 jlf278 (255), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 3/5 | 10/10 | 4/5 | 19/20 |
Mar 16, 2009
Truly fit for an emperor. This beer smells like heaven. There is a ton of dark stone fruit with burnt sugar and a touch of bourbon on the nose. Flavor is much of the same with a nice transition from sweet to dry. The flavors meld and then drift away ever so smoothly. The palate could have been a little fuller and certainly left my mouth feeling really wet, but that’s not too bad. The appearance was the only average characteristic, lacking much of a head and holding a mediocre dull brown. Overall, extremely delicious, one that I could drink by the liter, and hopefully will.
Wynne (24), , Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Some beers entice you at first and then leave you dissatisfied the more you drink of them. Gouden Carolus Classic does the opposite. The first sip was decent, the second was very nice, the third was great and the fourth was exquisite; as your tongue gets used to the slight bitterness, it turns into something increasingly smooth and tantalizing. Head is white and very fluffy on an apricot-gold head. Beautifully blended mixture of bitter and smooth; I taste pine, resin, caramel, peaches, apricot, vanilla, chocolate, wood, banana, figs... hard to identify it all but easy to enjoy. I will definitely be actively looking for this beer again. I loved it.
Slacks (487), Bolton, Ontario, Canada
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 20, 2009 330ml Bottle: Pours a hazy copper, very thick marshmallow slightly off-white head atop. Aroma offers quite a nice hit of pine off the top, sour stone fruits, chocolate, caramel, butterscotch.. wow, it just keeps coming. Great stuff, although very little alcohol in the nose. First sip is just pure melted, caramelized sugar with peaches, cooked figs, raisins, a sharp bite of what seems like peppery cloves, and hints of hops alongside the warming alcohol. So complex, very sweet, just a great beer.
StinkBall (76), Asheville, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 Very dark amber with a thick off-white head. Sharp peaches aroma. Smooth peach flavor with a bitter aftertaste. Decent beer but there are better Belgium beers out there.
Thylacine (268), Tasmania, Australia
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 18, 2009 Bottle - Dark red/brown with beaut beige head. Full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Rich, sweet and fruity, (apple and plums), caramel, slightly spicy,a bit of alcohol. There is a bit of hoppiness and bitterness in the background but it is predominantly a sweet beer.
haelduksf (2), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
does not count  | 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 16, 2009 Pours a fine hazy brown with little carbonation. Aroma is like wine, with date and banana notes. Taste is smooth and spicey, with a little acid bite under a lot of sweet, ripe fruit. Palate is a bit cloying. High gravity is well hidden.
Sledutah (112), Utah, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Taster at the SLC tasting 2009
Appearance: Pours brown with a nice tan head
Aroma: Raisins and roasted malts with some chocolate
Taste: Belgian candy and roasted malts. Very smooth
Vaiz (145), Netherlands
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 12, 2009 Pours clear amber with a creamy off-white head. Sweet aroma of caramel, honey, sugar and cherries. Very sweet flavor that almost attacks the senses. It has an almost sticky texture and medium carbonation. It finishes again very sweet. Too much sweetness involved in this one for me.
judasbeer (270), Budapest, Hungary
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Pours ambery, ruby red color with well-lacing brownish froth. Dried cherry esters with mild clove spiciness and some weird leather or bubble gum-like yeast profile. Absolutely dark fruity malt-owned flavor profile. Sweet brandy-coke blend like initation with dryish molasses, sweet roots, caramelized figs, alcoholic prunes and so on....Easy, quaffable body with slight alcohol warmth, oily texture, mild carbonation. It’s bold and complex, but also very easy and refreshing. Nice stuff.
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