Subsidiaries
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Deep reddish brown colour, light brown head. Very refinened malty charamel flavours well balanced with the hops. Extremely high gravity and hence a very full body. A very refined Belgian Ale with lots of sweetness, but never cloying. When I first had this in 1993 it was just called "Gouden Carolus" at 7% ABV and came in a bottle with no label. In 1997 it was changed to "Gouden Carolus - Carolus D’Or" at 7,5% ABV and now it’s called "Gouden Carolus Classic" at 8,5% ABV. So it has changed quite a bit but is still a truly Belgian classic. 240793
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2005
at 10:31
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle Clear, deep amber body. Frothy , off-white head, which diminsihes fully. Spare lace. Malts and liquor in the aroma. Moderately bitter, lightly sweet initial flavour. Lightly bitter finish. Not very balanced. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2005
at 15:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tapped. Hazy brown colour, big foamy beige head. Strong caramel and licorace in aroma along with hints of alcohol. Stinging very sweet flavour of plum, fruit and alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2005
at 16:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy, dark amber with a big, short lived off-white head. Raspberry and cherry in the sweet, fruity aroma. Spicy and sweet flavour, not very long lasting. The flavour gets more hops depth as it warms up - don’t drink it too cool.
Tried
on 29 Mar 2005
at 15:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark deep red-brown beer; irregular, yellowish and dense head. Very alcoholic (not only ethanol) nose, a perfumed fresh greenery aroma, interspecked with some vegetable oil, as for some exotic recipe. Again an exotic taste: like the Indian yoghurt-with-mint-and-corianderleaf sauce, with a vegetable (soja+sesame?) oil flavour. Chocolate is there too, but not bitter at all, rather a sourish edge, marrying itself well with the fine vegetable, green spice flavours. Some plum, warming up. Full bodied, oily & slick. Special one, very unusual flavours. Brewed on demand of a Danish importer, now even available in the country of origin! Good one for my personal 6000th.
Tried
on 28 Mar 2005
at 13:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
BottleBlond, clear body. White frothy head, which lasts mostly. Hoppy, yeasty nose. Lightly bitter initial flavour; moderately bitter finish. Lightly soap. Nice pilsener.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2005
at 14:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Deep red/amber body, with short lived light brown head. Dominated by an unexpected aniseed / licorice aroma with some spice and malt. The flavour is also very spicy and I suppose it’s a hit or miss beer. A hit with me, but I couldn’t drink it every day. Probably good with fat foods.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2005
at 14:54
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled, 10%, 0,75l. Dark amber/brown colour with decent foamy head. Strong licorace aroma with weak hints of malt. The flavour is made of mainly licorace, but olso some spicy notes can be found. Nice aftertaste of licorace. A bit "sweet and sour" sauce feeling over it. Very nice beer. Hides alcohol very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2005
at 04:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 750ml, alc. 10% (BB 01/2007)
Dark ruby, big brown head. Aroma of parfumic licorice and sweat of hot summer day. Supringsly light bodied, hidden alcohol very well. Same kind of spicey and licorice flavor than in Gouden Carolus Noël but not so complex, some cooked banana. Finish has some salty-sweet mix with slightly alcoholic flavor. This one would propably be better when well-matured.
Dark ruby, big brown head. Aroma of parfumic licorice and sweat of hot summer day. Supringsly light bodied, hidden alcohol very well. Same kind of spicey and licorice flavor than in Gouden Carolus Noël but not so complex, some cooked banana. Finish has some salty-sweet mix with slightly alcoholic flavor. This one would propably be better when well-matured.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2005
at 12:23
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2003 tasted in 2005: Red-brown and cloudy, with light brown head. Plum dominated fruity aroma. Sweet flavour, but in a pleasant way, a bit too much alcohol though.
2004 tasted in 2010. Opened during Jeff Bridges’ Oscar speech, when obviously I should have been drinking White Russian instead. Great head duration and lacing. Caramel aroma with rich dried fruit, a bit on the oxidized side. Rather dry and vineous flavour with fruit and toffee. 8-5-8-4-16 = 4.1
2004 tasted in 2010. Opened during Jeff Bridges’ Oscar speech, when obviously I should have been drinking White Russian instead. Great head duration and lacing. Caramel aroma with rich dried fruit, a bit on the oxidized side. Rather dry and vineous flavour with fruit and toffee. 8-5-8-4-16 = 4.1
Tried
on 27 Feb 2005
at 20:52