Yeah, I know. It's a few days late, but it's that time of year. I hope everyone had a great holiday, whichever one you celebrate. Our kids had a pretty good Christmas, which is really the whole point. The grown-ups did get a new Kodak EasyShare camera. Since our last digital camera was about twelve years old, I figured it was time for an upgrade. I still need to do some fiddling with it to get the settings to where I like it. But I like to fiddle. I'm a fiddler. I also got some beer mug boxers, but I will spare you the photos on those.I did happen to get a couple of nice holiday beers in my stocking, one of which is Gouden Carolus Noël, brewed by Brewery Het Anker. Brewery Het Anker is a Belgian brewery that was established in 1369, so they have been around a while. Beers from this brewery are fairly easy to come by, including Gouden Carolus Carolus D'Or - Cuvée Van De Keizer which ranks in BeerAdvocate's Top 100
750 ml corked bottle, poured into a St. Bernardus goblet. This fizzy dark tan head that is quick to recede. Small spots float on the surface with a pencil thin ring around the edge. Color is a dark ruby red. There are nice refracting effects when held to the light. Not the most visually fascinating Belgian, so we'll see how the rest stands up.
Smell has that distinct musty Belgian yeast aroma, but there are some some fruity notes as well. I'm going to go with a dark cherry. Taste brings in more spices. There is definitely some orange peel, and there is a little cinnamon and ginger.
Mouthfeel is a little thin for me, but the carbonation is pretty crisp. I think is would go with more body and less carbonation, but that's me. For a 10.5 it goes down really fast. There is a mild alcohol burn, but the spices keep it shadowed.
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