Gulden Spoor
Microbrewery
in Gullegem,
West Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: ’t Rusteel
Established in 2001
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!
fonefan (84534) reviewed Brouwkot Vlaskapelle from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle 330ml.Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, chocolate - nesquick notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120622]
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Brouwkot Quackelbeens from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brouwkot Quackelbeens (by Gulden Spoor):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
15/VIII/2012 - 33cl bottle @ Internationaal Streekbierenfestival (Zwevegem) - BB: n/a - (2012-823)
Clear purple brown beer, some small sediment floating around under a small aery yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of chocolate, they got that right! Some vanilla and caramel, but mainly a lot of chocolate. MF: too much carbon, medium body. taste: quite some dark chocolate, bit of citrus, some caramel, mocha, hops. Aftertaste: pretty hoppy, some citrus, bit grassy, chocolate, little sweet but not cloying.
TBone (30139) reviewed Tineke van Heule from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled 330ml (PBF, brewed 04/2011)
Hazy orange color, small white head. Citrusy, coriander-like spiceyness. Light to medium-bodied. Fruity, sweetish, even sugary flavor. This and that. A bit "homebrewish" for sure.
omhper (44752) reviewed Tineke van Heule from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled at PBF. Cloudy pale golden, mid sixed head. Perfumy nose with some buckwheatxc. Medium bodied, well rounded mouthfeel. Buckwheat and orange, floral and mildly warming. Low bitterness.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Brouwkot Robustus 25 from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle shared by me at Paul’s. Pours amber with white head. Nose/taste of granny apple, Belgian yeast and sweet malt. Mild herbs. Medium body. Alcohol well hidden. A bit plain, but not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Een Koartje Lieter (en een beetje meer) (by Gulden Spoor):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 11/20, MyTotalScore: 3.2/5
12/VII/2012 - 33cl bottle from De Bierloods / Zytholoog (Adegem) @ home - BB: "the bottle is empty" (translated), they didn't put a date on the label or cap. That's illegal in Belgium, but ok... (2012-714)
Little cloudy orange beer, big creamy dense white head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of sweet ripe fruits, banana, figs, oranges, citrus peel, bit sugary, bit of paint, little chemical. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very sweet, ripe banana, sugar, sweet malts, more sugar, bit of citrus. Aftertaste: sugar, some banana, slightly bitter touch, little metallic. Highly unimpressive and boring to the bone. Used the rest of the beer to cook my mussels.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Netebuk Wheat from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Gulden Spoor Netebuk Wheat (by Gulden Spoor):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.5/5
30/VI/2012 - 33cl bottle from Willems (Grobbendonk) @ Brambo's place - BB: 11/IV/14 (2012-678)
Little cloudy blond to light orange beer, big creamy off-white head, pretty stable, little adhesive. Aroma: citrus and orange peel, little sweet, yeast, some spices, peppery, coriander (?), bit dusty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet sugary start, spices, coriander, orange peel, some yeast, bit floral, bitter hops. Aftertaste: bitter, spices, little metallic, green banana, grains, orange peel. Very drinkable summer beer, maybe a tad too sweet.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Brouwkot Manten from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
33cl bottle @ home. Hazy reddish color, medium sized off-white head. Smell malts, raisin, dried fruits. Taste malts, dried fruits, some sweet-bitter. Lightly sticky texture, soft carbonation, low to medium body.
saxo (29721) reviewed Brouwkot Vlaskapelle from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, caramel, nuts and hops. Notes of wood as well.
Meilby (14731) reviewed Brouwkot Vlaskapelle from Gulden Spoor 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle 330ml @ fonefan
Pours cloudy amber with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel and a hint of peat. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.