Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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I bought the bottle from the room temperature shelves at Greens and made the mistake of opening it without adequate chilling. The cork flew out in force and I had a gusher on my hand. The loss was only a small amount of beer though, so I will move on and get on with the review. The beer was poured into a Duvel tulip, and it looked pretty similar to that beer, as the body was pale in color with cloudiness, and had a huge head above it. The beer at first whiff did not smell very strong, but after deeper breathing, some spicy hop aromas were revealed. There was also a musty yeast smell typical of many Belgian beers. Taste showed that significant levels of hops were present here despite the lack of aroma. The hops were spicy and herbal in character and were the most significant flavor up front. More tasting revealed some sweetness in the form of pear, followed by a tart finish. The body was light and fluffy, and the beer was so quaffable, it was hard to believe the alcoholic strength. A nice melding of styles that seems to happen a lot more frequently recently as the Belgians seem to have taken on some of the fascination about hops American Craft Brewers have held for quite a while.

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.