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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
6403.77/5.03.76/5.09%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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 WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/517/20
Apr 25, 2008  
This was wonderful. Belgian appearance; rich golden body, huge head. Nose of a tripel ... bread and yeast. Taste of a tripel, bread, yeast, with a longer and more bitter finish than I expected. Wonderfully creamy palate.


 jimhilt (1682), Bow, New Hampshire, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Feb 3, 2005  
Pours a two-finger white head that vanishes without a trace lace. Cloudy amber color. Light-medium carbonation and light-medium bodied. Nose is distinctly raisins, starts sweet and finishes sweet and sour but mellow. No hint of alcohol!! Another excellent triple. 330ml bottle for $3.49 from Hoosick St. Discount Bev, Troy, NY.


 DCopperfields (144), Alabama, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/518/20
Feb 3, 2004  
Lightly citrousy on the nose, a touch peppery. Beautiful, hazy golden color with a big, fluffy white head consisting of a mountainous range of deeply packed little bubbles. Bold flavor, big mouthfeel. Sharply astringent, relaxed by a wave of sweet malt hopped just so. Tart, nevertheless. Fruity, leathery nature caries through to a dry finish. Nice.


 Crockett (904), Steelback County, Ontario, Canada
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/58/103/517/20
Oct 31, 2004  
Pours light orange with a tall foaming off white head. Fantastic spiced bread, herbal aroma. Caramel, kiwi, pepper. Toasty. Very dry with some sharp honey notes. Grass and strawberry in the finish. Although not a text book tripel, this stuff is very tastey.


 Dixen (1465), Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/104/516/20
Jun 26, 2004  
Hazy blond to golden body, with a lovely thick and creamy off-white head. Aroma is very complex, spices, banana, yeast, very peppery, some orange too, apple, lovely aroma. At the first taste, you cant really understand that its a triple, cause your mind tells you that this should be a dark belgian ale. But then the spices and the fresh yeastyness hits you, and then youre sold. A good alcohol burn in the end finishes the whole deal off perfectly. A very nice and balanced brew. Im really beginning to like triples and this one is magnificent. Another fantastic brew from Het Anker.


 macguy (145), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/104/517/20
Feb 26, 2007  
Delicious triple. Nice white head, beautiful lacing, Nose has anise notes. Taste is a little sweet for me, but delicious. The color is amber with a nice cloud.


 Doggythedog (1589), Split, Croatia
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/59/104/517/20
Nov 27, 2006  
Poured a nice golden body on top of which perched a medium sized white head that went away fast. The nose is lovely... bubblegum, banana, really perfumey, malt, some coriander. The taste is again fruity, coriander,honey, oranges, apple, candy, yeast... Lovely. Definitely not a by the book triple... Damn I love this brewery.


 drfabulous (1243), Columbia, Missouri, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 3, 2007  
Rich flavors. Deep color. A really nice beer that deserves higher ratings here. Pours a nice malty body. Not too sweet. But nice and "brown."



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