Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mechelen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Pours a dark ruby red with an offwhite head that fades quickly. Sweet, malty aromas. Spicy and sweet attack which fades to a very sweet, alcohol finish. Very nice spices, a great cold weather brew.

Very dark ruby brown. Soft carbonation. Minimal beige head, mostly diminishing. Brutally intense aroma of licorice. First taste is of the sweet. The body is thick and a bit oily. Pleasent bitter aftertaste. A good medicin for Christmas.

Draft. Murky brown colour. Little head. Aroma of coffee, roasted malts and dark, ripe fruits. Could have detected more if only I had the chance. Flavour is full bodied and balanced. Some full bitter sweetness of the roast, great balance. Could drink this all day, too bad of the heavy alcohol.

bb2014 version poured into leffe goblet - almost no head at all pleasant aroma - fruit cake with brandy notes deep clear brown ale almost black . luscious taste boozy fruit cake juicy ending with alcohol warmth showing through good depth with modest carbonation could drink with christmas pudding although I enjoyed on its own one to savour ideal festive ale one of my favourites

Pours a dark brown with a thin off white head. Aniseed, caramel, spices on the nose. Tastes of Christmas cake - fruity with a hint of alcohol.

Olut on tumman ruskea, hieman punertava ja jonkin verran läpinäkyvä. Vaahto on valkoista. Tuoksu on huikean yrttinen. Ihan kuin tässä olisi rakuunaa ja anista. Tuoksu on myös hedelmäinen. Maku puolestaan on yrttinen ja hedelmäinen. Suutuntumaltaan olut on pehmä lempeästä hiilihappoisuudesta johtuen. Kokonaisuudessaan oluesta voisi sanoa, että se on mielenkiintoisen mausteinen yskänlääke ja hyvällä tavalla sellainen.

Sötétbarna színű főzet némi rubinvörös beütéssel. Közepes méretű bézs habja viszonylag hamar összeesik, vékony fátyolt hagyván maga után. Illata édes, aszalt gyümölcsös. Fanyar aromáját is az aszalt gyümölcsös jellegek uralják, melyekhez nyelvet enyhén csípő likőrös ill. medvecukrot idéző ízek társulnak, testessége szirupos és kissé nehézkes. Gyógyszeres és száraz befejezése hosszan tartó és szeszes, citrusokkal, ánizzsal és némi komlóval, amely egy fanyar utóízt hagy maga után. Érdekes, komoly, tetszett.

Aged a little over a year, 2010 bomber from Norms in Vienna VA, Good dark fruit flavor alcohol is well hidden. The strange thing is that there’s nothing on the front side of the palate at all. Starts tasting like almost nothing, damn near water, then the sweet dark fruit (raisins, dates, plums) come on for a sweet slightly malty finish. Body is very strange, but pleasant as well.

Location/Date:2010 Bottle split with Dave on December 25th, 2011.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown-black.
Aroma: Aroma is of malt and dark fruit.
Taste:Taste is similar to the aroma, very sweet, no bitterness, decent amount of malt.
Palate:Medium body, slightly sticky mouthfeel.

Summary: A one year old version of Carolus Noel, very interesting beer, sweet, tasty.

Murky brown with nice head and lacing. Sweet candied fruit (fig, apricot , plum ??). Very satisfying.