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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
common

on tap
common

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5453.88/5.03.88/5.0Winter10.5%93.7 Trappist 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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 smith4498 (342), Miami, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20

Apr 24, 2008  
Pours dark copper with off white head. Aromas of bread dough, caramel, brown sugar and dark fruits. Flavors are same as aromas. Medium to full body with prickly carbonation, creamy mouthfeel and slight warmth of alcohol. An excellent brew from one of my favorite breweries.

 JuStuka (143), , 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.


 Quevillon (1298), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/104/518/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Bu au Festival Bière et Saveur 08 (31/8), en bouteille au kiosk de Brouhaha. Ambrée noisette, très peu de collet. Arome de caramel anglaise malté mentale, avec des notes de mélasse légé. Goût de caramel anglaise licoreuse, bien malté, pas si alcoolisé et un peu sûterre. Bonne bière de Noël pour la Fête du Travail!


 Angeloregon (1898), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Thanks to Dave from By the Bottle for letting me in on a two-year-old bottle of this. Poured a dark brown, effervescent body with a medium off-white head. Nutty, mildly cardboardy, brown sugary, candied, and spicy. Apples, sweets, malts, bubblegum, and coriander flavors. Held up well being cellared. Great tasting complex beer.


 dkachur (781), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 21, 2008  
11.2 oz. bottle from Market Street Wine Shop Downtown Charlottesville dated 03/08/10. Hazy reddish brown with a big head. Moderate retention and low lacing. Aroma is banana, spice, pineapple, spice. Sweet taste shows notes of pinepple, anise, brown sugar. Alcohol is barely noticeable if at all in either the nose or the taste. Very nice way to end the evening!


 Borresteijn (543), Amstelveen, Netherlands
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 18, 2008  
On tap. Dark brown beer, beige head. Aroma of candy, christmas spice, malts. Flavour is very sweet, a bit sour, christmas spice (speculaas), roasted malts. Again, like most of their beers, way too sweet for me.




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