus bitterness, and a faint smokiness. It’s nice, but NOWHERE hoppy. Soft-sweet finish, again not un-banana like. Medium bodied, quite slick. If this one was called Bananablusser, I’d dig it. But this ISN’T hoppy!
Hopsinjoor ’t Anker ¾ l second try Appearance: Very huge head as whipped eggwhite, leaving shards of lace over pale yellow beer with a greenish shine. 4/5 Aroma: Flowery, dry hops, and aromatic citrus – quite aromatic in general. Much hoppier than the first try already. 7/10 Flavour: MF being very spritzy, again with a slight liquorice thread, walnut peel and dry hops, rather bittering hops than aromatic ones. CO² is very present. 7/10 Palate: Medium bodied, quite slick 3/5 Overall: Definitely better finished on the bottle, compared to the tap-presentation at ZBF. Yet, I expected more lively, citric hops – a bit American, really. Still, no new result, really. 14/20

En botella.Dorada con muy buenos encajes y espuma fina.Aromas florales y citricos.lastima que el sabor sea mas dulce de lo deseado.Buena belga lupulada.

Hazed yellow/gold, thick white head. Aroma of bready malt, fruit, some floral hop. Taste is mostly sweet bready malt, some nice floral hop but not a lot of citrus or bitterness.

Smells like straw. Has a bit of a sour aftertaste, a farm sour. Golden colour, good tracing. Taste has high alcohol and some floral hops in the taste but not so much in the smell. Bottle at The Rhino.

25.4 oz. bottle consumed on 5-11-12. Very pleasant, hoppy, perfumey, minerally, salty, sour, sharp, clean aroma features orange sherbet, lemon, chlorine, and soap scents. Pours a hazy gold/orange/brass with a large amount of uneven, foamy, nearly white head. Unique color. Produces good, thick, long-lasting lacing. Dry, bitter, astringent, sharp taste. A bit of lemon. Much less creaminess and fruitiness in the flavor than in the aroma, and that’s unfortunate. Medium body. Lively and frothy in the palate. Produces a bite in the back of the throat. Overall, Hopsinjoor is pretty good, but if it tasted more like it smelled, it could have been nearly great.

Caramel, yeast, fruit, and spice in the aroma. Flavor starts sweet and yeasty, with dark fruit and spice. Some bittering hops and more spice in the finish, with a creamy mouthfeel. Nice.

330ml bottle. Huge white fluffy head with long retention. It’s murky orange, a lot like orange juice. Aroma is yeasty with a lot of spices and citrus. Taste: bold with a strong booze heat and taste, a little tart, strong bitterness.

alcohol, hay, grass, amber, cloudy, rocky head, white foam, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, medium body, oily feel, soft carbonation. Too sweet and not enough bitterness. Has some artificial aftertaste to it.

330ml bottle Hoppy and grassy aromas. Pours pale gold, with nice white head, persistent, developing some laceworl. Light oto meduim body and hicg carbonation.Taste is fruity, herbal and bitter. Good average finish.

Eerste maal dat ik proefde van dit welsmakende biertje en moet zeggen het smaakt naar meer ;). 4 hopsoorten gemengd met een lekker resultaat. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

750ml bottle from Bierzwerg. Hazy golden colour with erourmous head that lasts and lasts. Aroma is yeast, citrus, hoppy. Flavour is yeasty, bitter hoppy aftertaste.