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Gouden Carolus Tripel

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Het Anker
Style: Abbey Tripel

Mechelen, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6373.77/5.03.76/5.09%96.4Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
In spite of modern brewing technology, this beer is brewed according to ancient traditions. It unites, now as in the past, the best products of our soil: rich barley and fine hops.. It's refined character, with a pure and rich taste, will captivate you. It is matured at length in cellar and bottle, and is guaranteed to be brewed only from pale malts. It is traditionally top-fermented and is 100% pure. The Gouden Carolus Triple has a unique colour and a full flavour due to its well-balanced hopping. To properly savour the Golden Carolus “Triple”, pour slowly in one movement leaving the yeast deposit in the bottle. This beer may be served cool but not chilled: 7-8°C is recommended. In 2002 this beer won the Gold Award in the World Beer Cup, San Diego, USA in the “Triple” category.
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 Naka (525), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 13, 2008  
On tap at Sharp Edge. Pours a hazy honey orange color with a thick frothy head that left some really nice lacing. The aroma was yeasty with some peaches, citrus, and a lot of overall fruitiness. The flavor was very fruity too. Some cooking bread alcohol flavors with mangoes, ginger, and candy. A very sweet tripel. Not much bitterness or hop character at all. A medium body with a kind of milky texture. Decent, but not my favorite tripel.


timbeer (51), Rosemount, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 11, 2008  
750 ml bottle, lightly chilled served in a chalice glass. Snow white, rocky and thick head that had plenty of ability to cling to the class. Clear, light golden hue with high carbonation - lots of tiny bubbles. Aroma reminds me of spicy, clovey, sweet and earthy tones, light hoppiness. Smooth but sharpness on the cheeks from the high carbo - warming and light, mildly bitter finish. Not my favorite but a very nice beer


 TheEpeeist (1441), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Aug 10, 2008  
11.2 oz bottle. A surprise mini-gusher right out of the fridge. Lost a bit before hitting the glass. Clearish bronze straw with a huge, whipped white head that leaves copious speckles and swirls. Nose is yeast, dough, lemon-pepper and roses. Medium light, oily, with soft carb. Taste is lemon peel, honey, green olive and ginger with a dry, bready finish.


FortyFirkins (25), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Bomber. Poured light golden with a massive white head that left plenty of lacing. Aroma of apples and oranges with a clove spice punch. Tasted was spicier than expected, with a spot of bitterness quickly masked in the sweet finish. Not at the top of my list of Tripples, but definitely a beer that grew on me with the second pour.


 gilvanblight (390), Windsor, Ontario, Canada
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/517/20
Aug 8, 2008  
Really nice hazy orange pour with a really thick and sticky head. Nice citrusy scent. A definately tripple, and a good one. Spicy citrusy and warm. I found it a bit overcarbonated but it’s a minor complaint.


 Pyrozoid (352), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 4, 2008  
(Dégusté avec frecnh tickler) Biere de couleur or brumeux. Odeur de mou de vin, oranges, sucre, peches et une minuscule odeur d’alcohol. Gout d’alcohol et de jus de peches.


 BelgiskOlklub (401), Viby J, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Bottle 75 cl. Creamy white lasting head with good lacing. Hazy yellow/orange body.Good spicy aroma of coriander and oranges? Medium body, oily feel, average carbonation, bitter. Crispy! Well balanced flavor and a fresh finish.


 markwise (1175), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2008  
Pours a hazy yellow color with a healthy white head. It foamed out of the bottle when I opened it, just like papajohn. It smells of apples, whiskey, caramel, spice, and apples, with a floral hint. The taste is very good with heavy caramel apple flavor and an alcohol presence that hints of whiskey. Good tripel.



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