Gulden Draak

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Érdekes homályos rubinvörös,kissé barnás színe van ennek a sörnek.A tetején keletkező hab enyhén bézs színű és szinte önálló életet él ahogy kavarog és az óriási buborékok fel-le rohangálnak benne.Miután kitombolta magát szépen eltűnik,minimális nyomot hagyva maga után.Édeskés,alkoholos és rumos cseresznyebefőttes illata van.Íze likőrösen,édesen kezdődik amiben van egy kis aszalt meggy,koriander és szegfűszeg.Ez átmegy egy keserédes komlós,fügés és borsos ízbe amiben felfedezni egy kis mandulát is.Elég testes és szénsavas az alkohol kellemesen melegít bennünket.Utóíze keserédes,kissé melaszos és gyógyfüves a végén kiszárítja a szájat és hosszan tart.Nagyon finom kis főzet és ahhoz képest hogy milyen erős,veszélyesen itatja magát.Klasszikus!

Appearance: Deep redish brown. Very nice, thick longlasting tan head. Aroma: Slightly sweet. Good amount of fruit. Some alcohol. Taste: Warming. Nice fruit and sweetness. Strong. Info: 330ml bottle, 22/2-2010

Appearance: Deep amber look with coppery and maroon hues. Half-finger sized, airy-textured, brownish head. Lively, huge effervescence.
Aroma: Lots of peppery phenolic notes on the nose beside the evidently sweet, liqueur-soaked fig-like malty backbone. Definite presence of caramel or molasses-syrupy sweet character and some berry tartness after a little time. Not so difficult to detect a solventy smell after a harder swirl:)
Flavor: Sweet dried figs, molasses, dark candi sugar, maple-syrup(?) up front. Vanilla smothness with peppery coriander bite at the middle. Moderate hoppiness aided by peppery yeasty components at the finish.
Mouthfeel/Palate: Syrupy, sweet mouthfeel with insanely high drinkability despite the alcohol. The alcohol is lot more hidden in the flavor than in the aroma. Effervescent texture.
Overall Impression: As a fan of desert-beers i can give a big respect to this brew. The cloying effect is quite tolerable for my palate. Complex, dried fruity, multi-layered flavor-profile with huge spicy yeast presence and the lively carbonation with the smooth alcohol warmth makes a both sessionable and sipping dessert-beer experience. If i can afford it i’d drink it more often!

Pours reddish-brown with a nice beige head which stays forever. Aromas of yeast, dried fruits, citrus, wine-like a bit alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium with malt and caramel notes. Soft carbonation and nice hoppy bitter warming aftertaste. Good stuff.

Bottle at home. Pours a hazy dark reddish brown color with a thick, lasting, foamy, creamy, off-white head with excellent lacing. Lovely appearance. Aroma of fresh bread, yeast, some alcohol, dark fruits, heavy malts and some spice. Well balanced flavor with malts, dark fruits and yeast. Mostly sweet, some bitterness and a bit of an alcohol warmth. Nice brew.

750 ml bottle a dark brown almost black colored beer with a beige head aroma dry fruit spices caramel and a little bit alcohol hints taste sweetness dry fruit and spices

Bottle. Clear amber brown pour with a thick rocky head that leaves behind considerable lacing. Aroma dark fruit, candi sugar, and a subtle spiciness. The taste contains a heavy cloying sweetness, little bitterness and a medium amount of sourness that gives it a nice balance.

Bottle. Red brown with small brown head, small traces of yeast strains as well, draws a bit down. Aroma sweet fruits, figs, dates, sugar. Taste sweet, dates, figs and some hopp bitterness in the finish. Long aftertaste and good carbonation. Nice beer.