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.

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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
330 ml bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 8.7%. Clear and deep golden colour, large white head. Aroma of gruut spices, kandij sugar and Belgian ale yeast. Medium sweet and spicy flavour with the same elements as the aroma, low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2021 at 23:38

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cask version, ABV 6%, at the Gig House (JDW), Wokingham. Gold with a scummy white head; aroma of Belgian yeast; syrupy texture without being sweet; dry with yeast and wheat, some honey and some Brugges spices; then a dry bitter finish. A heavyweight blond, this is what Leffe should taste like.
Tried from Cask at Gig House (JDW) on 23 Apr 2021 at 23:00

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
*Rating overgezet 2016* Het is een troebel oranje geel bier met een volle witte schuimkraag. Het heeft een moutige wat jeneverbes achtige geur. De smaak is moutig, kruidig met tonen van jeneverbes.
Earlier Rating: 2/18/2018 Total Score: 3.7
Fles (gruut) thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is een amberkleurig bier met een medium schuimkraag. Het heeft een kruidige geur. De smaak is moutig vol en kruidig met een lichte peper nasmaak.
Tried on 14 Apr 2021 at 12:24

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
330ml bottle via Beer 52 sub. Pours clear golden with a frothy white head. Aroma: sweet & estery - bananas & spices. The taste follows. Estery with some richness. Light sweet & bitter. Little metallic note. Medium body with frothy carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Apr 2021 at 18:49

6.5/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Clear, lively golden beer with a thick white head. Light malty aroma. Flavour is breast,with some fruit sweetness, a little hop and some banana. A fairly run of the mill Belgian blonde but it's drinkable enough.
Tried on 28 Mar 2021 at 16:40


6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from my Belgian stash early last year. This used to be a wonderful moreish beer when produced in Bruges back in the 90's. I drank loads of it and still have the glass. Things change unfortunately now it is mass produced. A hazy orange/amber coloured pour with a huge white head on top. Fruity, yeasty, orange, caramel taste/aroma. Doesn't come close to the original beer which is a real shame.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jan 2021 at 16:15

6/10
Tried on 31 Jan 2021 at 16:13

8.2/10
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2020 at 21:41

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Brugge Tripel 8.2% Got 3 of these in my set, 2009 best before date. Mahogany brown, barest Wisp of carbonation on opening with a rich candied fruit aroma. Malty caramel, treacle, a bit of bitter tobacco leaf, sharp raspy carbonation on a medium full body. I think I liked the Leffe’s flavor more but this is WAY more vibrant. It has a kind toasted cherry in the finish which is interesting. That secondary fermentation in the bottle they tout on the label really shows through.
Tried from Can on 14 Nov 2020 at 11:07