Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Mechelschen Bruynen from Brouwerij Het Anker 22 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
The aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel. The color is a hazy amber and it has a small disappearing head. The flavor is sweet with notes of corriander and cloves. It ends on a dry note. The label is awful.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Red-amber colour with bubbles with slightly brownish homogeneous head. Malty aroma. Bittery, spicy flavour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Non-transparant brwon amber colour, with a little bit of bubbles. Slightly brownish head. Alcoholic, spicy (koriander) aroma. The flavour is also alcoholish and spicy. It starts bittery and ends very bitter. A litte bit sweet too.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dutch ratebeer meeting. Clear red-brown, medium head. Aroma of licorice and anis. Sweet taste, licorice, butter, lakritz/salmiak, anis.
fiulijn (28383) reviewed Gouden Carolus Tripel from Brouwerij Het Anker 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Hazy amber color. Malt, alcohol, egg nose. Good strength, but too much alcohol; otherwise, just reasonable malt and a quite stronger bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown in colour with a dense tan head. Aroma of nutmeg, strong malt, raisins and a few other fruits. Medium-bodied; Slight sweet fruit flavour up front with raisins and other pit fruits rounding out the flavours. Aftertaste bittered from the malt and shares some dark spiceyness. Overall, a decent beer-definately worth trying in the winter! I shared this bottle, purchased by good friend JonR888710, which he purchased at Whole Foods in Vienna, Virginia. I sampled this one on 29-November-2003.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Orangey-amber colour. Thick, lightly browned head. Aroma of cherries, alcohol, semisweet chocolate, oranges. The palate is assertively alcoholic, with cherries, slight spiciness and a lightly orangey fruitiness. Lingering alcohol in the finish.
omhper (45152) reviewed Gouden Carolus Classic from Brouwerij Het Anker 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Bottled. Clear nut brown, rich head. Mild coffee up front. Dry with fine elastic, firm maltiness. Notes of chocolate. Salty, woody finish. Simply beautiful.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Deep amber in color, little carbonation - begins with a small head that disappears completely - big, "festive" nose, full of plums, figs...fruitcake smelling - flavor has lots of plums, spices, brown sugar, cloves - quite interesting and complex - the finish falls short and is a bit thin - alcohol is well-masked, considering, but is noticable - I think this will really improve with age.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
The aroma is sweet and fruity with notes of caramel, cloves, and dates. The color is dark brown and it has a beutiful though disappearing beige head. The flavor is very complex - malt sweet with notes of fruits, cloves and dates. A great Christmas brew.