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Gulden Draak

Gulden Draak

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An Abt/Quadrupel brewed by
Brouwerij Van Steenberge

Ertvelde, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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10143.79/5.03.79/5.010.5%71.2Trappist glass P  Stats

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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 Ungstrup (11353), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
May 5, 2004  
[Draft] A dark red beer with a beutiful head where the bubbles in the lower part goes up and in the top part goes down. The aroma is very sweet with note of berries especially cowberries, yeast, and alcohol. The flavor is very sweet, with loads of cowberries, notes of hops and a dry hoppy end. It has a nice round mouthfeel.


 omhper (10728), Stockholm, Sweden
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Mar 25, 2007  
Bottled at Pressklubben, Stockholm. Lightly hazy amber, minimal head. Syrupy caramel that simmers in a pudding of pineaple jam. Extremely sweet. Medium bodied with thick syrupy mouthfeel. Some burnt sugar. Nuances just drown in a sea of sweetness. Not good at all.


 Papsoe (10267), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
May 4, 2005    Updated: Jan 8, 2006
(Bottle 33 cl) Very dark with a huge off-white head. Extremely full-bodied and sugary. The hops don’t really level out the sweetness. Lovely as a desert beer or a night cap, but one is plenty. A beer to chew. 310593


 Oakes (6973), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 25, 2000    Updated: Oct 22, 2003
Opaque med-brown; light brown head; aroma of alcohol, chocolate, raisin, baked apples. Creamy texture, milk chocolate balances with some alcohol heat. Yeast, vague fruit notes. A simple beer whose popularity continues to confound me. To each his own I guess.

2 years old: Opaque cherrywood. Inch thick mocha head - impressive given the age and strength of this brew. Vague dark fruits, earth, caramel, malts and alcohol (esp. as it warms). Drinks like a warm Frosty spiked with brandy - sweet, thick, oily, sugary, vaguely fruity (gooseberry, plum, pear), artificial chocolate. Finishes too timid unless it is warm in which case alcohol attacks.


 yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 23, 2008  
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy to murky brown with a lacing tan head. Light earthy aroma with a minor note of caramel. Flavour is extremely sweet and with solid flavour of caramel malt. Dried fruit notes appear just before and into the finish.




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