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Gouden Carolus Classic

Gouden Carolus Classic - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
98
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6633.84/5.03.83/5.08.5%94.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Het Anker Brewery still brews "The Emperor’s Beer" which is top-fermented and bottle conditioned following traditional methods. Its high gravity (O.G. 1080-85) combines the warmth of wine and the freshness of beer. Gouden Carolus is one of the strongest and most exciting beers in the world. After lengthy maturing and conditioning, it is bottled unfiltered, giving a beer which is rich in vitamins and 100% natural. Gouden Carolus has unlimited storage (it even improves with age) and will charm you with its warm coppery colour and rich bouquet.
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 bermod (118), Lappeenranta, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Sweet dark fruits, candi sugar and some alcohol in aroma. Flavor is sweet dark fruits, plums, raisins, candi sugar and some alcohol. Smooth, warming palate.


 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Cork and cage - deep mahogany pour with a creamy off white head. This beer is pretty much just a malt bomb. Candi sugar, toffee, caramel, prunes, port. Dried dark fruit flavor - raisins prunes. A moment of grapefruit, abrupt bitter finish.


 jzzbassman (838), New Albany, Mississippi, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2008  
Really nice pour, dark brown with a nice bit of lace. Fruity, with sherry-like nice dryness that sets nicely as a contrast to the molasses malt sweetness.


 gmonroe10 (172), Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Jul 9, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy well carbonated dark nut brown, with a large firm tan fantastic head. Nose is sweet with dark fruit, plum and blackberry, and just a hint of alcohol. Taste is spicy- like an Orval. Sweet with a roast coffeeish taste and a bitter finish that lingers. Dry. Certainly complex


 LooseCannon (914), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 6, 2008  
330ml bottle. Pours reddish brown in color with brown head. Aroma sweet, fruity and malty. Taste roasted malt, raisin and dry with dry finish.


 maniac4016 (114), bill clinton, Iceland
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/57/20
Jul 6, 2008  
emperor’s brew, well than the emperor must not had any fucking taste. hey empreror are you drinking beer or licking cheap ass, hello you are an emperor like i am john holmes


 MrChopin (620), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Pours mahogany with a small off-white head. Bready malts and dark fruit dominate the nose. Sweet but salty coffee-like flavor. The palate is a little thick for the flavor, and the beer isn’t as smooth as hoped. Standard.


 ajm (902), Los Angeles, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Jul 6, 2008  
Bottle from Sam at Stuffed Sandwich. God only knows how many years old it was, but it was aged to perfection. Dark, smooth, ripe with figs, dates, raisin, dark sugar, no roastiness. Tasted like a malt liquor cold-brewed by the Lord Almighty. Just the thing to cap off a pile of polish sausage and three mortal beers.



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