Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

75cl bottle from Willow Bend Liquors (Tampa, FL). Rated on 3/20/08. Pours a chocolate brown with thin tan head. Smells very sweet with notes of maple syrup, malt, chocolate, caramel, bread, yeast. Flavor is sweet with hints of roasted malt, caramel, toffee, and overtones of port wine and brandy on finish. Very good.

Bottle. Dark brown colour. The aroma is sticky plums and port like vinuous. Some aniseed and some licquorice. A really big, welcoming aroma. The taste is big and fruity. Wery complex with a perfect balance. This is an absolutly amazing beer

Dark red-brown with a nice, creamy head. The aroma has notes of raisin, dark fruits, roasted malt and caramel. The flavour has sweetness, notes of roasted malt, candy sugar, dark fruit and raisin. It’s nice and complex.

Little bottle, best before March 8, 2010. Pours stark ruby with a dense off-white head. The aroma is sweet and fruity with intricate spiced character. It leans towards berries and licorice with a delicate spice backdrop. The slick, dense palate is much appreciated. Flavor is decently warming and thick. The sweetness is perfectly in check and a timid burn highlights the drier aspects of the brew. Notes of licorice, clove, chocolate, and some spice I can’t identify are all here.

Pours dark brown with a decent sized tan head. Awesome aroma of cherries, caramel, and maybe some other fruit. Bold flavor of more fruit and caramel but with a bit of spice and alcohol. A strong licorice flavor emerges as it warms. Good winter beer, great for the licorice lover.

Bottle from Party Source. Poured clear brown color with an average fizzy brown head that was mostly lasting with excellent lacing. Complex heavy spicy sweet aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture. Heavy dark fruit bittersweet flavor with a heavy bittersweet finish of long duration with a warming alcohol bite. Good brew.

Bottle: Dark copper pour with a huge sandy head. Aroma is bright and fruity with bits of spice, some caramel, and breadiness. Flavor is rich; fruity with caramel sweetness. Light spices - cloves mainly. Smooth and creamy palate.

Dark red-brown color. Aroma of sweet malt and hint of mulling spice. Flavors of molasses, white peach, and hint of hops at the finish that balances everything superbly. A truly excellent beer that is underrated.