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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
6723.84/5.03.83/5.08.5%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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 FROTHINGSLOSH (2001), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/519/20
May 12, 2004    Updated: May 19, 2006
A favorite for both my wife and me. We have had it numerous times from a bottle and several times on draft at the Sharp Edge in Pittsburgh. Sampled from an 11.2 oz brown bottle this beer pours a hazy red/brown with a large tan head. The aroma is malty and very spicy. The flavor is malty with elements of caramel, molasses, nut and chocolate. The flavor is complex and changes as it lingers on the palate.


 hophead75 (1954), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 23, 2007  
750 split three ways. Dark amber in color with a medium to large off white head. Aroma is very fruity, lightly vinous, alot of caramel and light notes of chocolate and alcohol. taste is dark fruit, rich caramel, spices, yeasty and bready. lightly spicy and a touch of alcohol in the finish. Really nice.


 phishpond417 (1946), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Sampled from bomber: pours a hearty mahogany colour with a full tan head. Aroma is semi-sweet, nutty, with accents of oak, tropical fruit and wheat. Taste is comfortable, well carbonated, and smooth on the palate.


 scraff (1942), Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 5, 2004  
Thanks again to Hopscotch for sharing. Dark brown, creamy off white head. Lots of spicy banana nut bread, toffee and caramel. Rich tasting with notes of fig, raisin, hint of cinnamon french toast (minus the maple syrup). Full bodied with a nice dry finish. Can't went to try the Grand Cru of the Emperor in the near future. Very tastey!


 MilkmanDan (1940), Eagan, Minnesota, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/515/20
Nov 22, 2002  
Pretty, light brown. Nose, full of caramel. Flavor carries over the caramel notes and adds in lots of chewy fruits, plums, figs, the whole "ripe, dark fruit" standard boilerplate language here. Alcohol is a bit overly noticeable at the end, but still very enjoyable as a brew.


 stouby (1939), Holbaek, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Dec 28, 2005  
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.


 ABUSEDGOAT (1934), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 27, 2005    Updated: Mar 29, 2006
Pours a fairly thick brown body with a small head. Aroma is mostly dark fruits and yeast. Spices, banana and alcohol there as well. Flavor is the same, very smooth and enjoyable.


 Joeh (1908), Buckinghamshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 26, 2004  
My bottle says 8.5%, and its not bottle conditioned. Large head, which goes to almost nothing after a while. Sparkling clear, ruby in colour. Light malt and hops in the aroma. Full bodied, alcohol, moderately sweet, moderately acidic and moderately bitter. A little coffee on the tongue and a face full of bananas. Sampled with sausage, mash & gravy.



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