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Alengrin (11609) reviewed Red Ale from Gulden Spoor 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Belgian amber (rather than 'international', or, better put, American style amber ale) by Gulden Spoor in Gullegem near Kortrijk. Very violent gusher - and this being Gulden Spoor, I wasn't quite prepared, and had to clean both the table and the floor after 1/3 of the bottle flooded out of the bottle neck immediately upon opening... Typical 'gusher head' afterwards: big, frothy and heavily paper-like lacing, but very irregular in shape and collapsing quickly, though a firm, irregular, mousy, pale greyish beige layer of foam admittedly remained in place for a long time; misty deep and pure copper red colour, with a vermillion glow, but turning into an almost purple-tinged cloudy burgundy with sediment - clearly darker than either Belgian or American style amber ale, averagely speaking. Aroma of baker's yeast, freshly cut red sweet apple, perfumey lavender and rosemary, soggy brown bread, pecan nut, roses, violets, ripe cranberries in autumn, rusk, brown honey, cloves, fresh fig, wet clay, dry earth. Sharply stinging carbonation at first, very minerally and dominant, but strong fruity esters are obvious as well, hinting at fig, peach, red apple, pear and cranberry, sweetish with clear residual dark sugariness but not too sticky, and countered by an undercurrent of almost blackberry-ish sourishness; rounded, bit resinous mouthfeel, coarsened by the sharp carbon dioxide. Deeply pecan-nutty, hard-caramelly and softly toasty-bitterish maltiness; the sweetness overrules the bitterness, but the finish does develop a pleasant, quenching dryness too, while spicy phenols become ever more abundant, ranging from clove and thyme to almost lavender-like aromas, paired with a herbal, bit spicy and medium long hop bitterness that blends with the bitter touch of the toasted malts. Nuttiness, hoppy accents and strong yeastiness linger, the latter in the form of bready, fruity and spicy phenolic aspects, eventually turning even a little bit 'dirty' - maybe a slight infection could even be going on here, accounting for the heavy gushing as well. Has the general flavour profile of a Walloon style 'ambrée' (stronger, often maltier and almost always yeastier than the classic 'spéciales belges'), I do like that strong pecan-nutty core and can also appreciate the generous hop dosage, but the yeasty 'dirtiness' and very strong gushing obviously reveal that something went a bit awry here. Good idea, good in its core, but not well executed from a technical viewpoint, which is a shame in this case.
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Cuvée Jean Pierre from Gulden Spoor 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Strong ale brewed by Gulden Spoor in honour of a late family member, a Jean-Pierre Koopman, who in 1983 was among the founders of 't Rusteel, the restaurant that would later give birth to what is now the Gulden Spoor brewery. Off-white, mousy, quickly opening, irregularly edged head, initially clear deep peachy to even somewhat amberish golden robe, misty with sediment. Very herbal aroma, fresh rosemary, allspice, clove, thyme, cooked pumpkin flesh, banana peel, lightly toasted pine nuts, rusk, soggy biscuit. Fruity onset, halfripe banana mingled with aspects of dried peach and red apple, lively carbonated; caramelly and lightly biscuity malt profile with a slight peanutty edge, leading to a dryish finish with a grassy hop bitter touch mixed with this ongoing, thyme- and rosemary-like herbalness. Lingering residual, honeyish sweetness in the end too - this one could do with a more outspoken hop bitterness and less of that herbalness, but technically it is clearly well made, like all of Gulden Spoor's beers. Style-wise, this beer has all the features of a Walloon style 'ambrée', so an 'amber tripel' probably comes very close as a general characterisation.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Stefanus Copain from Gulden Spoor 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Dranken Vandewoude and drunk at the campervan. No esters on aroma. so a clean aroma . some malt some spicy hops. it's a decent Belgian blond without being exceptional. decent balance and decent spicy hops on finish. ok.
simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Tripel from Gulden Spoor 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Foamy white head left a frothy cover on an unclear gold body. Yeast & herbal aroma. Medium bodied, feels great on the tongue with a soft feel & a tingle on the back. Yeast, sweet orange, citrus, herbaceous & peppery tastes. What a great Tripel!
Alengrin (11609) reviewed Stefanus Copain from Gulden Spoor 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Hobby brew from Wevelgem gone commercial several years ago, commercial batches brewed at Gulden Spoor. I’ve known about this beer’s existence for three years now – so thanks tderoeck for sharing a bottle and thus finally offering me a chance to taste it. Regularly shaped, mousy, egg-white head lacing in shreds over an initially clear, warm orange-tinged peach blonde beer, misty with sediment. Aroma of dry banana peel, old herb cheese or even fenugreek seed, bread crust, coriander, old potatoes, dried wormwood, unripe peach, hint of iron in the background. Restrainedly fruity onset, apple peel, dried peach and slight banana, subdued in sweetness, sharply carbonated with very minerally effect; smooth bread-crusty malt base, cereally with a very light peanutty touch, leading to a spicy, even very lightly astringent finish with grassy and floral hop bitter notes and lingering soft bready maltiness. Not too sweet – unlike many other Belgian blondes with mass-marketing ambitions – and technically correct, so in its (overexposed) class, this is far from the worst. Clear example of Gulden Spoor’s technical mastery of traditional Belgian ale styles.
tderoeck (22711) reviewed Stefanus Copain from Gulden Spoor 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
11/VII/20 - 33cl bottle from a trade, shared @ home, BB: 24/IX/21 (2020-617) Thanks to Jerre for the trade!
Clear orange blond beer, small creamy white head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: very malty, grains, cow fodder, spicy touch, some phenols, sweet impression, MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: yeasty, some banana peel, very malty, grains, little sweet. Aftertaste: very malty, grains, caramel, nice stuff, good bitterness, slightly spicy, yeast, good.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Stefanus Copain from Gulden Spoor 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dumpy 33cl bottle: BB 24th Sep 2021. Drank in the afternoon sun at home on 7th Apr 2020. Really enjoyed this easy drinking Blonde. Slight haze to the golden/amber body, white crown on top. Malty and yeasty nose, taste followed along the same lines; some fruity hints too.