Gouden Carolus Classic
(has 3 batches)
Brouwerij Het Anker in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.52
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Dark, very balanced dosed caramel and aromatic malts provide, in combination with a traditional high fermentation, a unique beer that unites the warmth of wine and the freshness of beer.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 0.75l. Deep ruby pour, one finger frothy beige head. Medium retention, good lacing on the glass. Nice on the nose, sweet and malty, caramel, wheat, some floral notes. Medium body, soft carbonation. Slightly prickly. Average mouthfeel and texture. Malty sweet taste with very subtle herbal bitter notes. Aroma of caramel and toffee, wheat, dried fruits. Brown sugar, sticky mouthfeel. Slightly roasty. Mild liquory notes in the aftertaste, otherwise alcohol is pretty well hidden taste-wise. Warming, though. Short to medium finish, dry and sugary. Pretty good ale. Tasty and nicely balanced, rich taste and aroma. Feels more like dubbel, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2018
at 14:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle. Clear, mahogany colour with average, thick, firm, frothy to creamy, mostly lasting, moderately lacing, off-white head. Sweet-ish dark malty and yeasty fruity aroma, notes of red berries hints of dried fruit, plum, cherry, minimally toasty, nutty and sugary malty background, slightly yeasty spicy overtones. Taste is sweet dark malty and yeasty fruity, notes of malt lozenge, cherry, red berries, plum, hints of treacle, plum butter, slightly fruit acidic counterpart holds the sweetness at bay; sweet malty finish. Full body, smooth and soft, minimally sticky palate, gentle but effective carbonation. Minimally too sugary.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2018
at 23:05
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
Bière 75 cl achetée chez Van Uxem à Comines, Belgique. Jolie robe brune qui tire au rubis. Odeur de caramel, de rôti. Peu de mousse. Goût caramel, fruits mûrs, raisins secs, pruneaux, liqueur... Bouche ronde, souple, bel équilibre : l'alcool ne se ressent pas, tant les saveurs sont riches et complexes. Avec sa texture crèmeuse et sucrée, boire cette bière, c'est presque comme manger un bon dessert ! Une de mes bières favorites, qui me surprend par ses saveurs à chaque fois.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2018
at 18:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flasche 0,33l@1. Rastatter Biertage: Kastanienbraun, Mahagoni, dezente Trübung, wenig mäßig stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; in der Nase kräftige Süße, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, dezente Röstaromen, Schokolade, leicht alkoholisch; im Körper kräftige Süße, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Malz, kräftig Malzzucker, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, dezente Röstaromen, Schokolade; angenehmer fruchtig-würziger Nachgang
Tried
on 12 Jul 2018
at 07:28