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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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Franclh (8078) reviewed
Steenbrugge Blond from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
11 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Fles 33cl thuis. Kruidig, gruut, licht scherpig, geel fruit, zoetig, bittertje. (10-2014).
Tried from Bottle on 17 Oct 2014 at 13:39
Alengrin (11809) reviewed
Steenbrugge Wit / White / Blanche from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Witbier in the Steenbrugge abbey beer range, launched in 2008 after the Steendonk project with Moortgat was abandoned. Creamy, snow white head, cloudy yellow blonde colour; wheaty, coriander, lemon peel, cinnamon, bit creamy mouthfeel, dry spiciness, refreshing. Stereotypical Hoegaarden clone, though.
Tried on 13 Oct 2014 at 12:40
Alengrin (11809) reviewed
Steenbrugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Authentic abbey tripel with snow white, rocky, sticky, stable head and light golden blonde colour, clear but ochre and hazy with deposit. Malty aroma, grainy, bready, a bit earthy, peach, grapefruit, spicy hops. Malty, sweetish, fruity taste, drying in the finish with a gentle herbal hop bitterness in the tail, a bit spicy. Very accessible and stereotypical, but balanced and decent tripel.
Tried on 13 Oct 2014 at 12:37
Alengrin (11809) reviewed
Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Authenic, somewhat low profile abbey dubbel since 1980 with off-white head and bronze brown colour. Straightforward caramelly malts in the nose, a bit yeasty and fruity, light spiciness and dryish finish. Quite okay actually - certainly in comparison with its Leffe or Grimbergen congeners.
Tried on 13 Oct 2014 at 12:34
Alengrin (11809) reviewed
Souvenir du Terroir Abdijbier Blonde (s Lands Souvenirs Blonde) from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Blond session ale in the series of ’s Lands Souvenirs, commissioned by the Carrefour supermarket chain in order to promote Belgian cuisine. In spite of what is stated above, the label unambiguously states that this is / was brewed by De Koninck... I remember this as an agreeable, orange blonde beer with snow white head and a fruity, sweetish, bit honeyish character, straightforward, a bit yeasty with slight grassy hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried on 12 Oct 2014 at 11:53
dnicolaescu (3911) reviewed
Steenbrugge Wit / White / Blanche from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
5.9/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
BOTTLE 25 CL.

Look: cloud pale straw, small white head.
Aroma: sweet fruit/banana, wheat tartness.
Taste: light fruit sweetness, quite tart and spitzy, light clove. Crisp body. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2014 at 05:32
Stuu (35163) reviewed
Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin (Cask) from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the David Macbeth Moir. Pours dark brown, fruity, raisins, caramel, sweet.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2014 at 12:34
Stuu (35163) reviewed
Steenbrugge Blond from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear golden, nose is spicy, yeasty, taste is fruity, zesty.
Tried from Cask on 07 Oct 2014 at 12:21
Bybeer (15787) ticked
Brugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
6/10
бельгия камплитед
Tried on 05 Oct 2014 at 20:29
Franclh (8078) reviewed
Brugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
12 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Fles 33cl thuis. Rood fruit, flink kruidig, yeasty, scherp, bloemig. (9-2014).
Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2014 at 15:26