Bière du Boucanier Golden Ale
Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.58
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The 'original' Boucanier, commissioned by Icobes (International Company Beers Ltd.). Formerly known as Bière du Boucanier Blonde and based on Piraat or even an alias of it.
From the brand's website:
Queen of the "Belgian Strong Ale" category, the incomparable and renowned golden blond beer, defined in the insert Lekkerbek (Gourmet) of the Belgian daily newspaper Gentenaar of 7 October 2001 as one of the "Three Top" of the "Belgian strong ale & triple ale" category.
It’s the strongest of Boucanier beers with intense and vigorous rich malt taste, powerful and harmonious aftertaste.
For the high quality and excellent taste Boucanier Golden Ale:
- won the golden medal with 3 stars of the “Superior Taste Award 2014” of ITQI in Brussels;
- became a Country Winner in the selection of the "WORLD BEER AWARDS 2019" in the UK;
- won the silver medal at the "LONDON BEER COMPETITION 2019", taking the third place among 350 competing beers from all over the world;
- obtained the "GRAND GOLD 2020", important German award by Frankfurt International Trophy.
It is a typical convivial beer, excellent for meditation and for special celebrations or to drink with gourmet foods.
Perfect tasting temperature is 46,4-53,6 °F / 8-12 °C.
INGREDIENTS: Water, Barley malt, Sugar, Rice, Hops, Yeast
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Alcohol content ABV 11%
Plato 22°P
Bitterness IBU 30
Color EBC 15
From the brand's website:
Queen of the "Belgian Strong Ale" category, the incomparable and renowned golden blond beer, defined in the insert Lekkerbek (Gourmet) of the Belgian daily newspaper Gentenaar of 7 October 2001 as one of the "Three Top" of the "Belgian strong ale & triple ale" category.
It’s the strongest of Boucanier beers with intense and vigorous rich malt taste, powerful and harmonious aftertaste.
For the high quality and excellent taste Boucanier Golden Ale:
- won the golden medal with 3 stars of the “Superior Taste Award 2014” of ITQI in Brussels;
- became a Country Winner in the selection of the "WORLD BEER AWARDS 2019" in the UK;
- won the silver medal at the "LONDON BEER COMPETITION 2019", taking the third place among 350 competing beers from all over the world;
- obtained the "GRAND GOLD 2020", important German award by Frankfurt International Trophy.
It is a typical convivial beer, excellent for meditation and for special celebrations or to drink with gourmet foods.
Perfect tasting temperature is 46,4-53,6 °F / 8-12 °C.
INGREDIENTS: Water, Barley malt, Sugar, Rice, Hops, Yeast
golden 75.png
Alcohol content ABV 11%
Plato 22°P
Bitterness IBU 30
Color EBC 15
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7.5/10
Tried
on 22 Oct 2016
at 11:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden colour with lasting head. Aroma and flavour are not particularly intense but certainly warming from the alcohol. Certainly sweet but still fairly drinkable.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2016
at 14:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Botella 33 cl tomada en marzo 2015 en cheers Oviedo. (r457). Lote 09GM11:29 hasta 09..07..2015. Aromas y sabores maltosos ligeramente dulces, con toques algo citricos. Gran sensación alcohólica seca de sus 11 vol. No está mal.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2015
at 10:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, Sirmione, Lago di Garda. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, sugar, fruit, light metallic notes, light sourness, wet clothes, alcohol. Flavor is little better than aroma, malt, sugar, fruit, alcohol. Medium body, soft carbonation, warming alcoholic finish. 210815
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2015
at 11:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Also tasted as Bière du Boucanier Golden Ale; derivative of Piraat 10.5°, deep peach blonde with frothy, off-white foam and estery and malty character, a bit bready, caramelly, yeasty, with near astringent alcohol in the finish, sweetish with spicy notes and floral hops. Lacks refinement and seems to be mostly aimed at just being strong, like the other Boucaniers.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2014
at 14:39
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
La Bière du Boucanier Golden Ale (BE) - Strong Ale - 11%
Golden color, almost clear. Enormous explosive whit head, as common in the Belgian ales, slightly hoppy smell. Aroma is malty (blonde malts), sweetish with lots of brandy, rum, alcohol, hints of apricot and honey, backed by a decent amount of hops. Man, this is strong, winey, whiskeysh. Taste sweetish with a decent bitter finish. Full bodied, carbonated, burning. Not so tasty as expected, still solid, pretty dry short finish. Warming, good for winter, strong strong ale.
Golden color, almost clear. Enormous explosive whit head, as common in the Belgian ales, slightly hoppy smell. Aroma is malty (blonde malts), sweetish with lots of brandy, rum, alcohol, hints of apricot and honey, backed by a decent amount of hops. Man, this is strong, winey, whiskeysh. Taste sweetish with a decent bitter finish. Full bodied, carbonated, burning. Not so tasty as expected, still solid, pretty dry short finish. Warming, good for winter, strong strong ale.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2014
at 11:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gekocht bij de Biertempel te Brugge tijdens het 7é bierfestival in 2014. De Boekanier produceert bij het uitschenken een wit-romig stabiel schuim in een grote hoeveelheid. De geur is moutig en zoetige alcohol. Weinig CO2 pareling te zien. De smaak is licht zoet en ook licht bitter, bij de nasmaak blijft alleen het bittere hangen. Deze duurt wat langer dan normaal en smaakt af en toe wat sterker. De alcohol voel je ook bij dit rond-volmondig bier. Het 11° alcohol volume laat zich op den duur sterk voelen, als je er 2 of 3 wil drinken dan doe je dat beter thuis. Meer info en mijn befaamde sublieme foto's vind je bij:
http://www.beersfrombelgium.eu/nl/Bi%C3%A8re_du_Boucanier_Golden_Ale-b-613.html
http://www.beersfrombelgium.eu/nl/Bi%C3%A8re_du_Boucanier_Golden_Ale-b-613.html
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Bier Tempel
on 05 Jul 2014
at 16:08
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Donker geel bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is zoet en licht hoppig bitter, honing, rozijn, caramel. Blijft lang hangen. Geweldig bier!
Tried
on 29 Jun 2014
at 08:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Det Bette Ølhus as Biere du Boucanier Golden Ale. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, dry apples and yeasty. Flavor is very sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish with heavy alcohol. Too boozy. 100614
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2014
at 12:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Decent strong Belgian blond beer. Bit too heavy on the CO2 for my taste. Average.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2014
at 05:03