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Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

Gouden Carolus Noël (Christmas)

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Brouwerij Het Anker

Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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5493.88/5.03.88/5.0Winter10.5%93.8Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
For the Christmas and New Year festivities the Gouden Carolus range is now extended to include this seriously heavy strong brown ale. Het Anker are thus rekindling a long lost tradition from the days of yore when they marketed Cardinal Christmas and Anker Christmas.

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 faroeviking (4414), Faroese Autonomous Beer Republic, Denmark
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20

May 1, 2007  
Bottle saying "Christmas Ale", from 2006. Amaazing brew indeed. Pours a dark hazy brown colour. Ha sa beaut of a brownish head though it doesnt last for long. The aroma is bustling with sweet caramel malt, fruits (raisins and figs), nuts and spices, which also are to be found profoundly in the flavour. Great mouthfeel with a nice tickeling touch of the alc. on the tongue. I drank several of these with an old brewer from Carlsberg, who said it was one the best beers he had tred in 40 years!

stankenk (60), Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/518/20
Sep 23, 2008  
Pours a dark brown. The nose is nutmeg, cinnamon and banana. Comes across the palate with a a little more than necessary carbonation, with strong notes of cinnamon and banana; very malty. Finishes with almost a nutmeg, and banana that lingers.


Gary__ (10), on vacation, Hong Kong
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Shit yeah a really nice picturesque bottle lable.Beautiful bottle label o. Gosh I’d like to enjoy a few 750mls of this in front of the fire place with the proverbial X-mas sweaters- at least untill I pass out and burn the crib down : Its a beer that makes you play Christmas music in late september: A beer with a crap load of dried fruit profile.from the yeast ? .dry backdrop. I enjoyed the spices. Any christmas ale worth their stuff needs spices. Nutty multiness moves around.Classy :)


 TheGrandMaster (1492), Auckland, New Zealand
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 17, 2008  
Bottle (in NZ), pours a deep reddish brown with a filmy head. A christmas spice hop aroma, with cakey malt, caramal, banana, currants, licorice, and rum. A full malty palate, sugary, with caramal malt with those christmas flavours picked up in the aroma. The finish is firey and spicy.


 gerardoluna (168), Mexico
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/518/20
Sep 15, 2008    Updated: Sep 18, 2008
[Eyes] Dark brown like the classic color with a moorefoamy white head. [Nouse] The aroma is festive and strong... Christmas fruity with hints of banana, malt caramel, yeast, vanilla, and brown cuban sugar. [Mouth] Great Full body with nice and gentile carbonation, notes of flavors of sweet, strong fruits, sugar and yeast. The Afther taste is long and sweet with a touch of caramel and vanilla. mmm! Serving type: bottle


 JuStuka (149), , Mexico
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Deep brown color, aroma sweet with notes of maple syrup, malt, bread, Flavor is sweet with hints of roasted malt, caramel, toffee.



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