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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 
6643.84/5.03.83/5.08.5%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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 cking (1012), North Canton, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Sugary molasses, bread, and dark fruity aroma. A good dose of earthy yeast to compliment the scent. Medium brown color, good amount of lacing and a creamy, lasting off white head. Easy sipping, velvety with a medium to thin feel. Flavor compliments the aroma, only not as impressive. Still plenty of depth with a fair amount of dark, fermented fruits, brown sugar, fresh breads, and musty yeast.


 kassner (429), Wexford, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 18, 2009  
Bottle from 3 Sons. Nice tan head, cloudy brown color, good lacing, lesssweet than some of type, , plenty of fruit, cherries, , and some citrus at end, which nice and lingering.


 MereLikesBeer (153), Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/517/20
Jul 14, 2009  
I shared a bottle of this with BeerBaron617. I like Belgians a lot, and this one does not dissapoint. I have actually have had this on tap at Ashley’s in AA, and think I prefer it in bottle form. It’s a dark straw yellow with a thick white head. Its aroma is sweet and fruity, apples and white grapes. It’s incredibly bubbly, it’s almost like champagne in mouthfeel and taste. It’s light, and refreshing, perfect for a summer evening. I’ll definitely be having this again!


 BeerBaron617 (306), Novi, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/104/515/20
Jul 14, 2009  
Shared an 11.2 oz bottle with MereLikesBeer. This stuff is pretty tasty. It pours a darker yellow, with big offwhite head. The aroma is of apples and plum. The flavor follows suit, while also having a great champagne like mouthfeel. Good stuff. Cheers!


 NJJereme (261), Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 11, 2009  
11.2 oz. bottle. Pours a syrupy brownish-black color with a decent off-white head. Combination of fig, coffee, a hint of cherry and maybe even a little dark chocolate. Medium to heavily bodied. A little sharp on the finish. Very enjoyable once it settles in a bit.


 JesseM (660), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/517/20
Jul 7, 2009  
330mL bottle from a group order. Pours a deep dark copper with a small tan head. No sediment which is something that bugs me about this brewery. But the nose on this is quite nice: booze, roasty malts, caramel crunch, some biscuits, grapes, an odd hoppy aspect, general sweetness, very complex and enticing, I like it. Flavour: Nice! Sweet grapes follow nice bready malts, some pear, toffee, booze but restrained, dates, figs, very tasty! Comes in complex waves, a very multi-layered beer. I was worried this was going to be a sugar bomb but I am very pleasantly surprised. Very unique actually, not at all what one might expect. Seems sort of like a Dopplebock with Belgian ale yeast used to ferment it, which is not at all a bad thing by my palate!


 MennoO (112), Haarlem, Netherlands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 30, 2009  
bottle, indeed dark and with medium creamy head. sweet and dark (chocolate, coffee) but not too strong a taste nor too sweet, which makes this very drinkable.


improvjock (92), Namegata-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Pours a dark reddish-brown with medium tan head. Scent of dried fruits. Taste is sweet and strong, but not too powerful as this style sometimes is for me. Not bad.



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