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Gouden Carolus Tripel
Brouwerij Het Anker
- From:
- Brouwerij Het Anker
- Belgium
- Style:
- Tripel
Ranked #15 - ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #4,641 - Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 10.39%
- Reviews:
- 490
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Tuesday at 03:11 AM
- Added:
- Aug 12, 2002
- Wants:
- 105
- Gots:
- 210
Full graceful tenderness, with a clean and neat taste, this ale will enchant you: matured in the bottle, exclusively obtained from pale malt, highly fermented and 100% natural. With a full-bodied flavor that still works thirst quenching, thanks to a balanced hoping. This pleasant golden ale is preferred by all who love heavier, somewhat seasoned and refreshing ale.
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Ratings by Converge:
Reviewed by Converge from Canada (AB)
4.28/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.28/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
330ml bottle poured into a 16oz goblet.
A - Pours a medium golden-amber with moderate haze and a sticky, snow-white head. Quite a bit of carbonation flowing up the glass. Head retains stubbornly and taking style and glassware into consideration, it laces very nicely.
S - Zesty, grassy hops, Belgian yeast and coriander up front. Bready malt, honey, hay, and candi sugar. Fruitiness is comprised mainly of white grapes and pears. Spices add some balance to all the sweeter aromas.
T - Follows the nose for the most part. Lots of bready malt, Belgian yeast, grassy hops, and zesty, earthy flavors. Finishes with some spice and hops, with pear and white grapes making an appearance as well. Less sweet than the aroma had me thinking, as the candi sugar and honey aren't here as much; although they still provide a nice sweetness. White grape and hops provide some dryness and slight bitterness respectively to the finish. Alcohol presence is minimal. A nice bubblegum flavor comes through as it warms. Overall a strong representation of the style but could have used a bit more complexity or depth to the profile in the end.
M - Fine and very smooth carbonation with a medium body. Very smooth overall. Dry finish, with some spice and mild bittering character. Fitting of the style, and very nice.
D - Overall this is a very nice tripel, and a great representation of what one should be. While not the most complex brew in the style, it's flavorful and very drinkable. I'd love to see how some age treats this one.
Jul 07, 2012A - Pours a medium golden-amber with moderate haze and a sticky, snow-white head. Quite a bit of carbonation flowing up the glass. Head retains stubbornly and taking style and glassware into consideration, it laces very nicely.
S - Zesty, grassy hops, Belgian yeast and coriander up front. Bready malt, honey, hay, and candi sugar. Fruitiness is comprised mainly of white grapes and pears. Spices add some balance to all the sweeter aromas.
T - Follows the nose for the most part. Lots of bready malt, Belgian yeast, grassy hops, and zesty, earthy flavors. Finishes with some spice and hops, with pear and white grapes making an appearance as well. Less sweet than the aroma had me thinking, as the candi sugar and honey aren't here as much; although they still provide a nice sweetness. White grape and hops provide some dryness and slight bitterness respectively to the finish. Alcohol presence is minimal. A nice bubblegum flavor comes through as it warms. Overall a strong representation of the style but could have used a bit more complexity or depth to the profile in the end.
M - Fine and very smooth carbonation with a medium body. Very smooth overall. Dry finish, with some spice and mild bittering character. Fitting of the style, and very nice.
D - Overall this is a very nice tripel, and a great representation of what one should be. While not the most complex brew in the style, it's flavorful and very drinkable. I'd love to see how some age treats this one.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by solok from California
3.98/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Perfect golden color and healthy head. Smell is malty with just a hint of raisin. Tasty and balanced. Some herbaceous quality. Very strong effervescence.
Tuesday at 03:11 AMReviewed by tenbeersbold from Germany
3.15/5 rDev -23.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
3.15/5 rDev -23.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
A good beer no doubt but not what I look for in a Tripel.
I think its thin and overly bitter finish really takes away from the style.
It looks like a clear yellow foamy lager in the glass.
I like my Tripels with a lot more funk substance than this
Mar 14, 2024I think its thin and overly bitter finish really takes away from the style.
