Gulpener Bierbrouwerij

Regional Brewery in Gulpen, Limburg, Netherlands 🇳🇱

Established in 1825

Contact
Rijksweg 16, Gulpen, 6271 AB, Netherlands
Subsidiaries
Gulpener Bierbrouwerij owns 1 brewery:
Description
Als onafhankelijke familiebrouwerij genieten we al sinds 1825 van onze vrijheid. De vrijheid om onze eigen koers te varen en alleen te doen wat goed voelt. De vrijheid om de smaak van bier niet af te vlakken, maar te verrijken en continu te zoeken naar vernieuwende smaken. Die vrijheid ervaren wij al 8 generaties en dat proef je terug in onze 16 speciaalbieren. We hebben een sterke band met onze omgeving en zijn graag van waarde voor de wereld om ons heen. Daarom brouwen we bier met water uit eigen bronnen, gebruiken we hop uit eigen hoptuin en komt onze gerst van boeren uit de regio. Dit alles houdt onze ‘voetafdruk’ laag en maakt Gulpener tegelijkertijd tot het enige echte bier van Nederlands bodem.

Onze hop komt ook uit de regio. In Reijmerstok, een dorpje op steenworpafstand van de brouwerij, verbouwt familie Wouters volledig milieuvriendelijk drie hopsoorten die onmisbaar zijn voor onze bieren. Het oogsten van de prachtige hopbellen is elk jaar weer een bijzonder moment. Samen met familie en vrienden van de brouwerij oogsten we dan niet alleen onze hop, de basis van onze karaktervolle bieren, we vieren ook het feit dat we vrij zijn. Vrij om onze eigen koers te varen en alleen te doen wat goed voelt.

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3.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottled. Beautiful ruby appearance. Sugar aroma. sweet and clean. A disappointing one-dimensional lingering boredom.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2002 at 06:07


5.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

2002 version: Clear orange color, ''rocky'' head, small and large bubbles. Flowery hop aroma. Bit sweet bitter malty taste. Strong Pilsener-like indeed.

Tried on 17 Dec 2002 at 09:20


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled. Dark chestnutbrown. Acidic, lightly balsamic aroma. Light bodied and refreshing with notes of black cherries. A delightful beer at only 3.5%!

Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2002 at 04:13


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Bottled. Amber coloured. Toffee aroma. Malty and very sweet. Killed by sweetness and lack of complexity.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Nov 2002 at 03:57


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled draught at Tapperij de Poshoorn, Maastricht.
Dark mahogany with rich creamy head. Little aroma. Notably malyt and medium sweet. Rich toffee flavour and a long bittersweet finish with more toffee. A warming bock well suitable for wet, rainy autumn conditions.

Tried from Draft on 18 Oct 2002 at 02:12


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Well i disagree, that it has too much alcohol. I drank a Kasteelbier next to this one, and i thought exactly the other way about this gladiator. This is a bit less lighter beer ( :-) ) then Kasteelbier, but it has more flavor.

Tried on 02 Oct 2002 at 03:33


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Rerate, 2014: bottle from Mitra Bunnik, BB Okt 2015, large sample, served in a tulip glass. Clear ruby color, short frothy off-white head. Aroma of toffee and caramel, slight toast, some autumn leaves, bit sulphury. Bit sweet in taste, slight bitterness as well. Bit sticky palate, that dry sulphury note again. Decent brew, but nothing out of the ordinary for a Dutch Bock. 3.3 Original from 2002: Clear brown color, with quite quickly disappearing foam. Malty aroma. Malty taste. Malty palate. It reminded me of the Brand Dubbelbock. Nothing much more about it i guess. As i said, decent bock, but not great. 3.0

Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2002 at 15:01


4.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Golden coloured with rich head. Sweet with reasonable body and low bitterness. A one dimensional and uninspired lager.

Tried on 08 Sep 2002 at 09:14


3.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

I totally agree with jbrus. It's just fresh lemonjuice. The usual Gulpener Korenwolf is a nice refreshing wheat, but this lemon version is definitely not worth trying!

Tried on 26 Jul 2002 at 08:38


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Another solid outing from Gulpener, who make consistently good, but not great, beers. This is a bright amber bock that reminds of a tripel with its peachy, flowery esters, soft body (ok, that's not really a hallmark of a tripel, but it is on some of the better ones)...very sweet, packs a little kick, like that from a korenwolf. A pure form pale bock, with no dark malt character at all. If it weren't for the esters, this would be a big dortmunder.

Tried on 28 May 2002 at 21:08