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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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 Jerre (1755), Waregem, Belgium
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 17, 2007  
Bottle 33 cl. Aroma: caramel and slightly alcohol. Brown colour, small, light brown, head. Caramel flavour with some spiciness. Medium-body. Taste is sweet-bitter.


jrod0510 (1), The Burgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Jan 16, 2007  
This has a very rich flavor and aroma, I don’t know much about belgium beers or beers in general but this is one of the best beers I have ever tasted


 bp (451), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/104/511/20
Jan 12, 2007  
Bottle purchased at Whole Foods NYC: pours a nice dark reddish brown, strong aroma of raisins and figs, kind of a burnt caramel taste. A nice Belgian.


 Nightfall (645), Athens, Greece
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 12, 2007  
Bottle. Chestnut brown color, rich brown head. Dark fruits, yeast, some chocolate. Nice beer.


 Miksu (2187), Jyväskylä, Finland
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Jan 10, 2007  
0.75 l bottle. Reddish brown color with creamy tan head. Malty and fruity aroma with raisins, figs, chocolade, almonds and rum. Sweet flavor with tart fruitiness and rum. Long, tart, sweet and warming finish with notes of licorice.


 thornecb (1735), Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 9, 2007  
Pours deep mahogany into a trappist glass. Micro head stays steady on the surface. Plum, pear, cabernet and alcohol aromas. Creamy with upfront prune and raisin and a lasting caramel cherry flambe finish.


 Fin (3376), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jan 9, 2007  
Bottle in a mixed pack for Christmas. Pours dark brown with a large creamy head, some dried fruits on the nose with wafts of alcohol and sweetness. Taste is gloriously smooth with dried fruits and a continuing molasses sweetness and quite sticky. I will add that as much as I liked this it didn’t quite measure up to being as good as the sum of it’s parts had promised. Still a very good beer.


 jrob21 (1250), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 7, 2007  
Nice amber color with a big tan head. Aromas of yeast and wheat. Nutmeg and hop flavors. Slight caramel tastes as well. Very interesting and good belgian beer.



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