It looks like a clear yellow foamy lager in the glass.
I like my Tripels with a lot more funk substance than this
Rated by YuckQi
2.99/5 rDev -27.8%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.99/5 rDev -27.8%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours with so much frothy head that it isn't drinkable for quite some time. Kind of a mess. Not looking forward to ever having this again.
Dec 06, 2023Reviewed by mwilbur from Minnesota
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from 750 mL bottle into tulip.
A: It’s a live one! Foam quickly forms after opening, so beware! Pours a hazy yellow orange hue with 3+ inch billowy cream colored head with excellent retention.
S: Very aromatic with orange zest, coriander, fruity yeast, white pepper, honey, and delicate cracker malt.
T: Delicious fruit notes of pear, apple, orange, and hints of banana and peach. Honeyed malt, coriander, earthy white pepper, and a nice herbal hop note too.
M: Light body. Effervescent with layers of delicate fruit and honey sweetness overlaying a dry cracker malt. A touch of hop bitterness provides excellent balance. While very light on the palate, it still lingers and matures nicely.
D: An outstanding example of style! A superb tripel…one to enjoy on its own or pair with food.
Nov 28, 2023A: It’s a live one! Foam quickly forms after opening, so beware! Pours a hazy yellow orange hue with 3+ inch billowy cream colored head with excellent retention.
S: Very aromatic with orange zest, coriander, fruity yeast, white pepper, honey, and delicate cracker malt.
T: Delicious fruit notes of pear, apple, orange, and hints of banana and peach. Honeyed malt, coriander, earthy white pepper, and a nice herbal hop note too.
M: Light body. Effervescent with layers of delicate fruit and honey sweetness overlaying a dry cracker malt. A touch of hop bitterness provides excellent balance. While very light on the palate, it still lingers and matures nicely.
D: An outstanding example of style! A superb tripel…one to enjoy on its own or pair with food.
Reviewed by txaudiophile from Texas
4.37/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.37/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Poured into a teku from a bottle with a date of June 29th, 2021, so almost 2.5 years old. The body and mouthfeel is perfect. Bitter but also refreshing. This would be perfect for a warm/hot day. A little more bitterness than I usually like, but it somehow works really well with the other flavors. I imagine this is amazing on tap. Definitely worth checking out.
Nov 09, 2023Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330ml bottle into a tulip. Bottled 6/29/21, so over 2 years old.
Looks very nice, slightly cloudy pale amber body. Big head persists as a fat collar and covering. Aroma is a bit off, floral, almost perfumed. On tasting, very interesting beer. Initially there is a full sweet and floral taste. A dry spice note follows, and the finish is faintly bitter. Overall, and enjoyable and complex tripel.
Oct 06, 2023Looks very nice, slightly cloudy pale amber body. Big head persists as a fat collar and covering. Aroma is a bit off, floral, almost perfumed. On tasting, very interesting beer. Initially there is a full sweet and floral taste. A dry spice note follows, and the finish is faintly bitter. Overall, and enjoyable and complex tripel.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
4.06/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I had this on draft 9/5/23 @ the Hopleaf.
Cloudy dull orange appearance.
Big khaki head; a thick curtain of tree-rung lacing remained.
Artisanal soap, fresh flowers, mild banana & faint clove notes in the rather bold nose.
Creamy medium mouthfeel.
Banana, cream, lemon & mild fresh flower flavors up front; dry clove notes on the finish.
Smelled a bit more interesting than it tasted, but overall this is a fine Tripel.
Sep 09, 2023Cloudy dull orange appearance.
Big khaki head; a thick curtain of tree-rung lacing remained.
Artisanal soap, fresh flowers, mild banana & faint clove notes in the rather bold nose.
Creamy medium mouthfeel.
Banana, cream, lemon & mild fresh flower flavors up front; dry clove notes on the finish.
Smelled a bit more interesting than it tasted, but overall this is a fine Tripel.
Gouden Carolus Tripel from Brouwerij Het Anker
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
1070 ratings
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