Gulden Draak

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

Bottle... Poured opaque burgundy with a huge beige head that kept a steady thickness throughout the whole brew. Boozy aroma with sweet malts and plum-like fruits. Thick, chewy palate with an intense brown sugar and dark fruit sweetness upfront that was countered by a bitter finish of alcohol and cracker-like grains.

bottle 11.2 oz - Poured dark reddish brown color with small head. Aroma - dark fruits, raisins, yeast and alcohol. Flavor - Initial plum and raisin taste along with alcohol burn. Palate - heavy mouthfeel with alot of carbonation. Finish is somewhat soapy and metallic. Overall - Did not care for this beer. Metallic aftertaste reminds me of a cheap lager....not good!!

Pours a very dark brown with a large, airy head that dissipates fairly quickly. Aroma is very heavy, with raisin, malty sweetness, and some citrusy hops. The flavor is also heavy, raisin, plum, very sweet, with just a hint of hops toward the finish. Palate is extremely thick, with light and fine carbonation.

33cl white ceramic bottle. A clear dark brown orangey ale with a healthy tan head. Strong sweet aromas of caramel, oranges and spicy yeasts with a hint of cherries. Full bodied with complex flavours of caramel malts, dark fruits, brown sugar, oranges, alcohol and warming yeasts. Syrupy mouthfeel with a very sweet finish but somehow not cloying. Almost like a liquified decadent dessert. Naughty but nice.

bottle poured brown with red highlights and a nice light tan head that left a slow frothing like a volcano from the center. aroma of sweet dark fruit, berry, chewy malt, and Belgian yeast. light mouth feel with lower carbonation. flavor has rich dark fruit, sweetness, Belgian yeast, dough, and again an interesting berry thing. nice and smooth with no traces of the alcohol.

Tasted 4/20/09. 330ml bottle. Activated pour is of a sedimented body and a dark brown hue. Finger width of beige head. Quality Belgian nose. Complex and intense. Toffee, blueberries and citrus. Strawberries and a faint trace of mint. Plums and red grapes. The aromas are very inviting. Full bodied and sweet. Once again, nice complexity with a tight focus on the fruit and berry nuances. Initial bready malt. Long and lingering palate. After the initial, it goes toward a grape and plum note. Then the dried raisins and touch grapefruit. The abv is apparent but not totally overwhelming. Good roll and solid style!

White Bottle 33cl. Dark brown color with a tall white head. Aroma is fruity and sweet. Taste is also fruity and sweet, malty, notes of brown sugar and caramel. Smooth mouthfeel and thick. Low bitterness

Bottle. Poured a large, frothy, off-white head with a clear, ruby colored body. Heavy malt aroma of caramel, toffee, spice and light alcohol. Grape, peach and cherry all come through in the flavor - very fruity malt flavors. Well-hidden alcohol - I would have guessed 7% or so from the palate, but the warm feeling in my throat and stomach confirms the 10.5%. Medium body with a very slight alcoholic texture and average carbonation. Overall a really drinkable and warming beer. It didn’t blow me away, but was very enjoyable.