Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

Pours out a dark brown amber color with a nice big tan head. Beautiful sweet aroma. Flavor is reminiscent of dark fruit and licorice or absinthe. One of the best Christmas beers I’ve had.

Bottle shared with HogTownHarry, GregClow, tupalev & jerc -- courtesy of HogTownHarry. Last beer of the night at our last tasting. Pours a murky reddish-brown with an average size fizzy tan head. Big sweet aroma of sugar, spices, fruit, yeast, caramel malt and more -- quite complex. Flavour is sweet and spicey with a big alcohol kick, some dark fruit, nuts and a nice bitterness. So much going on in the flavour. Mouthfeel is thick and syrupy. A perfect Christmas beer to end a great Christmas tasting with great friends. Bring on 2006!

Bottle, at No. 5 (031202). Dark brown with beige head. Aroma heavy malty (dark fruits) and moderate hoppy. Flavor have sweet and moderate bitter. Full bodied Christmas brew.

Rich creamy and lacing foam tops this dark ruby red beer Liquorice, yeast and caramel aroma. Lots of liquorice flavour, some citrus, warming alcohol, almost like a liqueur. Sweet, yet with balancing bitterness. Soft, but well-carbonated with a full body. a very intense beer with lots of character.

bottle. brown-mahogany with a small ring of off-white head. the aroma consists of sweet dark fruit, dark bittersweet chocolate, yeast, and cheese. a very big full body with flavours of bready malt, chocolate, yeast, and fruit. another good one.

Bottle 75cl. Superb aroma and apperance. Flavour follows the aroma with a full body. I will try to get some more of these and store them to the next season.

Bottle cellared 2 years: Pours brown with a generous tan head. Complex tarte fruity aromas eventually give way to banana and coriander elements. Taste is initially nutty with some nice chocolate and fig notes. Hints of peaches and cherries in the background. Oily mouthfeel and a sweet nutty finish.

750ml Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a light off white head. Nose is dark fruits, candies and sugar, lightly malty. Taste is very sweet and candy like. Some fruits, malty caramel sweetness, and a nice thick finish that stays on the palate.