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Gouden Carolus Tripel 3.76 644

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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6443.77/5.03.76/5.09%96.5Trappist 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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 zathrus13 (1313), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2004  
Pours yellow/gold, with a fairly large, white head. Malt, yeast and earth aromas, similar to Duvel. Flavor is malt, yeast, and some honey. It just seems to be missing something that would put it into the upper ranks. Alcohol is very well hidden. If I hadn’t known it was 9%, I would have guessed something like 6% or 7%.


 BelgianBeerGal (1309), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 26, 2007  
33cl bottle from Aarschott. Poured a golden color with white, creamy head. Very nice tripel with large floral notes.


 TChrome (1300), Bedford, Texas, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/516/20
Apr 4, 2004  
Attractive golden color with a nice fluffy off white head that is nicely retained. Aroma is wonderful. Figs, candy sugar and spices meld in a delicous melody of scents. Flavor is complex. Initial flavor is kinda harsh hairspray, then everything settles out and the finish is deliciously spicy. Very nice mouth feel. Very good Abbey Tripel.


 Beerman6686 (1292), 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.


 guzzler67 (1286), Hanover, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 8, 2003  
Slightly cloudy, gold color. Big head was quick to disappear and give way to an aroma of citrus and spice. Fruity malt taste with a bit of sweetness that turns a litle more spicy as it warms.


 GRM (1281), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 7, 2007  
Brown bottle, 33 cl, best before 28.08.09, savoured on June 7 2007; eye: golden, lightly hazy, voluminous white head that falls but remains throughout the tasting, good lacing, slight effervescence; nose: apple, yeast, fruity, banana, alcohol, lime; mouth: in that order, quite carbonated, creamy, lightly fruity, pepper from the alcohol, light vanilla, hops, malt, long finale where the pepper of the alcohol becomes quite present, a bit dry, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, medium body, a bit thin, creamy and alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 33 cl, meilleure avant 28.08.09, savourée le 7 juin 2007; œil : dorée, légèrement voilée, mousse blanche abondante qui tombe mais demeure, bonne dentelle, très légère effervescence; nez : pomme, levure, fruitée, banane, alcool, lime; bouche : dans cet ordre, pas mal carbonatée, crémeuse, léger fruité, poivre de l’alcool, légère vanille, houblon, malt, longue finale où le poivre de l’alcool devient très présent, un peu sèche, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, corps moyen, un peu mince, texture crémeuse et alcoolique; en résumé : bien


 jrob21 (1275), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 20, 2009  
On tap at leons. Cut through my spicey, herby pork chop really nicely. Bright yellow, slightly hazy color. Big white head. Nice spice, clove, all spice and grassy herbal hop flavors. Really good carbonation dances on the palate. Medium bodied malt, wheat flavors.


 aspidites (1274), manteca, California, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/517/20
Mar 3, 2005  
A vey sweet triple not cloying but right at my limit for the style. beautiful initial head with poor retention nice cnady sugar upfront Turbinado? with a apricots and white grapes to finish out the palate.



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