Gulpener Gladiator

Gulpener Bierbrouwerij
Brewed at Grolsche Bierbrouwerij Ned. (SABMiller)
Style: European Strong Lager
Gulpen, Netherlands

Canned 500ml. -Found at random Albert Heijn market in Amsterdam. Dark golden coloured, medium sized white head, alcoholic nose. The taste is strong alcoholic again, some notes of bread and glue and that’s it. Did I mention alcohol???

0.5l can, brewed by Grolsch? courtesy of and shared with ogivlado (thanks!)
Poured a medium sized thick white head that went away at a medium pace. Slightly darker golden body. Soft malty nose mixing with some alcohol. Alcohol going gluey in the taste (drvofix again), some soft maltiness ending dry, pear. Soapy as it warms. Some light bitterness in the end. If this came from Eastern Europe or some American macro it’d probably be in the mid to lower 1’s. And that is exactly how much it deserves. Heck, I feel like I’m overrating it. Had far, faaaar better beers both in the ESL and possibly Malt Liquor categories.

300 ml bottle. Golden body with a white head. Aroma is light malty, hay and alcohol. Flavor is sweet malt with too much alcohol. Pretty primitive and not balanced at all.

50cl can. Looks, smells ans tasted as a strong pilsner. A little bit more hoppy, but not really inviting to another can.

Bottle 30cl. @ home.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, sugar, light to moderate hoppy, light light alcoholic. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, and a alcohol warm finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcoholic. [20090304]

Bottle: Amber colored pour with large off white head. Sweet, malty, grassy nose. Sweet metallic finish. Not bad...

50 cL can. Pours clear and golden orange with a white and slowly collapsing head. Light grassy and dense alcohol aroma. Sweet syrupy flavoured with a light toasted malt presence and somewhat bitter flavoured into the finish. Slight throat burning alcohol dense finish.

<i>Courtesy of Philippe (Bov)</i>
Hazy copper color. Strange aroma, fruits, band-aid, alcohol. Medium body strength, the mouthfeel is a bit oily, there is a sweetish and reasonable malt flavor, all spoiled by a too high alcohol and band-aid feeling. Undrinkable.