About
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
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle (Gruut), shared. Clear golden color. Virtually no head (might have been the glass). Aroma’s: sweet malts, sweet fruit, herbs. Flavor moderate to full sweet. Medium bodied. Faint herbal bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2014
at 23:15
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Gekocht in de supermarkt van de Vossemeren in Lommel op 9-9-2014. Goud-helder van kleur met veel gelijkmatig wit schuim, bijna romig schuim. Het heeft een fris fruitig aroma, ook citrus wat zoet van de alcohol en wat mout zitten erin. De smaak is fris en moutig. De nasmaak is licht bitter en wat alcoholisch. Foto's kan je zien op: http://www.beersfrombelgium.eu/nl/Brugge_Tripel_Gruut-b-4030.html
Tried
from Bottle
at
Center Parcs De Vossemeren
on 06 Sep 2014
at 16:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
cloudy golden colour, some off-white head, which disappears quickly; aroma and taste of citruses, bready-wheaty notes, some coriander and banana - a bit like a German weizen and not a typical Belgian white
Tried
on 06 Sep 2014
at 12:34
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Flaska från beernavigator. Lätt disig tunn poöst skum som snart är borta. Söt doft, ljust bröd, honung, majs i smör. Söt, säd, honung, banan, lätt alkholsmak och någon krydda jag inte kan placera. Nej det här var ingen bra blond.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2014
at 08:54
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle at kulminator . Brewed by de landsheer Buggenhout . ( same entry ?) Bedt before 2004 Pours dark brown , small white head . Smell is sweet , port . Not very intence Taste is walnuts , dust , port . Balanced & complex . Some fruityness . Still a nice carbonation .
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2014
at 08:38
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Flaska från Beernavigator. Disig smutsgulvätska, snabbt försvinnande skum. Relativt stiltypisk, blommig parfym, jäst, citrus, vete och kryddor i doften. Lätt kropp, lite tung parfymerad smakbild som saknar lite friskhet, lätt citrusbeska och kryddighet. Godkänd
Tried
on 30 Aug 2014
at 03:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gifted 330ml bottle. Yellow colour with a bright white head. Aroma is peppery with lemon hop. Taste follows with a slight banana flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 12:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle received as a present. Pale amber colour, with a foamy head that evaporated quickly. Aroma has some sweetness and fruit. The taste has this too, with a warmth from the high alcohol content.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 08:21
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Steenbrugge Wit/White/Blanche (by Brouwerij Palm (Swinkels Family Brewers)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 9/20, MyTotalScore: 2.6/5
23/VIII/14 - 25cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ my parents' place - BB: 9/III/16 (2014-936)
Cloudy pale light beige beer, small irregular white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: spicy, lots of coriander, sweet, sugary, very floral, banana, orange candy. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: sourish start, lemony, pretty sweet and sugary, unpleasant kind of sourness, banana. Aftertaste: more banana, pretty sweet, sugary, soft spiciness, bit nasty sourish touch, overripe banana. Meh.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 4/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 9/20, MyTotalScore: 2.6/5
23/VIII/14 - 25cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker) @ my parents' place - BB: 9/III/16 (2014-936)
Cloudy pale light beige beer, small irregular white head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: spicy, lots of coriander, sweet, sugary, very floral, banana, orange candy. MF: ok carbon, medium to light body. Taste: sourish start, lemony, pretty sweet and sugary, unpleasant kind of sourness, banana. Aftertaste: more banana, pretty sweet, sugary, soft spiciness, bit nasty sourish touch, overripe banana. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2014
at 12:15
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
33 cl. bottle sampled @ Kulminator. Presumably 2003 Vintage. Dark light brownish amber, little lightly off-white head. Smell is cardboard, oxidation & metal. Taste is cardboard, oxidation / honey, broken yeast, murky, old malts, lighter carbonation,… Close to hard to tell what this once used to be, okay in the regular old beer way but clearly way past the point when you should be drinking this, probably. It is still okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2014
at 15:27