Gulden Draak Brewmasters Edition
(has 7 batches)
Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.42
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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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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. 2016 edition. Color: Amber, tiny off white head. Taste: Malt, yeast, cloves, caramel and alcohol hints. Medium sweet. Some hop, wood and whiskey notes, mainly in the finish. Medium carbonation and medium to full body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2017
at 09:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Corked, bottled 03/2016, from The Gull, North Vancouver
Cloudy golden color with generous head. Mellow aroma, some honey, delicate vanilla, and a hint of whiskey and cork. Lean but strong body, moderately sweet, with delicate blond malts, and some whiskey; a bit stale in the final.
Good.
Cloudy golden color with generous head. Mellow aroma, some honey, delicate vanilla, and a hint of whiskey and cork. Lean but strong body, moderately sweet, with delicate blond malts, and some whiskey; a bit stale in the final.
Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2017
at 22:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Butterscotch, light spicy grains and vanilla barrel notes. Cloudy gold with. Decent white head. Sweet apricots and pale malts with a touch of vanilla. Much like the original with apricot and vanilla notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2017
at 21:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Festival Belgijskega Piva in Ljubljana. Pours slightly hazy orange amber color, topped with a tiny off-white head. Very gentle nose, slightly fruits with a little bit of woodiness. Slightly yeasty start with fruitiness and whisky feel. Later on more vanilla and wood come alive. Actually lots of vanilla. Slightly spicy with well hidden alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Apr 2017
at 15:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Off white frothy head stayed well on a finely effervescent, copper coloured body. Malty, fruity, grapes & fig aroma. Smooth, tingly on the back. Medium bodied. Very rich tastes of stewed fruits, plum, malt, spirits & a long bitter/sweet finish.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2017
at 11:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle. Pours a light clear copper with light head - though a big popping cork... Aromas of dry toffee and malts, sugary raisins, and light oak. Flavors follow same more sugar than whiskey barrels. Subtle barreling and lots of carbonation on the tongue. Nice, and easy to drink, but reminds me of an Innis & Gunn.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2017
at 21:07