Charles Quint Rouge Rubis / Keizer Karel Robijn Rood
Haacht in Boortmeerbeek, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.77
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A rich, ruby red special beer that is top fermented and has a mildly sweet aroma of hops.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Kvickly as Keizer Karel / Charles Quint Ruby Red Øl. ABV 8.5%. Clear dark amber with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, yeasty and sugar. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. 161212
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2012
at 08:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle as "Keizer Karel / Charles Quint Ruby Red", 8.5%. CLear dark amber/red with big beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, hop and fruit. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, yeast, medium bitter, hop, little over carbonated and medium bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2012
at 04:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cl. bottle poured in to a tulip. Dark ruby colour with a huge, light tan head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, ripe fruits that gives a sour edge. Taste is sweet. Medium body with a slick texture. Characteristic lively carbonation. Sweet, fruity and slightly alcoholic finish. Decent, not outstanding Belgian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2012
at 10:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle at Kloster, Madrid. Pours very dark ruby with a light brown head. Aroma of caramel, malt and fruits with some roasty notes. Sweet and fruity with a light bitterness. Well balanced. Ok, but nothing special. (2012-08-18)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2012
at 13:26
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
330 ml bottle via Belgiuminabox. Beautiful red brown with full head and lots of carbonation. Aromas of roasted malts and sour dark fruit with a hint of toffee. Flavors of malt and plums. Nice balance - good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2012
at 19:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, as Robijn Rood. Clear reddish brown with a beige head. Aroma of plums, darkish caramel, a little dough. Rich dark fruits and caramel despite the fairly light body. Some citrus and spices - anise, ginger, cloves - at the end. No magic but pretty solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2012
at 06:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Jan 2007: This beer, in a four pack, was bought in a hurry, by mistake in a Brussels supermarket, I thought it was the normal Charles Quint. Back home in the UK I realised I had the wrong beer, no problems, I’ll see what this red version is all about. Looks fine, a light Aubergine purple/red, held up to the light, its true colour shines through, a clear red hue is clear to see, nice. Treacle, plumb bread aroma. Alcohol kick in the taste and mouthfeel, no great flavour, just the alcohol hitting you, not unpleasant, but not ideal if you are trying a few beers or wanting to be objective. Overall, fine, not a new classic, but OK.
Tried
on 08 May 2012
at 01:08