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.
Ordentliches Triple, das sich aber nicht vom Durchschnitt abhebt - hat bei mir keinen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen. Trotzdem nicht verkehrt. Starke Carbo.
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Aldi, Culemborg. Hazy golden with a big white head. Citrus aroma with some banana, coriander and a sour wheat note. Sweet taste with again a sour note. Low-bitter finish. Solid Belgian witbier.
Appearance: misty gold with a moderate white head of decent retention. Aroma: candy, apricot, malt, Belgian yeast. Taste: light to medium sweet. Malt, candy, apricot, spicy yeast. Low bitterness. Mouth feel: medium body, average to lively carbonation. Overall: enjoyable.
opalescent golden colour, moderate sized white head; aroma of dried peach/apricot, some pear, lemon zest, coriander, orange and slight moldy notes,. taste has the same notes as can be felt in the aroma with some peppery aftertaste; great tripel; 700th Belgian ratings :) on the same day as my 500th Swiss one :)