Charles Quint Blonde / Keizer Karel Blond
Brouwerij Haacht NV
- From:
- Brouwerij Haacht NV
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #162 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #28,201 - Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 11.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 30
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 05, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 02, 2008
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 22
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
3.3/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.3/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Copenhagen 18/7 2015. 75 cl bottle from SuperBrugsen shared with my girlfriend. White label with a drawing of who I suppose is the infamous "Carles Quint".
Pours clear yellow with a white head. Disappears very fast.
Aroma is a little floral and fruity. Sweet peach and pineapple.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, oily, soft yet lively and tangling.
Flavor is fruity and a little spicy. A little citrus as well. Some notes of alcohol - but pleasant enough.
Fine blonde. Maybe a little generic.
Mar 05, 2026Pours clear yellow with a white head. Disappears very fast.
Aroma is a little floral and fruity. Sweet peach and pineapple.
Medium strong carbonation. Thin, oily, soft yet lively and tangling.
Flavor is fruity and a little spicy. A little citrus as well. Some notes of alcohol - but pleasant enough.
Fine blonde. Maybe a little generic.
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This had a great balance. Light-bodied but with good bold flavor. Sweet, but balanced by Belgian yeast and subdued bitterness. Mildly dry on the finish. Very approachable.
Jul 13, 2024
Reviewed by stcules from Italy
3.42/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Golden blonde, a lot of white, creamy head. Beautiful.
Smell: malt, candy sugar, pear, yeast, some alcohol.
And orange peel. Very belgian, not bad.
Malt and candy sugar in the taste, too, yeast. Again, very belgian.
Not heavy, even if the alcohol is present.
Fruit (pear and peach) in the aftertaste.
Classic, honest.
Feb 03, 2024Smell: malt, candy sugar, pear, yeast, some alcohol.
And orange peel. Very belgian, not bad.
Malt and candy sugar in the taste, too, yeast. Again, very belgian.
Not heavy, even if the alcohol is present.
Fruit (pear and peach) in the aftertaste.
Classic, honest.
Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Mirage in De Panne, Belgium.
This one is just straight up good. Name a blonde hottie popping out of a cake (or whatever you are into), and that’s what you have here. A Jack in the box that entertains for days. Tasty as hell, but smooth like heaven. Raul feels redeemed.
Aug 08, 2021This one is just straight up good. Name a blonde hottie popping out of a cake (or whatever you are into), and that’s what you have here. A Jack in the box that entertains for days. Tasty as hell, but smooth like heaven. Raul feels redeemed.
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
4.05/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Wow, what a lovely beer. The 8.5% comes through loud and clear, but it's all so balanced and elegant. Looks great, great ongoing carbonation, wonderful full and interesting taste and the mouthfeel is full-on, even for a weighty 8.5%. Put another way this Blond has more presence than the 8.0% Tripel I've just enjoyed.
I wish I'd got to this earlier in the evening on a fresh palate - what an accomplished beer.
Bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery 330ml BB: 14/01/2021
Sep 18, 2020I wish I'd got to this earlier in the evening on a fresh palate - what an accomplished beer.
Bought from BeersOfEurope/UK for home delivery 330ml BB: 14/01/2021
Rated by DucksFan16 from Tennessee
2.57/5 rDev -32%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.57/5 rDev -32%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
06/24/2017
Jun 24, 2017
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