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Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Ale - Strong Dark
Ertvelde, Belgium
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RATINGS: 3104   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.8/5   EST. CALORIES: 315   ABV: 10.5%
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Gulden Draak is a high fermentation beer with secondary fermentation. For the secondary fermentation, wine yeast is used. The white bottle, the black banner, the golden dragon and the red letters, constitute a stylish result that has no equal among the many Belgian special beers. Gulden Draak can be drunk as an aperitif or dessert, or whenever you have the time to sit back and relax. But this barley wine is also perfect with and in stews, especially the Ghent variety. It is also a plus in sauces for red meat, such as a bordelaise. It is particularly suited as a dessert beer, especially in combination with dark chocolate.

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3.3
ozzatoadisback (643) - ITALY - APR 18, 2024
UPDATED: APR 19, 2024 Pours dark red to light brown, a bit cloudy. Medium sized (pretty impressive for the abv) fluffy off-white head, recedes quite quickly but leaves nice lacing. Quite good intensity in a decently deep aroma: brown sugar, caramel, maybe a hint of honey, fruity notes (red/dried fruits, plum), perhaps the slightest spicy hint, some alcohol warmth. Taste notes follow the aroma closely with quite good intensity but so so definition. A light vinous feel. Quite clear alcohol feel, brings some nice warmth but feels maybe a tad too high. Pretty high sweetness in both taste and aftertaste, balanced enough by attenuation. Fruity aftertaste. Quite dense in body, perhaps a bit less than i expected for the abv, average fine bubbled carbonation. Semi full, borderline creamy with a bit of vividness from the carbonation. Overall quite pleasant, but far from the finest or richest BSDA examples.

4
pytrysek (876) - - APR 1, 2024
UPDATED: APR 1, 2024 Bottle. Pours clear brown with medium head. A: caramely, fruity T: medium/full body, mild carbonation, caramely, dark fruits, smooth, bit oily

3.7
alobar (5595) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 3, 2024
UPDATED: MAR 3, 2024 Pours a chestnut red color with aroma of dark fruit and caramel. Dark fruit flavor with notes of caramel, and molasses.

3.6
JoTheO (846) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - FEB 23, 2024
UPDATED: FEB 23, 2024 Bottle 330ml. Amber, clear. White head. Sweet, yeasty with molasses and dark sugar. Fruity plums and pears in the aftertaste.

3.4
pcvpcvpcv (371) - - DEC 26, 2023
UPDATED: JAN 5, 2024 barva tmave hneda zakalena. Pena husta a dobre drzi. Telo vyssi plnost. Riz vyssi stredni. Vune slad, karamel, trocha nejakeho ovoce. Chut sladova karamelova. Konec dlouhy sladko suchy hrejivy. Horkost nizsi stredni, ale existujici. Dobre upijedlo po palacinkach.

3
BreweryTickers18 (187) - POLAND - DEC 19, 2023
UPDATED: DEC 19, 2023 Śliczna czerwona barwa, zmieniaja się lekko pod wpływem swiatla. Lacing niezły, piana obficie pozostaje na ściankach. Smak najpierw alkoholowy, nie drażniący, następnie niczym spuszczone z samolotu piórko, subtelnie wpada deserowa słodycz i więcej ciekawych, trudniejszych do zidentyfikowania nutek. W posmaku alkohol ponownie dominuje.

4
Thomas_W1 (4663) - Rastatt, GERMANY - DEC 11, 2023
UPDATED: DEC 11, 2023 Flasche 0,33l: Kupfer, roter Bernstein, glasklar, sehr kräftiger + sehr stabiler feinporiger Schaum; frische + sehr fruchtige Nase, kräftig würzig, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Backpflaumen, malzig-würzige Süße, leichte frische Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, dunkles Karamell, Vanille, kräftige Hefearomen, leichte Röstaromen; süßer + sehr würziger Körper, fruchtig, kräftige würzig-fruchtige Süße, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, kräftig Malz, Malzzucker, Karamell, würziger Honig, cremig, kräftige Kohlensäure, kräftige Hefearomen, würzig-süße Röstaromen; angenehmer würzig-süßer Nachgang

3.9
FoamForever20 (2055) - STAVANGER, NORWAY - NOV 25, 2023
UPDATED: NOV 25, 2023 Red amber, clear, off-white head. Aroma of caramel and citrus. Taste of red fruits, caramel, fruity lingering aftertaste. High carbonation.

2.9
krhvt (6) - - NOV 7, 2023 does not count
UPDATED: NOV 7, 2023 Sterk metalige geur en smaak, verder vrij reguliere, zoete dubbel smaak van karamel en banaan met lichte hint van alcohol.

3.7
mr_fabi_134 (396) - - OCT 27, 2023
UPDATED: OCT 27, 2023 Bottle.Nussbraune farbe mit beiger schaumkrone,caramellaromen,holzig,süsslich,brauner zucker,leicht fruchtig.GUT


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