Gulden Draak Fire
Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde, East Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular|
Score
6.66
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Fiery, rich and powerful Belgian beer with secondary fermentation
This special beer is deep red-brown and has an intensely sweet caramel character with accents of banana and dried figs. The fire is in the aftertaste, where the chili accentuates the malt notes in a brilliant way and warms your throat.
This special beer is deep red-brown and has an intensely sweet caramel character with accents of banana and dried figs. The fire is in the aftertaste, where the chili accentuates the malt notes in a brilliant way and warms your throat.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 3
Overall 6
Fles gedeeld door Roelzie. Het is een troebel roodbruin bier met een volle beige schuim. Het heeft een aroma van rozijnen en pepers. De smaak is vol fruitig, zacht zoet en pittige pepers. Sonde van een goed bier
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2026
at 20:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle 33cl. @home poured into a teku glass. Clear amberbrown colour, tall beige creamy head, good retention a lot of yeast islets, good lacing. Aroma sweet and roasted malt, caramel, liquorice, sugar syrup, dates, raisins, spicy notes, yeast, shy alcohol. Taste medium sweet and light bitter, malty, caramel, raisins, some banana, peppery, yeast. Full-bodied, creamy texture, soft carbonation, lingering malty and spicy sweetbitter aftertaste, distinct chili burn in the finish, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from Gastro-Beer
on 10 Jan 2026
at 17:54
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 9
Color marrón cobrizo, velada, corona de espuma beige abundante, cremosa, persistente y con abundante encaje, el aspecto de esta cerveza es para quitarse el sombrero. Aroma tremendamente agradable, profundo y complejo, notas de malta tostada, pasas, dátiles, higos, frutos secos, banana madura, sacos de trigo, especias, levadura... En boca mantiene por un lado la profundidad expresada por su aroma, y por otro añade un poco de diversión a la fiesta con una marcada y potente nota de capsaicina. Cerveza de gran equilibrio de fondo, el alcohol practicamente ni se nota, el punto picante es valiente y atrevido por su potencia, lo cual me encanta, definitivamente no está hecha para tiquismiquis. En general es una cerveza que va más allá del puro "fuego", encuentro que está llena de pequeños detalles para descubrir y disfrutar con paciencia. Es un buen trabajo y una delicia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2026
at 21:40
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Zeer levendig actief bier wat direct omhoog komt bij openen. Roodbruin bier met heel veel schuim. Smaak is bitterzoet en pittig, het doet zijn naam eer aan. Verder iets van abrikoos en gedroogd fruit. De pittigheid blijft heel lang hangen, daar moet je echt rekening mee houden en het op prijs stellen. Persoonlijk vind ik dit een heel geslaagd product.
Tried
from Bottle
from
De Caigny Dranken
on 13 Jul 2025
at 13:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg.
Clear amber with a big off-white head. Caramel aroma. Sweet taste with a considerable chili component. Sweet finish with a burn. Standard boozy Belgian strong ale with a twist. I quite like it.
Clear amber with a big off-white head. Caramel aroma. Sweet taste with a considerable chili component. Sweet finish with a burn. Standard boozy Belgian strong ale with a twist. I quite like it.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drankenspecialist van Rooij
on 04 Jul 2025
at 22:41
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
7 March 2025. At Beer in a Box Adventskalender 2024 Tasting. Cheers to the whole crew!
Not part of said tasting, but thrown in as a little extra. Caramel sauce, liquorice, bell peppers. Sweet caramel, biting chili pepper and bell pepper. Empty, hot, chili-fueled finish and warming vodka-like alcohol. Not the best encounter, but I might retry it if I can share with some friends.
Not part of said tasting, but thrown in as a little extra. Caramel sauce, liquorice, bell peppers. Sweet caramel, biting chili pepper and bell pepper. Empty, hot, chili-fueled finish and warming vodka-like alcohol. Not the best encounter, but I might retry it if I can share with some friends.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2025
at 12:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Basically standard Gulden Draak with a surprisingly robust chili burn/flavour. Green chili pepper in the aroma as well. A fun little distraction, though your mileage may vary based on how much you worship the chili!
Tried
from Bottle
from
Drankenhandel Leiden
on 16 Apr 2025
at 21:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle from 'Mr. Hop', best before November 2027. Almost clear, very dark ruby with a medium large, frothy, almost stable, beige head. Sweetish-malty, gently yeasty-spicy and moderately fruity aroma of molasses, raisins, prunes, marzipan, some banana and a touch of vanilla. Quite sweet, malty, moderately bitter, gently yeasty-spicy and slightly fruity taste of molasses, banana, raisins, prunes, marzipan, some chocolate and hints of vanilla, followed by a long, moderately bitter, fairly peppery finish. Medium body, rather effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Unnecessary variant, just give me that classic one ffs.
Tried
from Bottle
from Mr. Hop (webshop)
on 21 Mar 2025
at 18:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
7/III/25 - 33cl bottle @ Gentse Biervereniging adventskalender-tasting, BB: 4/XI/27 (2025-256) Thanks to Rik for sharing the bottle!
Clear amber beer, creamy beige head, a little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very yeasty, bread yeast, some banana peel. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: soft spicy touch, some caramel, chillies, yeasty, banana, sweet, caramel. Aftertaste: lots of chillies, caramel, some banana, bread yeast, ok, chillies are quite interesting in this beer, and stronger than I would’ve expected from Van Steenberge.
Clear amber beer, creamy beige head, a little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very yeasty, bread yeast, some banana peel. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: soft spicy touch, some caramel, chillies, yeasty, banana, sweet, caramel. Aftertaste: lots of chillies, caramel, some banana, bread yeast, ok, chillies are quite interesting in this beer, and stronger than I would’ve expected from Van Steenberge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2025
at 22:00