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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 1673   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.79   EST. CALORIES: 315   ABV: 10.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Gulden Draak is a high fermentation beer with secondary fermentation. For the secondary fermentation, wine yeast is used. The white bottle, the black banner, the golden dragon and the red letters, constitute a stylish result that has no equal among the many Belgian special beers. Gulden Draak can be drunk as an aperitif or dessert, or whenever you have the time to sit back and relax. But this barley wine is also perfect with and in stews, especially the Ghent variety. It is also a plus in sauces for red meat, such as a bordelaise. It is particularly suited as a dessert beer, especially in combination with dark chocolate.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Case (90) - GERMANY - JAN 14, 2010
Pours a dark ruby brown with medium head. Aroma of sweet cherries, alcohol and candy. Taste is spicy, peppery and sweet but not at all cloying. There’s raisins, plums, red grapes and lots of malt. Good carbonation and very full mouthfeel. Alcohol very well hidden. Thick, spicy brew - just how I love it!

3.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Maltador (62) - Paris, FRANCE - JAN 14, 2010
Very good ruby beer with strong caramel malt. Good presence of alcohol. It’s powerful and, in my opinion, beats some underestimate strong ale like Westmalle.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
mortono (1) - USA - JAN 10, 2010 does not count
nose: ripe cherries, raisins, smoked cedar. good mouthfeel, slightly too much carbonation. a nice round beer.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 15/20
PolishHammer (124) - Norwalk, Connecticut, USA - JAN 6, 2010
Pours a dark brown, slightly translucent. Nice 2 finger head that dissapates quickly. Aroma is sweet, caremlized sugars and malt. Taste is sweet, subtle roasted malt, a bit of puckering sourness, fruity, with an almost metallic aftertaste that I could do without. Palate-wise, the beer is a bit too carbonated, with tightly nit bubbles tickling the tongue. Even with it’s issues, still a great tasting and very enjoyable beer!

3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
thehurt01 (251) - Denver, Colorado, USA - JAN 5, 2010
The beer poured a nice darkbrown with a light brown head. the smell is of sweet malts, prune, and brown sugar. The taste is sweet but not too much. good carbonation.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
TLNash886 (228) - Idaho, USA - JAN 4, 2010
Pours reddish brown into a chalice with minimal head; nice lacing. Aroma of dark fruits (raisins, plumbs, dates), kind of brown sugary syrup. Starts with the raisins and dates which meld into a brown/candied sugar sweetness. Finishes with a pleasant, lasting boozy brown sugar. Nice malty profile. Full bodied and heavy/silky on the palate. I found this was well balanced as compared to some of my fellow tasters. Very nice stuff.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
skoll (340) - Traverse City, Michigan, USA - JAN 1, 2010
Deep, reddish brown with a coffee-froth head that mostly disappears. The nose is like the inside of an apple pie: baked apples and cinnamon. It’s lightly carbonated and has a fig / raison & fig sweet taste, somewhat herbal bite. In the aftertaste, this bite progresses into a light burning/warmth at the back of the throat. Nice brew that I could not afford to drink on a regular basis.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
yobdoog (1835) - Woodridge NY, New York, USA - DEC 31, 2009
Dark golden pour with a fluffy dense head. Aroma is sweet, some mellow fruit and faint bitterness and caramel. Flavor is big, sweet, nice spice level and alcohol. Big creamy body and lots of sugary toffee sweetness and spice with a hint of white pepper and candy corn.


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