Gulden Draak

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Ertvelde, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Nagyon sötét vörösesbarna színe van, bézs habja igen komoly méretű és meglepően kitartó. Illata ünnepi hangulatba ejti az embert, aszalt szilvás, meggylikőrös, csokoládés, akár önálló fogás is lehet desszert helyett. Az édeskés, gyümölcsös és alkoholos likőrösség az íz alapját is képezi, van egyfajta fűtő hatása, a kellemes süteményes fűszerességtől és a komlótól azért mégiscsak egy keserédes, nagyon finom sörről van szó. Nehézkesen mozog, igencsak testes, édeskés, ugyanakkor száraz is, erősen pezsgősen szénsavas, kiváló belga ale, ráadásul komoly alkoholtartalommal.

Pours nearly black below a light brown head. Nose is light toasty and chocolate with tones if fruity esters. Taste similarly in light chicolate character and heavy on Belgian esters and some phenolics. slightly warming and sweet at the start and finishes dry, especially for the abv. Light to medium light body. Good Belgian but ive had better dark Belgians.

330ml bottle. Deep, dark brown brew with lots of fluffy off-white head. Dark fruit and candi sugar aroma - flavor is perfectly sweet with some raisin with a touch of hops. Continues to become more complex as it warms and is dangerously drinkable. Just a delicious beer, I’ve had this on tap and in the bottle many times.

Pours clowdy red mahogany with a huge tanned head leaving nice lace. Aroma is sweet malty, candy caramel, fruity, fidhes, raisins and nutty. Crispy sweet mouthfeel. Fruity, malty, alcohol, fidges and hoppy tart flavor. Medium fruity and malty palate. Finishes tart bitter and sweet fruity. Very enjoyable.

Tried pouring this into a Duvel glass I’ve got and it’s very lively leaving a big head, nice brown colour, heavy malt taste, slightly sweet with an oily texture on the palate

La Gulden Draak è una forte birra rifermentata in bottiglia prodotta in Belgio. Alla vista si presenta con un colore rosso carico tendente al bruno e dai riflessi accesi; la schiuma abbondante assume invece un color panna/nocciola. Il gusto di questa birra è forte e pungente; la frizzantezza seppur accentuata, non è fastidiosa. In bocca, in un primo momento si sprigiona un forte sapore alcoolico con un accento dolciastro e mielato, note predominanti di liquirizia che va scemando in cacao e vaniglia. Dopo averla sorseggiata permane in bocca un tono amarognolo ed alcoolico.

Wow! I cannot give a perfect rating as I will continue my search but I highly doubt there is a better beer on this planet. Had on tap and it was a dark clear amber colour but out of a bottle it was same colour but slightly cloudy, same taste though. Aroma of toffee, malt, and amaretto. Taste of dark fruits, molasses, toffee and a marashino cherry finish. Aftertaste had a slight bitter finish just to add to the complexity of this beer. Hard to put this down as a sip begged for another and another and another and all of a sudden the beer was gone, which is sad because as this beer warms it even gets better with a new taste coming forward every sip. Holy crap is this a beer. No problem finishing off a 750 ml and not sharing but everyone should experience this masterpiece. Brilliant!!!!!

My favorite beer experience, dark forest chocolate and definite alcohol not a beginner’s beer. I hold this beer in the same regard to Lagavulin Islay Whisky you will never forget it. and will always have one.