Gulden Draak Brewmasters Edition
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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6/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 May 2022
at 23:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Smell-weak, malt, faint Belgian tones. Foam-thin, caramel, Belgian yeast, weak sweetness, faint hops. Head is medium-sized, and white in color. Sticks. Appearance - brewer bottle cap, like it, label simple, but I will give overall bonus still as I think the cap is bottle specific. Red-orange amber, clear, no carbonation. From - snifter Price- 3,49 for 0,33 ml Taste- Caramel, Belgian notes, weak hops, weak sweetness. alcohol is somewhat hidden but luring in the background. Overall fine Belgian-styled beer, not the best, above average for sure. Could try again. Rounded up score a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2022
at 18:14
7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2022
at 20:59
7/10
Tried
on 23 Apr 2022
at 14:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 330 ml shared with Miro B and Max. Clear orange, small white head. Malty, caramel, sweet, bitterish finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2022
at 15:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A beautiful , red-brown beer, a head is medium and blond. Arom has dried fruits, banana, apricot, also som oeverriped tones, raisin, sweetness of fruits. Taste has fruitness, riped fruits, hint of over riped banana, some spicyness maybe hint of drier barrel. Medium+ bodied. This is a big beer, tasteful.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2022
at 13:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 330ml (AIH147) Amber colour, small off-white head. Sweet fruits, apple and alcohol in the nose. Medium-bodied. Sweetish fruity flavour, even some caramel, backing alcohol, malty too. Barrel notes are not evident. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2021
at 17:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brun med lyst beige skum som legger seg som ett slør. Aroma malt karamell humle Smak malt karamell humle modne epler. Kraftig og smaksrik med god smaksbalanse. Flaske delt med Rune og Finn.
Tried
on 08 Sep 2021
at 18:49
9/10
Tried
on 19 Aug 2021
at 19:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at a tasting with RB boys. Bottled 4/2017. Med-full body, lots of honeyish and lightly caramelly malt character. Also assertive red/overripe apples. I do not like this very much. Lacks complexity and nuance, feels just overly alcoholic (not burning though, just applish, higher alcohols). Average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2021
at 19:32