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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5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Hazy, pale golden with lots of floating impurities and a tall, white head leaving some lacework. Aroma dominated by yeast and a little citrus. Medium body with light notes of yeast, fruit and some astringent phenols. Bitter finish. Not really a top Belgian. 290308

Tried from Bottle on 18 Apr 2008 at 06:01


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

Clear golden with huge white head. Sweet aroma with yeasty and spicy notes. Sweet flavor with yeast, orange peel and coriander notes. Finishes dry.

Tried on 06 Apr 2008 at 12:37


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

Unclear golden beer with a big white head. Malt, bubblegum, fruit in the aroma. Dry with yeast and alcohol in the flavour.

Tried on 01 Apr 2008 at 08:09


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

75 cL bottle packed in green paper@fonefan/Brugmansia’s Cnudde tasting. Pours almost clear yellow with a dense white head. Spiced and mild yeasty aroma. Flavour is mild banana fruity and wheaty. Finish is lingering spiced and mild fruity. Too wheaty for my liking :(

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2008 at 12:18


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

Bottle. 75cl. Light unclear medium yellow orange color, sparkling with a large, frothy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate to light heavy hoppy, flowers, herbs, grass, moderate to light heavy yeasty, fruity. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to lively. (290208)

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2008 at 04:46


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

Bottle. 75cl. Unclear medium yellow - orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, light hoppy, citrus, moderate yeasty, light alcoholic, coriander - peppery ? Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average duration. ( A little more sharp and pikky than the Manten ). Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (280208)

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2008 at 04:41


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

Bottle. 75cl. Unclear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. ( Crisp and fruity ). Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (280208)

Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2008 at 04:38


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Small whitish head over orange-amberish beer. Spicy, coriander, grassy & a touch of caramel. Coriander, sweetish and perfumey-spicy. Not yet soupy, but yet too much coriander-tuned. Finish is sweet-spicy. Medium bodied, alcohol peeping through. Sweetish - OK, but definitely too much coriander used.

Tried on 28 Feb 2008 at 12:24


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Huge, dense, yellowish head over very well-carbonated orangeish beer with a verdigris shine. Fresh, malty, grassy & spicy nose, very yeast-determined. Bitterish, with only a sweetish background, malt-like. Green malt flavour, could do with a bit of lagering, but OTOH, it conveys a quite fresh impression. Spritzy, medium bodied, all the same. Aftertaste is more hop-oriented. Nice fresh beer, well worth trying. Second try, named WHEATBUK, which, according to the info given, is a variation, and not quite the same as the Netebuk. And so sugggests my rating... No head, hazy orange-yellow greenish beer. 4/5; Wheat??? Coriander, yes!! Awfull smell. 3/10 Coriandersoup as only taste. Terrible. 2/10 Slick, wheat(or coriander)slickness. 2/5 GUYS!! Did you really try this yourselves? 4/20 result: 1.5/5

Tried on 28 Feb 2008 at 12:18


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

Bottled. Hazy deep golden colour with small white head. Aroma is malts, caramel with some grassyness and fruityness. Some mild herbal and nutty notes are also there. Flavour is caramel, some fruits and mild notes of herbs and earth.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2008 at 01:41