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Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas) - Belgian Strong Ale

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brouwerij Het Anker

Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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6603.87/5.03.86/5.0Winter10.5%94.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
For the Christmas and New Year festivities the Gouden Carolus range is now extended to include this seriously heavy strong brown ale. Het Anker are thus rekindling a long lost tradition from the days of yore when they marketed Cardinal Christmas and Anker Christmas.
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 kramer (2292), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 22, 2009  
11.2 oz bottle. Pours a slightly cloudy dark amber body with a one finger creamy beige head. The nose is very rich and deep, lots of fruity and fig notes. Banana, brown and candi sugars, light alcohol, and a bit of yeast. Rather smooth and soft flavor up front, heavy malt, yeast, notes of licorice, banana, caramelized sugar. Finishes with a bit of an alcohol kick with caramel and toffee malt, fairly yeasty. Mouthfeel is full and soft with light fizzy prickly carbonation. Rather good, maybe a little bit hot, but I think that this might be a good cellarable beer.


 Cirrhosis (550), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Jun 8, 2009  
Body has a brown haziness about it, very minimal cap was produced during pour and after only a few seconds just a small ring remains around edge of glass. Lots of bubs are floating to the top of the brew that looks really think, all these bubbles are causing a churning effect on the surface of the beer and is pushing around small islands of foam in all directions. Very standard aroma for the style, sweet, touch of alcohol, spices, cherries, slight wood, and there is a aroma hiding in the back ground that reminds me of cigarette ash. Wow this stuff feels thick and the first sip warms the stomach. Taste is also very standard for the style but does stick out more in my mind than some. Sweet cherries just a touch of alcohol blends nicely with cinnamon and nutmeg, dark malts dominate this flavor and I’m even detecting apples. Tasty brew, this would be a great sipper on a cold winter evening and not the summer heat wave I drank it in. I liked it but there are better in the style I would most diffentatly drink again but I wouldn’t go out of my way for it ."


 GodOfThunder (672), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
May 15, 2009  
Thanks to whomever gave me this. Tons of spices in the aroma and flavor, nutmeg, cinnamon, spruce and everything else.


 pivnizub (4595), Bochum, Porúří, Germany
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
May 11, 2009  
Bottle: deep ruby-amber coloured, firm bigger beige head; liquorice, cinnamon, roasted malt and mulled wine in the sweet nose; medium to full bodied, robust sweet-bitter flavour; lingering sweet-bitter, cough-syrup like finish. A liquid X-mas cake, very nourishing.........


Meatmallet (99), Salem, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 8, 2009  
Dark brown in color with a thick foamy tan head. Head is creamy looking and lasts forver.Smell is full of dark malts, orance peel, spices, and vanilla.The taste has the sxpected spice flavors with a little hint of pepper. The alcohol mixes nicely with carmel malt and toffee. A little bitter on the finish.


 Imperial-John (145), Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
May 2, 2009  
Dark reddish brown with thin tan head. Sweet soapy floral perfume raisin banana black licorice aroma. Soapy perfume floral banana black licorice taste. Not my cup of tea or beer. I hate black licorice. Give me the classic.


tripelthreat (56), Soquel, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Apr 30, 2009  
750 bottle that’s a few years old. Reddish brown body with a one finger head that quickly fades. Nose has varying aromas of banana, caramel, dark fruit, and spice. Flavor is sweet with orange, honey, raisins. There’s a touch of bitterness in there floating around. Full and smooth with low carbonation. While a little too sweet overall, it’s tasty and packs a nice winter warmer punch.


 daknole (2143), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Apr 29, 2009  
Bottle. Amber pour, light head. Fruity, yeasty, honey and a bit nutty. Flavor is much the same...spicy, full and sweet. Very light hops on the finish. Not too bad.



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