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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6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
(Bottle, Delirium Café, Brussels, 26 Oct 2014) Pale golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of grainy malt, tropical fruit and peaches. Malty, fruity taste with tropical fruit, peaches, candy sugar, grainy malt and a gentle spicy bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. A bit sharp and sweet, not overly complex, but fairly tasty. Quite nice.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2015 at 16:10

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Bottle. A clear one, golden in color and with a creamy, off-white head leaving lacings. The aroma has quite a lot of banana, with white sugar, pears and some grass. Alcohol notes. It’s quite dry on the palate, with a pleasant carbonation level. Bitter flavor with a generic fruityness, pale malts, grains and some resins. Lasting finish. A decent one, but a bit sweet, thin and boring. 141231
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2014 at 09:59

4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle 330ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear deep golden with a huge off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, sugar, dried fruits, yeast and alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long sugary, fruity and yeasty finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to fizzy
Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2014 at 09:53

3/10
Too sweet!
Tried on 29 Dec 2014 at 15:04

3/10
BierKultuur: Bierprofeet
Tried on 09 Dec 2014 at 22:08

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at La Trappiste. Dark brown clear lasting beige head. Sweet honey. Lasting beige head. Sweetish. Ok. Some peach
Tried from Draft on 07 Dec 2014 at 13:22

6/10
Tried from Draft at Brouwershuis on 04 Dec 2014 at 22:43

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at Lemmys, Leiden. Poured a clear reddish brown with a frothy white head and lots of clingy lace. The aroma is sweet malt. The flavour is moderate sweet with a rich malty, yeast, light aniseed, rich red berry fruit, palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 04 Dec 2014 at 10:19

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Bottle, thanks Eddan. Clear dark golden with a small white head. Aroma of fruit, some light spices, apricot and some alcohol. Similar taste. The body was rather weak on this one. Drinkable but not that special.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2014 at 04:12

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours clear amber with airy but stable off-white head. Clear aroma of yeast, malt and alcohol, with notes of fruit. Sweetish flavour of malt and fruit, with notes of caramel and yeast, complemented by balanced, hoppy bitterness. Bittersweet aftertaste. Decent but nothing really extraordinary.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2014 at 12:58