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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
6783.84/5.03.83/5.08.5%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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 Beerdedone (1885), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 15, 2007  
Bottle sampled. Pours brown with a nice off-white head. Aroma of light fruit, raisins, and brown sugar. Flavor is full and rich with sweet malts, caramel, dark fruits, figs, raisins, and some spicy yeast very well balanced. An excellent belgian strong.


 strings (361), Sydney, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 21, 2007  
Very pleasant indeed. Fruity with a hint of nuts and pudding. Creamy in the mouth and a lovely lingering finish.


 Pinball (2862), Allerød, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/104/516/20
Apr 20, 2008  
small bottle. aroma was a bit subdued, perhaps bc it was too cold. Looks real great. dark and clear. Flavor is fantastic. quite sweet, but lots of interesting stuff going on underneath. alc. burns you in the aftertaste - sweeet. good mouthfeel, almost perfect for the style imo. perhaps i should’ve rated it higher than this. but somehow overall it’s "only" a 16.


 reakt (937), Greater London, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Feb 18, 2007    Updated: Oct 16, 2007
Bottle from Uto. Pours a lovely mahogany with orange highlights and a hearty tan head. Words do little justice for the appearance. Aroma of raisins, caramel and plum with an underbelly of yeast and rum. Sweet to spicy taste of toasted malts, caramel and berries. Wonderful full body, this is glorious stuff!
Re-rate - Draught @ Brasserie Het Anker. Deep amber with a creamy malt head that left a great lacing. Aroma of malt, yeast, dark fruits and chocolate. Taste is much the same, slightly sweet but all the other characteristics keep it from going too far. Creamy and smooth on the palate with some alcohol warmth. As the name implies, a classic...


 Muggus69 (537), Sydney, Australia
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 24, 2007  
330ml bottle best before 15 02 2010. Liqueur-like nose to it, oaky, rich dark chocolate, strong roast coffee, cinamon and clove spices, some alcohol. Pours a reasonably clean dark bronze body with a dense offwhite head and lace. Body is far richer than the aroma would suggest, thick, emmensly rich, again, liqueur-like. Some dark chocolate roasted malt flavours come through, with a good amount of cinamon spice, caramel sweetness and dark fruits. Definately a dessert beer, very nice indeed.


 cking (1023), 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.


 daniele (1711), Italy
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 30, 2007  
scura buona sciuma profumi molto complessi cioccolato note dolci caramello molto riscaldante


 kassner (457), 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.



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