Gouden Carolus Indulgence 2024 - Margaretha
Brouwerij Het Anker in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Collab with: VerhaegheFlemish Red / Bruin Series
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Score
7.13
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Gouden Carolus Indulgence is a series of limited beers that are released annually with varying content.
Margaretha, the 10th taste expression under this label, is a dark beer of 8.5% vol. whose essence revolves around the delicate balance between sour and sweet.
By combining dark and Flemish red brown beer, we create a unique taste combination in which dark chocolate and ripe fruit go together with a subtly sour aftertaste. After months of maturing on cherries, we achieve extra depth of taste.
With this anniversary edition, we not only celebrate a milestone, but we also bring color and taste together in a masterful harmony.
Margaretha is the result of a unique collaboration between Brewery Verhaeghe out of Vichte (BE) and Het Anker.
Margaretha, the 10th taste expression under this label, is a dark beer of 8.5% vol. whose essence revolves around the delicate balance between sour and sweet.
By combining dark and Flemish red brown beer, we create a unique taste combination in which dark chocolate and ripe fruit go together with a subtly sour aftertaste. After months of maturing on cherries, we achieve extra depth of taste.
With this anniversary edition, we not only celebrate a milestone, but we also bring color and taste together in a masterful harmony.
Margaretha is the result of a unique collaboration between Brewery Verhaeghe out of Vichte (BE) and Het Anker.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle we picked up in Belgium in Dec' 24, had this in the company of Jonas, Ursula and Marko Saturday 8th February 2025 at home, Manglham we had Lasagna and we're listening to ByteFM. Loz has made three different types of bread and she also made a Gooseberry Crumble Cake and a Gooseberry Ice Cream which was great. Pours dark chestnut but wow straight off with a nice tart cherriness. Quite an easy drinking big beer, nice carbonation, it's zappy, tart and most enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 22:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 5
Overall 7
Bottle, last one at the end of a lovely evening. Cherry. Cherry blackberry (and something else, but the site ate my first rating). Fizzy, tart, cherry, followed by a slightly sticky aftertaste, but still close to not too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 22:23
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Ruby red, offwhite to pink lace. Dry cherry, almond, berry fizz, chewy, light wood dryness, almone, cherrypits, pleasant dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 22:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled, from Systembolaget. Almost clear burgundy colour, rich, firm head. Marzipany, oaky cherry aroma. Sweet with medium to full body and well rounded mouthfeel. Mild oaky tartness, lots of pithy cherries, some marzipan. Mild pithy bitterness. Unfortunately the finer details and drowned in cherries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2025
at 21:34
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2025
at 16:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Red with off white head - Red berry and wood aroma - Red berry and wood flavours - The red berry flavours and wood goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 01 Jan 2025
at 21:59
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Aus der Flasche (bbe 31.12.2027) im 2024-11 getrunken. Dieses dunkle Ale zeigt deutlich die mitgebrauten Kirschen und eine schönen malzigen Körper, der an ein Belgisches Dubbel erinnert. Alles zusammen wie die Säure der Kirschen und die malzige Süße zeigt sich wunderbar harmonisch. Ein klasse Ale!
Tried
on 07 Dec 2024
at 15:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 75cl corked. An almost clear one, reddish copper colored and with a quite small off-white head. Cherry and cherry pit aroma with a gentle backdrop of a Belgian ale. Faintly spiced, some dark dried fruit and caramel. It’s full-bodied and nicely carbonated, semi-sweet, with a mostly fruity flavor. Dark dried fruit, cherry, cherry pits and cocktail cherries. Lasting finish. A bit too much on the cherry side, but it’s nice anyway. 241129
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2024
at 13:42
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 8
Overall 3.5
Lukt: Syrlige frukter. Utseende: Rødbrun. Skum/kullsyre: Lite skum. Smak: Syrlige frukter. Medium: Rating:2-43247, Flaske@750ml, ABV@8.5%, Når@29.11.2024. Hvor: Samling Komlefjorden 2024. Het Anker Gouden Carolus Indulgence 2024 - Margaretha Belgian Ale - Strong Dark
Tried
on 26 Nov 2024
at 06:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
75cl bottle from Colruyt Etterbeek Jourdan in Brussels. F: medium, tan pink, quickly diminishing. C: dark red to brown. A: dark cherries, chocolate, banana, caramel. T: full malty base, dark light sour cherries, chocolate, blackberries, caramel, dry on the palate, toast, woody, nice balanced bitterness, soft carbonation, good balanced beer connected more style here, enjoyed for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2024
at 20:13