Gulden Draak

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

Sampled at an outdoor beer tasting sponsored by Doti Liquors, Elmhurst, IL. Poured to my fest/wine glass a hazy, deep brown tone with a modest, off white/light tan head that reduced to a ring and film, and left some light lacing. The aroma was toasty, brown sugar sweetness, dark fruit, and some caramel. The flavor was the same strong notes, with a thick, syrupy texture, light, almost imperceptible bitterness, and warming alcohol. Maybe a little too sweet for me, but still very tasty.

Brown bottle covered by a film, 750 ml, best before 13/06/09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!) eye: mahogany, clear, average effervescence, sheet of beige head, good lacing; nose: malt, caramel, candied fruits, light alcohol, light hops; mouth: malt, lots of caramel, candied fruits, light alcohol, candied fruits again, light pepper, light hops, liquorice, finale in caramel with a hint of hops, medium-full body, sticky texture, mildly sweet, average carbonation; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune recouverte d’un film, 750 ml, meilleure avant 13/06/09, via Importations Privées Bièropholie (merci Hughes!) œil : acajou, claire, effervescence moyenne, couverture de mousse beige, bonne dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, fruits confits, léger alcool, léger houblon; bouche : malt, beaucoup de caramel, fruits confits, léger alcool, fruits confits de nouveau, léger poivre, léger houblon, réglisse, finale en caramel avec une pointe de houblon, corps moyen-corsé, texture collante, moyennement sucrée, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien

bottle, dark with particles and medium head. quite sweet, sticky and heavy, but not over the top heavy, and alcohol well hidden. nice brew, a little bit too sticky for my taste

Bottled. Poured dark w/a relatively small head. Sweet raisins, malt and toffee and sugars. Not a ton of hops and kind of a thin finish.

Bottle poured into a tulip. Poured a dark brown with big frothy off-white head. Aroma of big dark fruit, yeasty sweet bread, and booze. Taste threw me off, not what the aroma led me to believe it would be. Taste was a lot of apple, grape, and raisins. Sweet sticky mouthfeel, syrupy and boozy. A good quad, although VERY sweet.

Julio’s Belgian Beer Festival. Sample. This is too much belgian for me to handle. I found the alcohol to be overpowering to the point that it masked all the other flavors that might have been present. I can see that I am in the minority here though.

Got this in a mix-6 pack of Belgian beers and enjoyed it very much at a Halloween party last fall.