Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

bottle (2007 vintage) from west lakeview..... pours a semi-clear dark plum brown and decent sized off white head..... strong fruity aroma that jumps out of the glass along with some black licorice and spice..... flavors continue along that front but something mediciinal and cloyingly sweet gets in the way of it for me. the anise is very prominent. mouthfeel was smooth and creamy but i couldn’t get past the sweetness and black licorice.

Dark brown. Sweet aroma with notes of liquorice and dark fruits. The flavour is unpleasantly sweet with strong hints of anis, banana, syrup and port. I found it highly overrated.

330ml bottle courtesy of Mr. Manning. very dark ruby/mahogany pour. GOod thick bubble tan head. Aroma is somehwat metallic, but has some nice fruity, and yeaty notes. FLavour is super sweet, lots of carael, candi sugar, and very fruity, especially plums, and figs. Finish is sweet, and slightly bitter, with a nice fruity aftertaste. WICKED belgian!

bomber from 7th street. holy smokes this thing is bottled power. Dark dark red with minimal foam. smell is sweet like red man. taste is of prunes, nuts, chocolate malts, honey, caramel... very sweet. you sure can’t taste the 10.5 abv but dude watch it, strange things start to happen.

Dark ruby red in colour, small white head. Spice aroma, hint of aniseed. Candy stick and aniseed flavours. Very refreshing. Probably best suited for winter Christmas than southern hemisphere summer Christmas.

Uni Staff Club Tasting 29/01/08. clear warm, dark brown colour. Great head. Big full dark fruit aromas, prunes and raisens. Warming flavours almost a licorice note. Not overdone, perfect Xmas beer

pours brown with thin tan head. Fruity nose. Fruity complex flavors consisting of Banana, orange, spices and a big licorice finish.

2005 Vintage Bottle @ Toronado 1/4/08, shared with Bikesandbeer. Pours light orange with a 1 finger tan head. Nose is wonderfully sweet. Taste is sweet, light and very nice, quite smooth.