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Gulden Draak

Percentile
97
overall
Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
12423.79/5.03.78/5.010.5%73.5Trappist 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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 Bullit (1374), Glasgow, Scotland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
May 12, 2008  
Dark red colour, big foamy head. Aroma has caramel and yeast. Flavour is yeasty and sugary, with some spices. Alcohol is dominant. Full body.


 gam (1112), brisbane, Australia
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/517/20
May 11, 2008  
Thick bubbly head on ruby red pour good carbonation,misty thick beer.Aroma,honey syrup,caramel port wine,strong malt.Flavour rich banana notes maybe ginger,caramel syrup port wine(plum)raisin,liccorice,figs,raw sugar taste,mild chocolate malt,finish mourishingly tasty dry,tops,thick,n,lovely.


 PhillyBeer2112 (2089), Orange Park, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
May 9, 2008  
Reddish brown in color with a webby thick beige head. Aroma features some lightly caramelized sugar and just a bit of pineapple - perhaps also some doughy yeastiness. Highly carbonated so the initial taste is simply fizz and carbonic bite. Diving in further, I’m still not getting much beyond this bite. There’s a mellow caramel sweetness in there. The finish has some fair hop to it. Allowing it to settle and lose some carbonation: the hoppy finish has become more apparent. The caramel sugars a tad less lively. A vague tropical fruit is hinted at. Pouring the yeast in (it took awhile because of the heavy foaming) smoothed things out considerably, adding a creaminess to the palate and enhancing the fruitiness.


wacho (51), Izegem, Belgium
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/517/20
May 9, 2008  
geproeft in ’t Rusteel te Gullegem. Een caramel moutige geur waar de alcoholische prikkeling reeds merkbaar is. Een bitter, zoetzure smaak met de hoofdtoon naar het zoete. het goed mondgevoel heeft ook een zoiete alcoholische nasmaak


 TheCaptain (559), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/510/104/519/20
May 8, 2008  
Bottle from State Line L- Poured in a corsendonk glass with a huge foam head, amber chocolate brown pour, nice sticky foam lacing. Aroma of toffee, sweet malts, yeast, wife enjoyed a snip. Creamy on the pallet and a pleasure to just sup and enjoy. The lacing on this was awesome, still have some on the glass at the end. Great mellow ale, perfect blend of alcohol that wont put you on your ass-at least not right away. I’m loving this stuff, even after it warms still a treat. This is what Belgian Ales are all about. Getting more of this real soon!


 blackmurder (164), sadf, Hawaii, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 6, 2008  
I really liked this one, it makes me feel bad for giving it under a 4. It is a really typical Belgian triple with a heavy alcohol hit. I would compare it to the offering of St. Bernardus. It came in a cheesy painted glass bottle though, which was actually really cool looking. The label is cool too, and I bought this one for no reason other than the cool label and my desire for new beer.


 pumpmaster (480), Pembroke Pines, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
May 5, 2008  
11.3 ounce bottle purchased at Total Wine Fort Lauderdale, FL for $4.79 Very good!


 mgoy (343), Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
May 1, 2008    Updated: May 5, 2008
Graduation weekend in Bloomington. Gulden Draak is a beautiful amber color with and perfectly formed off-white head. The aroma is sweet with raising and other fruit notes. The flavor is full bodied with a great sweet and complex malt and the sweet raisin and caramel flavor make this a perfect beer for any meal.



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