Gouden Carolus Noel

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by MortenO, Dec 13, 2014.

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  1. MortenO

    MortenO Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2014 Denmark

    I had the pleasure of tasting the 2007, 2012 and 2014 vintages of Gouden Carolus Noël (christmas) in a vertical tasting (at Ølbaren, Denmark).

    The clear winner was the 2012, but with a bias towards the 2007. I think the sweet spot may be around 3-5 years for this beer. The 2012 was full-bodied, rich, creamy and with less licorice

    The 20014 was way too one-dimensional, which is funny as I really like this beer (normally, on its own). The 2007 had lost all its licorice, the 2014 had nothing but it. The 2007 was pretty smooth and port-ish, perhaps with a bit too much oxidation(?).
     
    #1 MortenO, Dec 13, 2014
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  2. youradhere

    youradhere Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2008 Washington

    Good to hear, I've got some 2011 of the regular (blue).
     
    #2 youradhere, Dec 13, 2014
  3. MortenO

    MortenO Initiate (0) Oct 22, 2014 Denmark

    You mean the Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue? If so, that's one of my all-time favorite beers, especially at 4-6 years old. But it's no Christmas beer :slight_smile:
     
    #3 MortenO, Dec 13, 2014
  4. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    No, he means the Noel. Completely different beer. Belgian Dark Strong with Xmas spices, much like the other Belgian Xmas beers.
     
    #4 RDMII, Dec 14, 2014
  5. AndrewK

    AndrewK Savant (1,123) Oct 20, 2006 California

    You quoted the OP, who was replying to youradhere.
     
    #5 AndrewK, Dec 14, 2014
  6. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Say what?
     
    #6 RDMII, Dec 14, 2014
  7. AndrewK

    AndrewK Savant (1,123) Oct 20, 2006 California

    The second reply in this thread, which you quoted, wasn't referring to the original post, but was replying to the post from user youradhere. The OP made a post about GC Noel, youradhere replied saying that he had some Keizer Blauw, then the OP replied to him saying that youradhere was referring to Keizer Blauw when he said "regular (blue). You quoted the OP in this reply, thinking that he was correcting the OP (presumably not realizing that they were the same person), not correcting youradhere, so I tried to point that out to end any confusion. That was way too convoluted.

    But as to the post, I had a bottle of '13 Noel yesterday, and the anise was just starting to subside, but I think I prefer it with a couple years on it.
     
    #7 AndrewK, Dec 14, 2014
  8. belvedere86

    belvedere86 Pooh-Bah (1,716) Apr 1, 2013 Belgium
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    This beer needs at least 1 year of aging. Fresh it has way too much anise!
     
    #8 belvedere86, Dec 14, 2014
  9. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    I can't read. You win.
     
    #9 RDMII, Dec 14, 2014
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