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Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor 3.66 395

Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3953.67/5.03.66/5.08%85.6Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Origin: Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor completes the taste pallet of the gamma Carolus-beers. Name: "Hopsinjoor" is a wordplay to for one thing the several hops which were used, and on the other hand the typical character of Mechelen of Gouden Carolus: the figure "opsinjoor" is intertwined with the history of Mechelen (see: www.opsinjoorke.be/Opsinjoorke/opsinjoor.htm). Kind of hops: 4 types of hops are used: Golding, Spalt, Hallertau and Saaz. These hops were fractioned at several times in the cooking process in order to keep a maximum of aroma. Regarding to taste we can say that the beer has a gentle, but nevertheless bitter aftertaste. Gold-yellow colour. Hoppy aroma. 50 IBU / 18.6 Plato
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 jerc (3965), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 11, 2008  
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


 sayravai (3790), Helsinki, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 4, 2008  
(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.


 maeib (4776), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 29, 2008  
Bottled - Criterion Leicester. A bright gold coloured beer with a huge, rocky pillowy head and lots of lacing. The aroma is spicy, yeasty and hoppy. Big lemony, hoppy, peppery taste. A very good beer, but I can’t help but think this is a real Duvel clone.


 Tmoney99 (4804), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Feb 23, 2009  
Bottle from Belmpnt Party shared at local BA tasting. Poured a hazy orange color with a large frothy white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Moderate to heavy tart citrus and yeast aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration. This is a very drinkable beer and my expectations where met.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2942), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 24, 2008  
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.


 ruggedman (626), Portland, Maine, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/516/20
Feb 2, 2009  
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.


 Svesse (2686), Hässelby, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Jul 29, 2009  
(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm) Cloudy brownish yellow colour with foamy, white head. Malty, spicy nose with notes of yeast, grass, hay and fresh hops. Malty, spicy taste with grain, grass, yeast and generous doses of fresh, aromatic hops in a dry finish. Deceptively drinkable. Very nice beer.


 Ibrew2or3 (2848), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Courtesy of fishingnet. Pours light gold with a bit of haze and a three inch off white head. The light aroma has fresh lemon citrus, some grapefruit and faint light colored malts. The taste has an up front combination of grapefruit hops, lemon tartness and candi sugar. It really gets more tart by midway with grapefruit and some acidity. Some floral hops show up from time to time too.



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