Gouden Carolus Classic

This poured the color of root beer popsicles and looked nice & fancy in the gold rimmed glass with the gold "Gouden Carolus" emblem. It smelled of plums and raisins with maple somewhere in the taste or smell as it warmed. The flavor was smokey wtih citrus on the back of my tongue and smooth alcohol, not bitter or overpowering. It had a honeyish texture and was vaguely Meditteranean in theory (or at least what I think meditteranean would taste like when I read books set there). I had this on tap at the Maple Tree, but would enjoy having it on hand.

Pours a reddish brown beer with a small but persisting beige, creamy head. Huge banana-toffee aroma, also notes of grapes and a small note of alcohol. Sweet taste, chocolate-dipped grapes, good malts. Low level of carbonation, which I usually quite like, it really brings on the taste better. Medium to wellbodied, slight alcoholburn. Delightful, truly deserves it’s reputation.

Aroma is sweet fruit with something that’s almost tart. I’d say it’s sour apple way in the background. Hint of alcohol in the pour. The tartness is less prevelant in the flavor. Soft mouthfeel. Very fruity (red fruit...can’t pick it out exactly) and very nice overall.

Dark brown, slightly red colored, medium sized beige head. Licorice, and nice warming medium alcohol in aroma, also with spices, chocolate and some sweetness, fine aroma. Medium to full bodied. Licorice, sweetness, medium alcohol, spices in flavor, sweetness lasts in aftertaste with medium alcohol and mild licorice.

Dark brown with a ruby tinge. Medium sized beige head with some lace. Strong aroma with banana, toffee, licorice and red wine. There’s a good balance in the flavour, with the sweet toffee, some bitterness and maybe a touch of sour. Nice and solid medium to strong body, with a lively but mostly pleasant carbonation level. Well contained alcohol, and a rather well constructed beer all round.

750ml bottle at Kramer’s. Rich fruity aroma and big malty flavor. Figs, raisins, lots of classic dark belgian flavor. Hints at the alcohol content but hides the 8.5 well. Good stuff.

Bottle, at DBF2004 (040515). Redbrown with light brown head. Aroma moderate malty (caramel) and hoppy. Flavours moderate sweet and bitter. Medium to full body, high gravity.

Dark red with a frothy lasting off white head. The aroma is sweet and kinda like juicyfruit gum with a sweet with hints of malt and toffee....very nice.