Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

On tap @ La Trappe. Pours a very dark brown with a brownish head. Awesome aroma, very sweet, maple syrup with a hint of fig. Warming body, dark chocolate, caramel with a herbal-spiced finish. Great brew.

Pours a deep red-brown with an aroma of alcohol, caramel, toffee, candy sugar, and wood/ vanilla. Flavor is the same with earth, cinnamon, and spice added. Finishes with whiskey, earthy, sugar.

First off WOW On tap at The Front Door Boise, Pours out a dark red topped with a tan head. Aroma was GREAT all sorts of sweetness. Pitfruit, caramel, and spice. Tast was just as good as the aroma. Sweet and spice. This is my kind of winter brew.

Dark ruby, slight sweetness, lots of ripe berries and just a touch of spice. A definite winter beer, hearty and warm, not for the faint hearted or those who don’t like Samicluas or other strong, strong ales. Not my favorite Xmas beer, but good.

Draught at the Red. Dark brown with a big tan head. The aroma has dark caramel, cherries, and silky nutty vanilla, accompanied by spicy yeast. Dark fruity flavors, with molasses, light tart fruit, banana, and some spicy additions. Rather sweet and malty, though cleaned up by alcohol and dusty spice. Full bodied with smooth carbonation. Quite an elegant sipper for the holidays. Not quite magical, but solid.

Dark reddish brown w/ thick white head. Chocolate/coffee aroma, strong alcohol taste, seme-sweet chocolate and malt.

Pours a dark brown with ruby highlights. The head is 2 two fingers thick and creamy tan. The nose is earthy, some cherry, woody, light alcohol, rummy, some balsamic aromas. The flavor is earthy, mild Belgian/yeasty character, cherry and wood, some sweetness, similar dubbel characters, balsamic flavors. The palate is lively and crisp with a very mild alcoholic warmth.

Bottle. Enticing dessert-y aroma. Dark fruits, banana pie with toasted nuts, grape bubblegum, nutmeg. Amazing that things as simple as malt and yeast can produce such an aroma. Pours a deep, dark coal brown with rich mahogany and cherry highlights. flavor is loaded with sweeter malts. Maple syrup, honey, dark, dried fruits... plums, raisins and dates. Brown sugar. Plenty of spice... clove and nutmeg. A decent amount of sweeter (banana and gummy) yeast esters compliment the malt throughout. Medium to full bodied with lively carbonation. Finishes lengthy with a touch of alcohol soaked fruitcake. Thanks John!