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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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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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 Ramenen (456), San Salvador, El Salvador
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20

Oct 11, 2009  
Drank it with rcasta, rsamayoa and dageek in the Pepeshka while traveling in la bocana. Medium bodied, creamy texture and mouthfeel. Nice and balanced a tad sweet like toffee.

 gyllenbock (296), Stockholm, Sweden
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Dec 8, 2009  
Bottle. The color is dark reddish brown, the foam is thick. Aroma of alcohol, cola and fruit. The beer has a warming feeling. Full-bodied, fruity, sweet, malt and yeast. Aftertaste is long and sweet.


 Jblauvs (581), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Dec 7, 2009  
Dark Brown cloudy pour with a thin offwhite head than shrinks to a film. Aroma is sweet and very fruity, juicy nectarine, over ripe peaches, dark candi sugars. Flavor is more nectar fruit, some breadiness, booze, and molasses. finish is warming and a bit sticky. Solid


 gracefullypunk (316), Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 7, 2009  
Ruby colored pour with minimal head and some lace. Brown sugar, some vinegar in the aroma. Taste was slightly tart and sugary.


brendaniel (2), , Pennsylvania, USA
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 5, 2009  
Acquired this one from the pastor ... holy man and beer lover. Sweet raisin, citrus, almost orange juice aroma. Dark golden orange hazy, tan appearance, little foam with minimal retention, ... faded after a couple minutes. Taste was a heavy cloying sweetness, some burnt flavors, maybe figs ... very strong but not overpowering. Full body, creamy texture, lively, long and sweet finish. Alcohol is present throughout the beer - but soothing - not strong. Excellent dark triple!! One of my favorites.


 HonkeyBra (1342), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2009  
Dark, murky brown pour with some head, some lacing. Aroma of mild sweetness, slight dough, belgian yeast. Flavor is mildly fruity, mostly prunes and raisins, some doughy breadiness, and a slight herbal bitterness. A bit on the low side of carbonation but is fine for the style. Finishes a bit sweet. Its fine, but not as awesome as I’d hoped.


 Thylacine (260), Tasmania, Australia
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 3, 2009  
Bottle - Murky brown, beige head. Rich fruity aroma. Full bodied with low to medium carbonation. Sweet and malty, slightly spicy with dark fruit (prunes). Smooth, very little bitterness and with a pleasant alcohol warmth. Very enjoyable.


ralphdot (75), Billingham, Durham, England
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Dec 3, 2009  
Very dark red in colour with a thin head, lot of fruit in the aroma and the taste is very complex, it was like eating a quarter pound of Midget Gems in one go (this is a UK thing I think), Lyons Midget Gems that is, not Maynards and it is strong, a new favourite for me.


 beerlady (457), lucerne, Switzerland
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/515/20
Dec 3, 2009  
dark reddish brown beer with offwhite head. smells malty, yeasty, has a hint of sweet toffee and dried pears, some hops. tasts bittersweet, malty, caramel, some fruit. aftertaste is bittersweet, and has a hint of dried pears and plums.



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