Gulden Draak Brewmasters Edition
Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
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Whisky barrel aged version (according to the brewery) of Gulden Draak Classic, launched in 2014 for the 230th birthday of the brewery, originally in 75 cl bottles only.
From the brewery's website:
Gulden Draak Brewmaster is een ode van de zesde generatie meesterbrouwer aan de vorige generaties brouwers van de brouwerij Van Steenberge, aan het vakmanschap van onze traditionele brouwkunst en met name aan de vijfde generatie brouwer: Jozef Van Steenberge, die zich rond het jaar 1975 verdiepte in de speciaalbieren, gecombineerd met de experimenten van de nieuwe ‘Craft beer world’.
Bij de Gulden Draak Brewmaster zullen de brouwers het basisbrouwsel van de Gulden Draak Classic laten rijpen op houten vaten afkomstig van gedestilleerde dranken, afhankelijk van de beschikbaarheid.
Kleur: amber
Alcoholvolume: 10,5% – 23° Plato
Aroma: houtaroma, whiskysmaken
Smaak: vanille, zacht
Ideale schenktemperatuur: tussen 8° en 12° Celsius
From the brewery's website:
Gulden Draak Brewmaster is een ode van de zesde generatie meesterbrouwer aan de vorige generaties brouwers van de brouwerij Van Steenberge, aan het vakmanschap van onze traditionele brouwkunst en met name aan de vijfde generatie brouwer: Jozef Van Steenberge, die zich rond het jaar 1975 verdiepte in de speciaalbieren, gecombineerd met de experimenten van de nieuwe ‘Craft beer world’.
Bij de Gulden Draak Brewmaster zullen de brouwers het basisbrouwsel van de Gulden Draak Classic laten rijpen op houten vaten afkomstig van gedestilleerde dranken, afhankelijk van de beschikbaarheid.
Kleur: amber
Alcoholvolume: 10,5% – 23° Plato
Aroma: houtaroma, whiskysmaken
Smaak: vanille, zacht
Ideale schenktemperatuur: tussen 8° en 12° Celsius
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
bottiglia 33 cl, bel cappello di schiuma beige fine persistente, color ambrato velato, al naso Whisky vaniglia legno zucchero di canna caramello uvetta sotto spirito vaniglia, in bocca Whisky caramello malto zucchero candito, corpo rotondo, carbonazione moderata, alcool ben bilanciato, dolce con amaro accentuato lungo nel finale, media secchezza. Nonostante i suoi gradi si beve bene. Complessa ed equilibrata. Attenzione che bastona!Ottima c. 1001birre.it 15.05.26
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2026
at 18:55
8.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2026
at 19:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nose is sweet, fruity esters, strawberry. Taste is initially bitter with a metalic note, leading to sweet, summer fruits, pear drops, strawberry, foam sweets, candy sugar, almond hint of the whiskey . Mouthfeel is thin.
This tastes bafflingly of soft squish strawberry sweets. Its complex in that there's a lot going on, but the sweet taste is not for me.
This tastes bafflingly of soft squish strawberry sweets. Its complex in that there's a lot going on, but the sweet taste is not for me.
Tried
on 31 Jan 2026
at 00:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
From a 330ml bottle on 24/1/2026 (shared by Ed with thanks). Pours a clear deep golden/amber with a smallish head. The nose is typical Belgian meatiness and citrus fruit. Tastes moderately sweet with strong citrus notes, yeast, and a sharp, lightly sour bitterness with some distinct whisky notes. Syrupy mouthfeel with average carbonation. Complex, intense, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2026
at 09:39
6.8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2025
at 00:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
0,33 enhet fra supermercado "Peter Store", nightcap på balconasen i Funchal: klar gylden med en misunnelsesverdig skumkrone som varer så lenge det trengs og vel så det. Fiken og andre tørkede frukter, hetvin, noe eik/vanilje, muscovadosukker og diskret urtebitterhet. Lang ettersmak med utpreget velvære.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2025
at 19:52
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Color ámbar, turbia, espuma ligeramente amarillenta de retención media. En nariz es sublime, plátano maduro, pasas, vainilla, malta, caramelo. En boca entra amplia, dulce, cálida, llena de matices tan ricos y complejos como su aroma, alcohol perfectamente integrado. Sin hostias, una cerveza de puta madre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2025
at 21:49
8/10
Bottle from the LCBO Christmas selection. Pours a bice slightly rosey copper, minimal head. Rich thick malt, mildly cloying syrup, booze, some light esters of banana, a vauge mild bitterness on the finish. Really excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2025
at 22:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
330mL bottle. Pours murky gold with a white head. Sweet esters, bubblegum, caramel malts, toasted bread crusts, and golden raisins on the nose. Flavour has a ton of caramel and bubblegum up front, spicy Belgian yeast, golden raisins, good touch of whiskey. Chewy mouthfeel. Really nice smokey whiskey finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Brewery Creek Cold Beer and Wine Store
on 10 Mar 2025
at 23:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle at home, from a random Albert Heijn. Pours deep copper and a finger off-white head. Nose is the usual yeasty-flowery Belgian aroma with a hint of woody, somewhat boozy touch. In taste it's sweetish upfront, but not the classic Belgian way I mentioned above, but more in a boozy-woody way, not overwhelmingly, just so much that it remains pleasant. Closes with long, warming and sweetish boozy finish. Has a surprisingly soft mouthfeel, light to medium body, easy to drink. Nothing extraordinary, but quite pleasant, plus it costs less than 2 quids.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 05:42