Gulden Spoor

Microbrewery in Gullegem, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: ’t Rusteel

Established in 2001

Contact
Heulestraat 170, Gullegem, 8560, Belgium
Description
In juni 1983 richtten Peter & Kathleen in hun ouderlijke hoeve een bierrestaurant op, ’t Rusteel. In de begintijd werden er 300 verschillende Belgische bieren geserveerd samen met een stutte en schelle van de zeuge. Al snel werd dit concept in de streek een ware trend.

Begin jaren 1900 was Gullegem nog een gemeente met eigen brouwerij. De kriebels om dit terug waar te maken en de passie voor bier zorgden ervoor dat in 1985 voor het eerst werd gebrouwen. Volgens een aloude legende en de regels van echte saison bieren werd “Netebuk” als eerste van velen geproduceerd.

Ondertussen groeide ’t Rusteel uit tot een verfijnd restaurant met verscheidene evenementen over biergastronomie. Door deze groei was het mogelijk om in 2001 de eerste zelf gebrouwen liters uit testinstallaties te laten vloeien. Zo werd onze onafhankelijke brouwerij ’t Brouwkot geboren!

Nog geen 2 jaar later werd een volledige brouwzaal gekocht met vergisters en lagertanks. De filterkuip kon een beslag filtreren van 700L en de kookketel een 500L. De apparatuur en werkwijze werden ambachtelijk gehandhaafd om met plezier voor de stiel naar buiten te komen.

Door de tijd groeide de ervaring & passie, we wouden dit delen met meer liefhebbers. In 2007 werd de huidige installatie van 1200L ingewijd! We voelden onze mogelijkheden groeien en kwaliteit verbeteren. Dankzij de grote sprong vooruit leek het tijd voor een nieuwe naam. Onze ligging in de Leiestreek en de nabijheid van de historische guldensporenslag maakte het simpel:

Brouwerij Gulden Spoor!

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

for some reason, i wrote down ’ gulden spoor tipel’ when i had it at the stand on modeste 2013 . not sure if thats a beer thats not on RB , or this onbe ( the onley one i did not have on the list of their beers, and i have an extra beer rated , so i assume its just this and i was to drunk ? ) if i’m wrong, please PM me ! will redrink when i find again, just to be sure ;) pours fuzzy blonde, good white head smell is malty and grainy. taste is straight up bitter , typical tripel taste ( maybe thats why i wrote tripel ? )

Tried on 07 Oct 2013 at 02:28


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

modeste 2013 pours dark brown, lightbrown foam . smells pretty good , coffee. taste is coffee in a good way, soft, very nice !

Tried on 07 Oct 2013 at 02:22


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

Sampled 15 cl. draft @ Modeste 2013. Hazy orange with little white head. Nose is sweet citrus, BE yeast, floral with some bread and bitter hay. Taste is bitter floral with dominating BE yeast, white bread, plaster, faint citrus & zest. Touch bitter spices in the back. Higher carb. body is dominated by BE yeast. Okay but non-remarcable or exiting BE brew.

Tried from Draft on 07 Oct 2013 at 01:46


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Imported from my RateBeer account as Gulden Spoor Netebuk Coffee (by Gulden Spoor):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.4/5

5/X/13 - 33cl bottle @ Modeste Bierfestival (Antwerpen) - BB: n/a (2013-924)

Clear dark brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of banana, dried fruits, some chocolate, mocha, caramel, sweet malts, raisins, brown sugar. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: lots of dried fruits, mocha, hint of chocolate, toast, little bitter, liquorish, spicy. Aftertaste: chocolate, little sour, dried fruits, mocha, overripe fruits, some banana.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2013 at 11:11


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

330 ml bottle. Pours a cloudy mud brown. (Could be due to the bottle being shaken.) Aromas of roasted malts and brown sugar. Flavours of caramel, lightly roasted malts, nuts, salt, and a hint of chocolate. Good for 5%

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2013 at 09:53


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

33 cl. bottle @ home. Procured from Willems. No BBF. Cute label. Text on the label has a long story about the name which always makes me nervous, usually a way of selling a crappy beer in Belgium. The longer the story behind the name / beer, the less I expect from the actual beer. Bright slightly hazy golden, creamy disappearing slightly off-white head. Nose is slightly hoppy, fruity, orange peel with some candy sugar, touch sweetish peel. Taste is candy sugar, sweet wheat, some lemon, slight hops, sweet wheat, slight sweet apple juice, touch fake lemon & some wheat sourness in the back, slight bitter BE yeast. Carb. is a bit effervescent. Not bad, should try to check out more Gulden Spoor beers.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Sep 2013 at 05:02


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

(bottle, 33cl, vintage 2012) Hazy, pale golden colour with a blond mid-sized foamy head. Fruity and flowery aroma with notes of citrus and a tinge of ginger spice. Moderately bitter flavour, medium bodied with a tame carbonation. Initially pale malty with a strange mixture of perfumed flowery and rude spicy notes; bitter-tart and slightly sweet finish with a touch of honey. 31.VIII.13

Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2013 at 15:52


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

How: Bottle.
Where: From a store in Poperinge.
Appearance: Dark amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, caramel, fruit.
Body: Medium body with an ok carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, sweet caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2013 at 07:13


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Imported from my RateBeer account as Gulden Spoor Frontalier (by Gulden Spoor):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.9/5

21/VIII/13 - 33cl bottle from Internationaal Streekbierenfestival (Zwevegem) @ home - BBE: 2015 (2013-789) Thanks to Isabelle for selling me the bottle!

Pretty cloudy orange beer, big irregular creamy white head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: sweet and sugary start, cow fodder, some overripe banana, pretty spicy, nutmeg, caramel, pumpkin pie, little off. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: grains, caramel, bit sweet, toast, citrus, bitter and herbal, some banana. Aftertaste: ripe banana, toast, malts, grains, some hay, caramel, bit sugary, lightly smoked, nice and subtle. Lovely balanced Belgian beer!

Tried from Bottle on 21 Aug 2013 at 11:09


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Keg at Gastropub Tuulensuu, 20130810) The beer poured orange and cloudy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, honey, hops, herbalness and spices. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, honey, spices, hops, herbalness and bitterness. Aftertaste was fruity and bitter. An average tripel.

Tried on 10 Aug 2013 at 08:05