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.
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.
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark golden colour with a white head with short duration. Aroma is malty with yeast and light spicy notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and marzipan with good maltiness and coriander hints. The final is light sweet with short duration and yesty notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2013
at 11:34
7/10
Tried
on 15 Nov 2013
at 18:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
33 cl. bottle @ home. Procured from ALBO. BBF 25/05/2015. Only faintly hazy golden, big eggshell, creamy white head. Smell is light booze, floral, touch apples, esters, white sugar, faint banana yeast. Taste is floral, candy apples & banana yeast, white sugar & sweeteners sweet, esters, boozy, very simple, candy sugar,… Pretty oily. Another raw, faulty. Overly sweet & boozy BE brew. Pass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2013
at 10:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
hazy golden colour, incredibly huge dense, long lasting white head; aroma of fruits (apple and figs mostly), yeast and hoppyness; taste of slightly roasted sugar and malt, fruitness again and some moderate bitterness; good tripel
Tried
on 10 Nov 2013
at 09:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cl. bottle sampled @ Kulminator. BBF 22/10/2004 (2003 Vintage presumably). Dark brown with a tanned / beige head. Nose doesn’t betray the age, pretty sweet, some oxidation but less than I would expect, sugary, syrup, brown fruits, figs, prunes, light liquorish, solid shape. Taste is slightly watery, liquorish, brown sugar, prunes, figs, caramel, syrupy, oxidation is light, fudge, slightly warming. Body is touch watery. Solid, very good shape. Expected very little but this was not bad at all & has held up surprisingly well, not too shabby.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2013
at 15:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml bottle from Carrefour Brugge - Ruby to dark amber body, fluffy beige head. Aroma is spicy and malty. Medium body with frothy creamy carbonation. Flavour is dark malt with dark cake fruit. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2013
at 02:09
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Pale golden colour with a white head with medium short to medium duration. Aroma is mainly citrus with notes of yeast and light malts. Flavor is quite similar as aroma dominated by yeasts and citrus notes. Light final with a mild bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2013
at 14:08
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Solidne piwo z ciekawym posmakiem jakby dzikiego ale lub winiaku. Kwaskowosc lekka z nuta slodyczy ktora na finiszu dominuje jednak. Ciemno brazowo-machoniowy kolor ladnie prezentuje sie wraz z trwala piana w kieliszku.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2013
at 08:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, 10C. Brown with a beige head. Aroma of nuts, toast, herbs. Taste is fruitier than suggested by the aroma with raisins, brown sugar, toast. Not that sweet though. Herbal, moderately bitter and quite dry finish with some citrus. Pleasant and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2013
at 04:14
6/10
Tried
on 21 Oct 2013
at 10:42