Gouden Carolus Tripel

Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Abbey Tripel
Mechelen, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip

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750 ml. bottle. Golden yellow with a huge white fluffy head. Aromas are spicy with hints of citrus and yeast. Buttery flavors, with floral and spicy notes. Hops on the finish.

Bottle from LCBO. Hazy gold with a huge foamy white head. Aroma of lemon, yeast, and spice. Light sweet malt, spice, and alcohol dominate the taste.

2013/05/12 - Pours a hazy orange straw color with a large, rocky, white head. Aroma is yeast, biscuit and lots of citrus. Taste is yeast, citrus (mainly orange) and spices. Mouthfeel is medium and smooth with lots of sharp carbonation and a warming, boozy finish. Smooth and well balanced. A great triple. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

330 ml bottle, poured into a tulip glass, at home. ABV 9%, a bit too high to begin the day but oh,well. Bright golden yellow colour on the body, with a big, no, huge, snow white head on top, with very good retention, thick and soapy, leaving lots of dried lacing around the glass. Fruity aromas, a bit of yeast, citrus and floral hops. Very nice. Very nice taste as well, begins slighty sweet but soon turns to a nice bitterness, with lots of citrus fruits, a bit of fruity bubblegum at the very end, quite hoppy too. No sigh of the alcohol on the taste. Medium thin body, good soft carbonation, with an airy feeling, very dry on the palate. World class tripel.

This was quite good. The tripel essentially denotes the alcohol content, that being 9%. Historically the XXX was a tripel, so the X is 3% and the XX is 6%. I found that it didn’t hide the alcohol quite as well as some other beers in this style. Still, it was enjoyable.

Hazy amber color; Medium slightly creamy body; Aroma of yeast, caramel, fruit, & clove; Flavor of sweet malt, yeast, fruit, caramel, some hops, and spice; Warm finish; Nicely balanced; Very good - classic tripel.

one finger head and veary carbinated for a brief little while. smells of like citrus and mmabye champagine like n spicy/hoppy. Smell’s lie something good for a summer’s night and or to celebrate with. Taste is an orange citrus taste,with a grassy hoppy taste and some champagine like taste. Heavy bodied and leavs a warming throw out the bodi throat and head. Taste some mabye even honey like note’s. It’s not fantastic to me bt it is nice and I do like it. Cheer’s!

caramel, bubblegum, clove, alcohol, citrus, banana, golden, cloudy, minimal head, white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium sourness, medium body, slick feel, average carbonation, bitter/sour finish Pour is a hazy golden, even with leaving 1/2 inch of beer at the bottom of the bottle. White foam of tight bubbles leave some lacing. Belgian yeast with bubblegum, clove, banana (almost like a weizen) with some sweetness and spice. A bit of fresh citrus and some alcohol as the the head falls. Taste has subtle sweetness and bitterness combining with a more forward sourness. Very slick mouthfeel with a surge of carbonation for an otherwise light carbonated glass. A bit of alcohol warmth and a bitter/sour aftertaste that turns once again sweet/sour in the finish. A fun beer. Reminds me a lot of Duvel, but a thicker body, and much darker golden. Very nice.

330ml bottle. Slightly hazy golden body, huge white head with excellent retention. Aroma of yeast, spices, apricot, herbal hops, honey. Taste is light and refreshing: herbal hops, plenty of spices, pear, sweet malt, cloves. Very enjoyable.

Hazy apricot colour with stiff and lathery head. Honey, apricot jam, and mandarin orange on the nose. Only a light yeastiness on the nose, as the overall impression is of lively citrus and honey. In the palate, a little thin and heavily effervescent, with sourness and bitterness in equal quantities. Considerable (and not entirely pleasant) mineral-steeliness. Very short finish. Almost aborted finish. Alcoholic. I expect a creamier texture and more spiciness.