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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
12303.79/5.03.78/5.010.5%74.1Trappist 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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 DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 21, 2008    Updated: Sep 22, 2008
(Bottle). Fruity and sweet caramel alcohol aroma. Deep reddish brown with thin off-white head. Very tasty sweet (but fortunately not too sweet) concoction of ripe fruits, and malt...a bit spicy, along with potent presence of alcohol. Finish is pleasingly warm, but lacks a bit of complexity.


 harrisoni (6770), Ashford, Kent, England
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Bottle from Dranken Geers. Odd, I always though I’d had this, but evidently not. Deep ruby, bubbly beige head. Malty aroma. No real alcohol burn. Big malty beer, that does carry it off, just a bit of heat on the end. Good raisiny fruit, bit of vinous fruit, some Belgian yeast. Impressive. Took an hour to drink mind you.


 AsaNewt (113), blackpool, Lancashire, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 19, 2008    Updated: Oct 2, 2008
wonderful mahogany colour, nose is very light but hints at thsweetness. Flavour is sweet nuts with a molasses and a hint of citrus in a sort of rum way. finish is long and determined. I think i have a new favourite brew.


 dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 16, 2008  
9/13/08 - FINALLY! Courtesy/Shared with Naka. Pours brown with a foamy, light khaki head. Nose is banana, brown sugar, slight orange peel and molasses. Taste is brown sugar and caramel. Fruity raisins and mild apple with lots of sugary sweeness. Mouthfeel is nice and smooth. Finish is sweet with a good alcohol warmth. Nice quad.


IDunno19 (78), Ames, Iowa, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/57/104/516/20
Sep 15, 2008  
Beautiful and delicious as only an Abbey Quadrupel can be. Pours a beautiful dark mocha hue with a copper head and smells of caramel, dates, vanilla, toast, and smoke. Full bodied and warm with flavors of coffee, toffee, and with a fantastic complexity. I love you Belgium.


 fidel (913), Livermore, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 9, 2008    Updated: Oct 20, 2008
Brownish amber, CO2, sweet and creamy, caramel, dark fruits, spice, alcohol, little roasted malts.


MrSifter (11), , Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 8, 2008  
Gusto molto deciso, corpo molto consistente (sembra quasi di "mangiare"). La gradazione è più alta di quella che si percepisce


 Mogwai (217), Askeby, Denmark
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/517/20
Sep 7, 2008    Updated: Feb 20, 2009
Tap at Ølbaren. Pours a dark brown colour with white head. Tasted at a pub crawl. It was free and great. Very vinouos aroma and flavor with dark fruits, caramel, syrup. Malts and sugar. Lovely. And free that day :-)



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