Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

The 750ml bottle poured a clear, deep ruby red beverage with a small creamy off-white head that was mostly lasting and left great lacing on the glass. The aroma was wonderful, displaying notes of banana, peach, cotton candy, licorice, coriander and caramel. The body was medium-full with soft carbonation and a silky, smooth texture. The flavor starts out moderately sweet staying that way throughout the medium-long finish. There is also a nice alcohol warmth at the end.

750 ml. Pours dark brown, ruby red when held to light. Head is light brown and small-medium. Aroma is slightly spicy toffee. Flavor is toffee-caramel with some alcohol warmth, turning to a dryer date-raisin-fig. Palate is creamy smooth with a nice dry prickly alcohol finish. A spiciness that subtly hints at coriander, ginger, and bitter orange peel. Excellent winter holiday warmer, even though I sampled in April!

750ml bottle, 10% alc. listed on label, pours a a dark brown ruby with a off-white head, nice lacing, spice, caramel and dark malt aromas, sweet & apple cider fragrances, faint alcohol in the background, light fruit scent, dark malt and caramel flavors with a citrus in the mouth, small bite in the finish, faint alcohol taste that was unveiled as it warmed, not overwhelming at all just in the background, this is a Winter Warmer drink, medium mouth feel.

Cloudy dark mahogany hue, with some reddish highlights, a tan-colored head, but falling quickly, and leaving laces, yeasty, fruity nose of candied orange peel, toasted malt, spicy nutmeg, sweet dark dried fruit of raisins, dates, plums, brown sugar, hint of chocolate in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a sweet yeasty, curaçao fruity character, with a candied lemon peel fruitiness, spicy notes of nutmeg, anise, faint licorice, with a subtle Grand Marnier liquor alcoholic warmth mouthfeel, toasted and chocolate malt flavors, leading towards a malty, spicy anise, alcoholic finish.

750 mL bottle. Pours opaquely cloudy rusty brown with tight tan head. The aroma is tremendously malty, rum, chocolate, caramel, just a hint of bubblegum, fruity sweetness. The flavor is initially a sweet, yeasty muffin type taste, then rum soaked raisins. Some orange comes out toward the finish. The aftertaste is sweet and slightly woody. Honestly, the flavor isn’t as rich as the aroma. But it’s still quite tasty.

Bottle. Pours brown/copper color with a medium tan head. Aroma of banana, bubblegum, cloves and some other pungent spices. Nice aroma. Taste is sweet, some molasses, caramel, spices and dark fruit. Plums come to mind, especially in the finish. Silky mouthfeel, alcohol is well hidden for 10.5%. Good brew.

This nice christmas ale is very strong according to its very high alcoholprocent, but still with a nice ale

Bottle. Dark brown colour with medium white foamy head. nice aroma of chocolate and caramel. Very good taste and Suberb palate. Fantastic beer.