De Gouden Boom (Palm)
Client Brewer
in
Brugge,
West Flanders,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by
Brouwerij Palm
Established in 1983
Description
In 1872, Jules Vanneste bought the ‘t Hamerken distillery. In 1889, he took the step of definitively converting the distillery into a brewery. Soon, ‘t Hamerken top-fermentation beers became a household name in the Bruges area. Brewing continued till 1982.
In 1983, Paul Vanneste (great-grandson of the founder) founded the new De Gouden Boom brewery in collaboration with Frank Boon Brewery from Lembeek. In 1985 Brouwerij De Gouden Boom is granted a licence to brew the STEENBRUGGE abbey beers.
On 16 November 2001, PALM brewery acquired a majority interest in Brouwerij De Gouden Boom and in 2003 it was completely taken over by Palm Brewery. In the same year the Prior of St Peter’s Abbey in Steenbrugge licensed PALM Breweries to brew STEENBRUGGE abbey beers.
Since 2004 production of Bruges beers has been relocated to the PALM Breweries site in Steenhuffel.
In 1983, Paul Vanneste (great-grandson of the founder) founded the new De Gouden Boom brewery in collaboration with Frank Boon Brewery from Lembeek. In 1985 Brouwerij De Gouden Boom is granted a licence to brew the STEENBRUGGE abbey beers.
On 16 November 2001, PALM brewery acquired a majority interest in Brouwerij De Gouden Boom and in 2003 it was completely taken over by Palm Brewery. In the same year the Prior of St Peter’s Abbey in Steenbrugge licensed PALM Breweries to brew STEENBRUGGE abbey beers.
Since 2004 production of Bruges beers has been relocated to the PALM Breweries site in Steenhuffel.
6/10
On tap @Bruges Bier Museum, 10/04/2022. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas espediados, sabor especiado cítrico, cuerpo ligero.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2022
at 10:58
6/10
On tap @Bruges Bier Museum, 10/04/2022. Color ambarino corona de espuma blanca, aromas cereal, levadura, sabor cereal, malta.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2022
at 10:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours golden amber, with very fine white foam. Aroma is citrus and honey. Body is average with moderate carbonation. Taste is medium-high sweet, with some final yeasty feeling.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2022
at 18:35
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at FOB, Rimini, Italy. Pours darkish brown, with fine cream foam. Aroma is intense malty, caramel, molasses. Body is fairly thick, with moderate carbonation. Taste is fairly sweet, but not excessive. Final is average.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2022
at 18:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle sourced from Netto Valby and drunk at home (06/03/2022) - dark brown with a beige head. Sweet caramel malty aroma and taste, some brown sugar, light toasted malts, dark fruit, yeast, medium to light body, light spiced malty finish but metallic unfortunately. Pretty basic supermarket fayre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Mar 2022
at 16:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(bottle 0,33l from topvino.cz online shop) Overall: Average tripel. Quite malty, nothing special. Aroma: Malty, later yeasty. Appearance: Clear golden. Persistent white head. Taste: Medium sweet, malty, alcohol, spicy. Palate: Medium body. Higher carbonation. Warming finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2022
at 21:08
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.33l bottle. Clear brown body with a ruby hue and a beige head. The beer shows fruity notes (think about orange zest, pears), some cocoa, caramel and toast from the malts and also a touch of floral hops. Medium body and carbonation. The finish lasts quite long. Nice dubbel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2022
at 22:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33l bottle. Hazy golden body with a thin white head. Simple witbier that's a bit restrained in the aroma but shows the classic characteristics of the style in the sip. Coriander and orange zest appear with some perfume and sugar syrup. OK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2022
at 20:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
0.33l bottle. Clear golden body with a white head that lasts forever. Aroma of sugar syrup, bready malts, apples and some orange zest. Orange zest and sugar syrup show up in the taste too with some spicy hops. Easy drinking beer. Simple but correct.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2022
at 20:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(bottle 0,33l from topvino.cz online shop) Overall: Sweet, nothing special, lacks more character. Aroma: Caramel, sweet, light dried fruits, light spicy. Appearance: Clear dark amber. Medium, beige head. Taste: Medium-strong sweet, caramel, light dried fruits, light spicy, some dark malts. Palate: Medium body. Light sticky texture. Light harsh, light warm finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2022
at 20:50