Gouden Carolus Tripel - Brouwerij Het Anker

birderbeerer

Virginia

4.1/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Golden with a tight white head, great lacing.

Loads of yeast in the aroma. With herbal hops. Earthy and oak.

Very mellow taste that follows the aroma. Hoppier than many tripels and less sweet, which accents the yeast more. Very good creaminess.

A nice tripel.

Serving type: bottle

10-21-2011 22:17:27 | More by birderbeerer

Blindpigbiz

California

4.05/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Smell: tangerines, delicate hops, and sweet basil

Taste: tart oranges, honey, coriander, subtle hops, and candied sugar

This is one of the first tripels I've had so my review may be slightly more leaning on the positives than the negatives. Regardless of what I just said, this beer is a must for tripel lovers and goes very well with green grapes, Brie cheese, and toast crackers; be sure to lay down the marmalade on each cracker

Also, I've had this out of a tulip and the company's chalice; I prefer the company's method of delivery

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 06:23:54 | More by Blindpigbiz

aflies

Arizona

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-22-2013 16:54:09 | More by aflies

johntfox

Florida

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-21-2013 18:21:40 | More by johntfox

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

4.24/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured into a tulip. Accidently poured a bit of the bottom sediment into the glass.

Balanced, maybe just a bit to the malty side, but with plenty of bitterness in the middle and a nice dry finish. I believe an excellent representation of the style. A beer I will buy again and would be proud to serve at my house.

A – Pours a light straw color. Slightly cloudy, even before the sediment. Huge dense white head, which faded to about half-finger and then maintained. Creamy, sticky white lacing. Good carbonation.

S – Not overly spicy, some faint fruity/citrusy sweetness, no alcohol.

T – Yeasty, a little spicy funk, slight tang of lemon, bitter but balanced with plenty of malt flavor. Dry finish. Hides its 9% ABV very well.

MF – Bright with a medium body.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 00:45:49 | More by Sludgeman

bcheng

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +9%

05-20-2013 01:11:24 | More by bcheng

jimctin

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-15-2013 18:01:54 | More by jimctin

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

1/5  rDev -75.8%

05-14-2013 01:08:12 | More by cfalovo97

Ammon

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-13-2013 00:30:16 | More by Ammon

GoHabsGo

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-12-2013 22:32:34 | More by GoHabsGo

Liquoric3

Germany

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-10-2013 15:27:58 | More by Liquoric3

GRUUMSH

Belgium

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-10-2013 10:17:16 | More by GRUUMSH

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev -3.1%

05-08-2013 01:52:32 | More by Sparky44

lostrikis

Spain

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

05-01-2013 12:26:11 | More by lostrikis

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a slight haze, pale straw colour, thin head, thin lacing.

S: green bananas, sour citrus, sour apples.

T: Same as nose with some breadyness.

M: High carbonation, full body. Dry body but finishes with some residual sweetness

O: Exceptional! This is a well balanced Triple with some great sourness balanced with sweetness.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 01:10:54 | More by Kremlock

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

4.19/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.5

A - Pours a slightly hazy pale golden colour, thumb of head with solid retention and nice chunky lacing.

S - Bitter citrus rind, bananas, cotton candy and mandarin orange, sweet yeast and a heavy dose of cloves and all-spice.

T - Sour citrus rind dominates alongside the cloves, mandarin oranges come through nicely with a peppery spice, leafy green hop presence and a bitter grapefruit finish. ABV is incredibly well hidden, making for a dangerously drinkable brew.

M - Lighter bodied ale that is a tad prickly, though finishes surprisingly wet.

O - A tasty tripel, and a tad lighter than I've had lately, which was nice for a change. This one was heavy on the citrus flavour profile, which I really enjoyed. I would certainly buy this one again, unfortunately, as is the case with the LCBO, these offerings don't last long.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 02:23:41 | More by andrenaline

falloutsnow

Illinois

4.51/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

From: Binny's, Champaign, IL
Date: Bottled in 2012
Glass: Tulip

Het Anker has a very good tripel with their recipe, which is very reminiscent of Chimay's Spéciale Cent Cinquante in aroma and flavor. Displaying a bouquet of flowery cherry blossoms along with citrus/banana esters and bread-like malts with similar flavors. Like the Chimay, this strikes me as a spring-appropriate beer, a bright tripel without the yeast heaviness that is found in many others (and which I enjoy as equally). I actually prefer this over Chimay's Spéciale Cent Cinquante, and its US distribution and relatively low price don't hurt.

Pours a very tall (4cm) head of off-white to beige foam, composed of small (on the bottom) to medium (middle) and large (top) bubbles. Retention lasts for ages, as expected for the style, and the foam eventually fades to a still substantial 0.75cm cap atop the body of the beer. Lacing is excellent, substantial thick washes mixed with spiderweb-like patterns line the insides of the glass. The body is a fairly bright golden orange color, about 40-50% opaque, with light bringing out brighter, paler yellow-orange hues. Carbonation is visible, quite active and very numerous.

Smells very similar to Chimay's Spéciale Cent Cinquante: bright, floral and fruity. There is a pleasant cherry-blossom scent, along with orange zest and mild banana, spicy Continental hops, sweet pale malts that accentuate the blossom-like scent, and subdued Belgian yeast phenols. Really phenomenal, a wonderful and lively aroma.

Front palate is of rich, sweet malt with notable cherry blossom flavors, musty Belgian yeast, banana-like esters, citrus zest (orange and bit of lemon), and slightly spicy and woodsy Continental hops. Mid-palate of banana, sweet and bready malts, Belgian yeast phenols, orange rind, diluted honey, pale malt sweetness, spice and woodsiness from Continental hops, and slight ethanol (as the beer warms). Back of palate picks up ethanol, slight coconut, pale bready malts, Belgian yeast phenols, and spicy Continental hop contributions. Aftertaste of peach, apricot, and nectarine with a touch of Belgian yeast phenols and musty banana.

Beer is medium-bodied, with carbonation of medium to medium-high intensity, resulting in a slightly fizzy, prickly feel at first, but quickly becoming very foamy, smooth and creamy, ultimately as soft on the palate as it is in smell and taste.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 05:27:43 | More by falloutsnow

philmen

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -3.1%

04-20-2013 15:50:51 | More by philmen

hotsudge

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-20-2013 13:37:54 | More by hotsudge

dipso123

California

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-18-2013 23:34:15 | More by dipso123

Danobold

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-16-2013 03:40:06 | More by Danobold

polloenfuego

Ontario (Canada)

4.36/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a 330 ml bottle into a snifter.

A three finger head appeared on top. The beer itself poured a hazy golden.

There are some fruity aromas present and an overall mild and pleasing aroma is present.

The taste is fruity and sweet with the carbonation being a little forward.

Quite a nice tripel...thanks to my Belgian buddy B for bringing this to me.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2013 17:17:37 | More by polloenfuego

AugustusRex

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-12-2013 14:08:47 | More by AugustusRex

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

4.33/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Hazy golden orange with just over a finger of white head, light lace as well here. Smell is fruity with lots of green apple and banana, yeasty with just a bit of spice to it as well, crisp malt with lots of lemony hops in there as well. Taste has spice up front followed by massive fruit largely in the way of green apple, lemony, banana and yeasty, mild lingering bitterness throughout, more fruit in the aftertaste. Medium-high prickly carbonation, medium creamy body. One of the better triplels I have had in a while, something worthy of multiple revisits.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 16:27:59 | More by peensteen

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +2.9%

04-08-2013 04:25:09 | More by ThinkAgain