Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor

Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Mechelen, Belgium

75 cl bottle, thanks to larsniclas and ekstedt. Somewhat hazy golden/apricot color, white head. Fruity, hoppy, yeasty, grassy and spicy aroma. Yeasty, fruity flavor, nice hops, citric notes. Fruity hoppy flavor.

2008-03-01. Golden yellow body with a fading white head. Average palate. Fruity hoppy aroma, fruit tropical fruit like lychee. (7+) Pleasant fruity flavour, hops, underlying malt. (7+)
Bottle at Zythos Festival, St. Niklaas 7+/3/7+/3/15-16

(Bottled) Opaque yellow with a large, foamy and lacy head, forming Duvel-like clouds. Tripel-like, pale-malty, wheaty aroma with some banana-honeyish sweetness and aromatic-flowery, saazy hops. Malty, slightly banana-sweetish, yeasty flavor with a dry, bitter finish - much like Duvel. Alcohol is present, but not dominating. Medium to full-bodied palate, high- and foamy-carbonated, somewhat acidic mouthfeel. With yeast the flavor is less acidic, but surprisingly dry, lemony and still bitter-hoppy. Not a bad effort in the Duvel - La Chouffe category, but a bit too acidic and carbonated for my liking.

ZBF 2008. Pours a gorgeous hazy yellow color with a medium, frothy, white head. Nice aroma of fruity hops with yeast. Good flavor of fruity hops and yeast, not particulary complex, but very flavorfull. The body is full with a creamy texture and medium to lively carbonation. Very good.

On tap at Novare Res. Pours a a nice golden color with a frothy white head. Aroma is slightly muted mostly hops and grassy scents. Flavor is a nice hoppy bite at first with a nice bunch of citrus flavors. The belgian yeast is really nice in with the hop profile. The ending is very dry and bitter and to me that’s perfect for this brew.

02/10/2009. 33cl bottle from Beerstore. Tastes like something between a strong golden ale and a tripel. Nice herbal notes, a little spice, volcanic carbonation that dries out the malt’s candy-like sweetness. Bitter finish. Delightfully good for a Friday afternoon. Hopsinjoor!

750 ml bottle. The cork blew up to the ceiling before I had undone the wire completely. No over flow, thankfully. Pours a gargantuan fluffy, very long lasting white head with incredible lacing over a cloudy (bottle conditioned as the cork proved) pale yellow (SRM 4) body.....nose of honey, clove, allspice, barnyard funk,.....tastes initially mild sweet malts, then multiple spices including clove, coriander, allspice, finishing with a sharp, not harsh, hop bitterness which lasts.....mouth feel is fairly light, carbonation rather high. This is almost a Triple with the big wonderful spice, but the hop bitterness "rescues" it from that "fate" and turns it into a Golden Strong. A lovely beer with multiple layers of nose and taste at every turn.

Cloudy yellow gold hue, with a frothy white head, leaving lacing, yeasty, fruity, pear, honeyed pale malt nose, with a nice citrus floral hop accent, with a note of vanilla, within a green apple ice cider aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, bready dough, zesty citrusy character, with a sweet honeyed pale malt accent, witha nice flowery hop lime, leafiness, and a hint of cloverleaf mintiness, some stewed apple notes, leading towards a warming, hop leafy bitterness finish.