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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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1230	3.79/5.0	3.78/5.0	10.5%	74.1	Trappist 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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jaghana (103), Strasbourg, France

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Aug 7, 2009

Bottle 33 cl. Dark beer with a heavy head. This beer is one of my favorite, good malty and rosted aroma as well as yeast fruit flavour. Nice body quite complex, sweet very pleasant. Some licorice taste at the finish.

Dastrn (115), Warsaw, Indiana, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Aug 7, 2009

Poured a cherry-chocolate brown. a little cloudy with a decent 2 finger foamy head. Not terribly aromatic, but sweet and raisiny. The taste was smoky and sour, with pine-sap, bread, and alcohol. Mouthfeel was chewy and creamy. (THICK) All around decent but Rochefort 10 was head and shoulders better. Maybe I got a slightly bad bottle.

Headbanger (1581), Aurora, Illinois, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	8/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Aug 6, 2009

11.2 oz bottle-Pours a hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma of fruit, alcohol, and sweetness. Taste is the same. A different but still quite tasty full bodied brew.

DigitalMan (113), Idaho, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	7/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	11/20

Aug 2, 2009

A dark triple? Strong dark fruity aroma with lots of alcohol. Thin head, deep orange color. Flavor is in line with aroma.

Fagner (19), São Paulo, Brazil

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	6/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Aug 2, 2009

Bottle in São Paulo (with my good friend Itamar Cunha) - It is dark hazy brown beer with a light tan head. Strong carbonation, with aroma of dried fruits, alcohol hints (and sweet taste as well). A good beer after all!

dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 31, 2009

330ml bottle poured into 500ml Gulden Draak tulip. Pours a dark hazy brown, almost black, medium tan head that dissipates quickly, but leaves a very thin head for most of the drink. Lots of carbonation, making it feel creamy, decent lacing. Aroma of roasted malt, dried fruits, especially raisins, lots of yeast, and a bit of chocolate. Flavor just didn’t come together as well as I was hoping, but a decent drink nonetheless.

Barrios (852), Nashville, Tennessee, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	8/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	12/20

Jul 31, 2009

Sample at the Aleksey Portfolio Show. Caramel, butter, and malt nose. Flavor of caramel and malt. Slightly metallic finish.

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