Gulden Draak 3.78 1249

Gulden Draak

	Percentile
	97
	overall

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1249	3.79/5.0	3.78/5.0	10.5%	75.3	Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
Gulden Draak is a dark brown Triple Ale, which makes it an exception among the Belgian Triples. The second fermentation offers the nice creamy head, the full body and all the vitamins of the centuries old brewers yeast. It is a "thick" beer, that you can actually "eat" to adventure the complex taste. Gulden Draak balances a natural malt toffee-like sweetness with a mellow happiness and some hoppy accents. The aroma is round, sweet and reveals the 10.5 alcohol by volume.

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Rodders (127), Norwich, Norfolk, England

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	9/10	3/5	18/20

Jan 25, 2009

What a beautiful beer in every sense of the word. Smells strongly of alcohol when poured but taste isn’t overly present, just warms the throat plesently. Appearance is of a strong, dark beer. Hints of fruit, with a sweet caramel taste that lingers well. Truely an enjoyable beer.

pj1855 (157), Eagan, Minnesota, USA

4.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.5	9/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	18/20

Jan 25, 2009

Outstanding beer. Pours a dark brown with a good sized light brown head. Aroma of malts, spice and some alcohol. Flavor - Perfect combination of sweet malt and spice. Very smooth for 10.5 abv.

cluny6 (115), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	5/5	7/10	3/5	17/20

Jan 23, 2009

Lost my notes. I remeber it being a very good beer that I would love to have again. More notes to come.

finol (527), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	3/5	8/10	5/5	16/20

Jan 23, 2009

Bottle from Systembolaget. Dark burgundy colour and no head. Raisins, malts and spices. Very well balanced.

jkwalking05 (1501), Arlington, Texas, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	13/20

Jan 23, 2009

Medium red amber in color with a good sized head. Aroma is fruity and slightly spicy. Flavor is of fruit, caramel, some toffee, and spices.

bookman10 (91), Osseo, Minnesota, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	13/20

Jan 23, 2009

This is an interesting beer, though a bit too sweet for my taste. Pours a beautiful dark brown with a nice full head. Very interesting mix a flavors and aromas. A beer to be sampled and savored, not rushed.

WeeHeavySD (3041), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jan 22, 2009

330ml bottle from Whole Foods. Shared with dalekliz. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose is sweet and light. Taste is sweet with a rich caramel malt backbone. Pretty nice, quad, surprised I ignored for so long.

Amaj80HC (13), 9, Belgium

4.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.6	9/10	4/5	9/10	5/5	19/20

Jan 20, 2009

This beer is in many ways similar to the numero uno. But beats it in every aspect. For this reason alone i sell my ten crates of Westvleteren. No more hypes for me.

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