Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue

Pours a slighly hazy dark copper with a big off-white head that shows great retention and lots of lacing. The aroma is dominated by the sweet sugary malts and dark fruits - figs, raisins, grapes. The taste is just as sweet as the aroma would indicate. Huge caramel and candy sugar sweetness with vanilla and dark fruit. The mouthfeel is sticky and the sweetness just coats the mouth from the first sip. This is a very complex and enjoyable Belgian ale.

Dark (brown to black), hazy. Both the aroma and taste is extremely complex. Hints of butter, choclate and soy in the aroma. Flavor is both sweet (fruity) and salty (soy).

Bottle from Systembolaget. Red liquid with very little head. Soy, chocolate and liquorice aroma Tasted of wall fern. A lovely complex beer!

Summary: I can respect it for its complexity, but find it generally unpleasant. Aroma: Balsamic vinegar, some caramel and floral notes. Appearance: Clear garnet red-brown, a finger of tan head vanishes without lace. Flavor: Very understated at the front, builds in strength and complexity. Despite the aroma, alcohol, wood, and bitterness are the primary flavors. Caramel and fusel elements play a secondary role. Palate: Dry with alcohol warming. Some thickness in the middle.

Dark brown, nice sizey white head. Aroma is prune and plum and brown sugar and raisin and whiskey and, I don’t know, candied fruit? Maybe? Flavor is heavier on the fruity notes, with a lot of raisin and prune, and as it warms there is a lot of rummy, whiskey-y notes. Pretty tasty stuff.