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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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 dutch23mp (161), Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/517/20
Jun 15, 2008  
Yes fathers day (and my son has made it even better with some fine beer) and Chicagobears and I are in a sample mood. This is a wonderful Belgium tasting of citrus even pronounced even more at the finish. I will agree the alcohol is well masked.


 chicagobears (336), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 15, 2008  
One of a string of beer that Dad and I will be sampling for Father’s day. From one of my favorite brewers. A clear looking golden triple pours into Westmalle chalice. Fine fruit esters and spices. Taste is yeasty and zesty. A smooth triple that has a creamy finish. All these fine Belgians seem to mask the alcohol too well.


 daknole (2882), Plantation, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Carolus scores again. Yum. Seriously delcious. Bingo. This beer is a winner.


 HenrikSoegaard (4322), Randers, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 11, 2008  
Bottle 75cl. Creamy white excellent mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Powerfull moderate malty and heavy hopy aroma. Full of esters and citrus notes. Really great. Heavy bitter flavor. Long powerfull nice finish loaded with fruity esters. Fantascic creamy palate. I love this beer.


 Tmoney99 (4699), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 7, 2008  
Corked bottle from Party Source. Poured hazy orange color with a huge frothy white head that lasted with excellent lacing. Complex spicy fruit and yeasty aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture and lively carbonation. Medium to heavy fruity sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate to long duration with a small alcohol bite. This is a good sweet beer.


 kiefdog (1585), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 7, 2008  
75cl bottle from Beer World Largo (Florida). Pours a cloudy honey amber (golden orange) with a thick white head that provides ample lacing on the glass. Aroma is spicy with notes of citrus, bread, yeast, lemon zest, and fresh spice. Medium to full bodied with noteworthy carbonation. Flavor is sweet honey, spice, and fresh flowers with a slightly bitter finish.


 Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Jun 1, 2008  
Cask at the Rake with Reakt, 9th April 2008. This is a cracking tripel - it doesn’t do anything unexpected, it simply does the style very well. Cloudy orange colour, honey aroma and a perfect balance of honey, wheat and hops in the taste, accentuated by some fruit hints. The palate is perfect, the beer feeling soft on the tongue and the taste lingering for you to enjoy.


kawasugi (1), Los Angeles, California, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Gouden Carolus Tripel does not count
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
May 31, 2008  
bouquet is floral but not the best of the upper echelon triples from Belgium. Slightly foamy when it hits your tongue but you are rewarded with a refreshing hoppy, sour chewiness of a Triple. It’s a 9% beer with smooth character but I would not pay $4.50 again for an 11.2 ouncer, I prefer some of the American Microbrew triples to this Belgian.



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