Gouden Carolus Carolus D'Or
Brouwerij Het Anker

Bottle pour into a taster glass.
Brown appearance with no head likely due to its 50+ year age. Dusty nose and taste, with expected but modest oxidation. Mouthfeel is thin and still.

 

2004 vintage

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice dark brown almost black with a thin mocha head that fades to leave light wisps and a thin blanket.

S - Aromas of light honey and chocolate, little bit of Belgian sugars. Candy and sweet.

T - Taste is similar to the nose with loads of candy and sugar. Little heavy and sticky.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, thin, syrupy.

2004
Decent fizzy head, dark clear ruby colour

Nose aged malt, soft vinous like age, caramel, toffee, tons of dark fruits fig date

Taste sweet candy malt but not too sweet, soft aged vinous malt, caramel toffee, big dark fruits fig date raisin, nutty, touch paper oxidation, hint chocolate

Mouth fillet bod, lighter carb, little to no alcohol

 

2003 bottle from my basement: This one pours a clear dark ruby tinged brown color. It opened with quite a pop, but there was no real head on it. A wonderful nose. Some sweetness, yeasty and bready, and with plums, raisins and other dark fruits. The taste is excellent. A subtlety mix of dark plum, caramel, bread, raisins and quite a few other fruits. This was superb.