Brouwerij Het Anker Gouden Carolus Indulgence 2020 - Funken

Gouden Carolus Indulgence 2020 - Funken

 

Brouwerij Het Anker in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪

  Smoked / Rauchbier Special
Score
6.88
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 33
Gouden Carolus Indulgence [Indulgence, zn., \in-’dәljәn(t)s\ Engels voor bron van vermaak, genot, verwennerij] is een serie gelimiteerde bieren die jaarlijks met wisselende inhoud worden uitgebracht.

Deze editie verenigt op elegante wijze de Duitse traditie van ‘Rauchbier’ (gerookt bier) met de goed uitgebalanceerde smaken van onze Belgische biercultuur.

Tijdens het brouwproces wordt een deel van de mout vervangen door ‘peated malt’ (gerookte mout). Dit resulteert in een amberkleurig bier met een kruidige en pittige hopsmaak, aangevuld met een zachte fruitigheid en subtiel rokerige toets die nog lang blijft nazinderen.

En geen rook zonder vuur! Deze Belgische interpretatie van een gerookt bier is alvast het ‘vonkje’ dat de lont doet ontbranden richting 2021, wanneer een gerookte smaakexpressie van Gouden Carolus Single Malt whisky zal worden uitgebracht. To be continued!
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
0.75 l bottle from 'Ace Drinks', best before December 2023, cellared for only about half a year. Clear, orangeish amber with a massive, foamy, stable, off-white head. Sweetish-malty, intensely smoky-medicinal aroma of peat, iodine, light caramel and traces of honey. Quite sweet, malty, rather smoky-medicinal, minimally fruity taste of honey, peat, iodine, light ash and a touch of citrus, followed by a medium long, gently bitter, quite smoky-medicinal, slightly yeasty-spicy and a little grassy finish. Medium body, smooth but also quite effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Rather bold for such an established Belgian brewery, very heavy on the peat. Still has that typically Belgian, rather yeasty-spicy character and a smooth but effervescent palate. I like it!
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2021 at 19:30

7/10
Ruikt naar vingerverf zoals verwacht. Nieuwe schoenen. Smaakt ook zo, maar niet te sterk. En dan word ik er wel blij van. Leuk.
Tried from Bottle on 28 May 2021 at 22:36

7.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear light brown colour. An interesting and very pleasant beer. Initially there's a gentle malt sweetness but the peaty elements gradually grow and grow adding earthiness, smokiness and a little meatiness too. The body is excellent. Very full and smooth. Has elements of German Bamberg but is less 'in your face'.
Tried on 29 Apr 2021 at 10:23

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
A 750ml bottle kindly shared by djoeye. Big shot followed by smoke when opened. Rocky, two-finger thick white head some of it remaining over a clear amber body, crocheted lacing. Peaty nose, distant scent of fruit. The taste character follows suit with peat and smoke, some notes of fruit as well. Woody. Prolonged peaty ending. Okay, rather unvaried though. (Rating session with djoeye, Finn and lmojoh, Tromsø 27.04.2021).
Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2021 at 08:15

5/10
Uklar gylden med offwhite skum som varer. Aroma malt røyk. Smak malt røyk. Middels fyldig, mye røyk. Flaske kjøpt på Vinmonopolet Jekta
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2021 at 18:49

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Uklar gylden med offwhite skum som varer. Aroma malt røyk. Smak malt røyk. Middels fyldig, mye røyk. Flaske kjøpt på Vinmonopolet Jekta delt med Rune, Finn og DjOeye
Tried on 27 Apr 2021 at 16:49

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Spandert av djoeye. Delt med ham, lmojoh og Rune i WCveien. Varm gylden. Kjempehøyt kremaktig skum. Daler sakte. Spotlacing. Aroma av survedbål. Smaken røkt torv. Tørr avslutning. Litt uvariert.
Tried on 27 Apr 2021 at 16:46

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle, 75cl corked. An almost clear one, golden in color, with a dense white head. Rather smoked aroma, with a nice fruityness. Pity the smoke masks most things. It's super smooth on the palate, full bodied and quite dry. Fruity flavor with lots of peat smoke. Some peppery hints. Lasting fruity and peated finish. Nice, but too peated. 210205
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2021 at 00:18

7/10
Wat leer en turf, uitstekend in balans met de makkelijk drinkbare Belg
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jan 2021 at 10:38

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle, 8.0%. Good peated aroma. Hazy amber colour. Big stable rocky white head. The flavour is nicely malty with a distinct but clean peat note. I am usually not a fan of peat, but this one is good.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2020 at 18:20