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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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 Beerman6686 (1271), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/103/516/20
Jul 22, 2009  
This poured a cloudy golden yellow color with a big white head. Aroma was sweet, a big spicey and fruit notes but not much. Flavor was much better than aroma, mainly with hints of citrusy and light fruits. This didnt exactly strike me as close to the style, but as a beer it is very good stuff.


 beernbourbon (263), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 12, 2009  
Thanks to unclemike for this one. Pour is clear golden color with large rocky white head. Aroma is lighter than expected: light malt, marshmallow, light spice, and faint pepper. Flavor is much lighter than I expected. Very drinkable with flavors of light malt, floral notes, black pepper, and notes of clove. This is one of the most drinkable tripels I have ever had. Alcohol is not detectable.


 matt7215 (956), Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 9, 2009  
330ml bottle from a KW group private order. pours clear yellow with a small lingeing white head. aroma of pale malt and alcohol. the flavour is a touch sweet from the pale malt but the alcohol doesnt show in the taste. a really nice triple.


 beerlady (451), lucerne, Switzerland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/515/20
Jul 8, 2009  
golden colored beer with a white head smells fruity in a tutti-frutti-mix way, but some herbal hops are there too and some mango tasts rather hoppy but malty too, alcohol seems to give perhaps a bit of some harshness, ome fruits are there too aftertaste is like fruitpunch again, now, alcohol is warming but not harsh, hops


 porterhouse (1152), Alna, Maine, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/516/20
Jul 4, 2009  
(750 ml bottle from 1828 Vintage House, cellared for 10 mos. after purchase) Pours hazy gold-amber with two fingers of off-white head. Aroma of light caramel and fruit, perhaps some spice. Mouthfeel is smooth, fairly soft, medium-full and somewhat sticky. Light, droopy, broken rings of lacing. Flavor of light caramel and fruit with some pepper towards finish. Starts out quite sweet but then turns almost sweet and sour as it warms. Slightly hot with a light bitter pinch in finish. Decent tripel but not my favorite Gouden Carolus so far.


 BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/516/20
Jul 2, 2009  
A very tasty tripel served in a goblet on tap. Very fine character and balance. Flavors were everywhere, banana, honey, vanilla, very unique. Color was light orange yellow.


VonkBrewer (14), Belgium
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 30, 2009  
good clear blond beer, they told me it was a wonderful beer, but personally it was not my favorite.


 MennoO (112), Haarlem, Netherlands
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/515/20
Jun 24, 2009  
bottle, golden-yellow-orange with particles with medium head. sweet fruity flavoured tripel that is very drinkable. a bit too sweet for this summer-ish day. nice triple, not special but better than average.



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