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Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor 3.66 388

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
3883.67/5.03.66/5.08%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.
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 RCL (1486), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/105/514/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Lots of herbal hops with the yeastiness relegated to the background. Dry, lightly bitter hops on the finish. Not a bad heavily hopped Belgian.


 EithCubes (2166), Indiana, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/514/20
Oct 30, 2009  
Bottle. Nose has a dry, cellary yeast and dry, grassy hop profile - indisputably Belgian. Deep golden pour with a seemingly endless head of cream, minuscule, dense bubbles and froth. Taste is bone dry, a touch of warming alcohol under full pale malts with medium hinterspice. Touch of sourness under the herbal tones, controlled low bitterness, some nice peppery punch and rounding phenols. Very similar to my first homebrewed Belgian IPA, with less caramel and denser. swirling hop complexity, and a bit of brighter citrus spark soaring in the upper reaches of the hop stratosphere. Actually, alcohol is rather hidden for 8%. Very enjoyable, a nice showcase of noble hops in an often overlooked utilization.


 Rciesla (3770), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Sampled out of kevins glass at blind tiger. Dammit he said recommend a good ipa but its more of a belgian wit beer with some spices i should have known. Oh well decent beer tastes like a wit with some hops added.


 gunnfryd (3603), Kristiansand, Norway
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 23, 2009  
Bottle. golden- orange colour with a white head. Aroma is citrus, wheat, hop, spices. Flavour is sweet, citrus, wheat, hop, spices, cornFull bodied nice beer.


 SHIG (2037), Aviano, Italy
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
May 24, 2008  
Bottle: Poured a golden clear color with huge white lacing head. Aroma is soft fruits with a hoppy and spicy bite. Taste is a spicy fruit with a nice warming citrus flavor.


 DrBayern (1137), Morehead City, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 12, 2009  
750 ml bottle. Hazy gold body with a foamy white head and some decent lace. Pleasant aroma with some grain and bread, hop based citrus and some earthiness. Lively carbonation, medium body, clean and dry. Light grainy sweetness succumbs to a bit of spicy bitterness for a dry, but certainly not overly bitter, finish.


 Furseth (1333), Kungälv, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/104/515/20
Mar 14, 2008  
0,7l Bottle: Hazy golden colour, with a flat head. Aroma of fruits, yeast,hops,and a malty/flowery nose. Flavor is nice flowery,citrus/malty ending. Nice medium body, and a medium citric/flowery finish.


 yespr (12404), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Mar 9, 2008    Updated: May 25, 2008
ZBF2008: From bottle, 8.5%. Pours clear and pale yellow with a collapsing white head. Light spiced and orange fruity aroma. Flavour is sweet and subdued citric with a light hops flavour. Slowly growing towards the finish. Light spice note intermixing and with a smooth/mellow yeast note.6-3-7-4-14=3.4

Århus2008. 75 cL bottle, re-rate as this beer for a periode had two entries, 8%. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing white head. Yeasty and mild spiced aroma. Flavour is solid spiced yet not overly so. Yeasty phenol flavour following. Dry and mild hoppy to bitter into the finish.7-4-7-4-14=3.6



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