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Gouden Carolus Classic

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6693.84/5.03.83/5.08.5%94.5Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
May 24, 2007  
Pours a hazed brown orange with a gradient to a white foamy head. The nose is big and sweet. Carame, prunes, raisin and a really subtle fruity berry. Creamy velvetty smooth stickiness with a subdued carbonation. Big as sweet cloying malt. Really yummy. Prunes, raisins, a little bit buttery. Definitely brown sugar. Somehow, a surprisingly dry finish with a little apple tartness and a buttery finish. A really lovely beer that I had overlooked for just too long. Thanks Yaniv!


 Muggus69 (506), Sydney, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 24, 2007  
330ml bottle best before 15 02 2010. Liqueur-like nose to it, oaky, rich dark chocolate, strong roast coffee, cinamon and clove spices, some alcohol. Pours a reasonably clean dark bronze body with a dense offwhite head and lace. Body is far richer than the aroma would suggest, thick, emmensly rich, again, liqueur-like. Some dark chocolate roasted malt flavours come through, with a good amount of cinamon spice, caramel sweetness and dark fruits. Definately a dessert beer, very nice indeed.


 oberabcbbsok (686), Hoboken, Belgium
4.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/104/520/20
May 22, 2007    Updated: Jun 13, 2007
A full bodied great beer. A lot of taste and although sweet. Still a perfect beer for tasting. A beer you can save for years. Tasted this year a new one a beer from 1992, a beer from 87 and last but not least a beer from 1976. And still those beers are still wonderfull. A must have taste for everyone.


 mkofron (155), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
May 19, 2007  
Dark amber. Fruity aroma... sweet, fruity, malty flavor. Medium body. Very good Belgian ale.


 iowaherkeye (1844), Bakersfield, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/515/20
May 18, 2007  
750mL, no date. Pours a clear deep ruby with a three finger creamy beige head in my Piraat tulip. Excellent retention. Aroma of candied plums and juicy raisins, yeast, brown sugar, slightly musty, and some light cinnamon or nutmeg. Flavor is more musty and not as sweet up front as I was esxpecting. Spicy alcohol and some tangy fruitiness show up as well as some fall leaves. Lightly sweet roasty finish. Overall, the alcohol is masked well. Moderate to high carbonation with a full body. Very good beer--nice and complex.


 Maria (6167), Thisted, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
May 5, 2007  
Dark brown with a huge, lasting head. The aroma has sweetness, malt plum and figs. The flavour is sweet, but not cloying. It has notes of brown sugar, raisin, plum and citrus just before the finish and after a brief pause it returns in the dry finish. A beer to enjoy.


Avatar (82), Gliwice, Poland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 3, 2007    Updated: Jun 1, 2007
0,33 Bottle at De Muze in Antwerp. Dark brown. Cream aroma with mix of sweet and bitter tastes. But more sweet. Sligthli alcoholic. But much adorable.


 madcow75 (425), Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Apr 28, 2007  
Bottle. Pours dark brown with a slight red hue when held to the light. Thin light brown head. Aroma is sweet, bubblegum and dark fruits. Taste is fruit, apple, figs, pear, molasses and alcohol. Heavy feeling beer. Not bad, but not as good as some of their other offerings.



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