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.
6/10
Tried
on 21 Oct 2013
at 10:42
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap. Pours a clear deep brown with an amber hue and a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bread notes with a touch of dark grains. Flavor is similar with dark bread and dark grains plus a hint of must.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2013
at 13:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Fles 33cl thuis. Gruut. Zoet, bijsmaakje, wat scherpig. (10-2013).--------.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2013
at 11:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear dark ruby brown colour, tan frothy head, creamy layer of half cm remains, creamy lacing. Aroma opens with very sweet roasted malts, some caramel, than dark fruit (cherries, berries), brown sugar, apple syrup, some herbal undertones, basement aromas. Taste opens sweet and bitter and fruity, continues with roasted sugar sweetness and fruity (plum, cherry) flavor, slight bitterness at the end. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2013
at 09:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at La Trappiste, Canterbury. Could have got this in Belgium for less than 2 euro for a bottle but ended up spending £2.60 for a half. At least it’s in a Steenbrugge glass. Pale gold cloudy lasting white head. Banana aroma, lasts through the flavour too, but the flavour expands out to a lemon curd flavour too. I’ve always enjoyed Belgian wits and this one is pretty good, loses some points for being a touch metallic. Love the banana and light bugglegum aroma and flavours with a touch of hop on the finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2013
at 06:45
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 4
bottle @ bierhuyske pours blonde, good white head smell is big on sweetness ( and alcohol) WAY to much gas . undrinkable amounts of carbonation in this . my god... taste is somewhat bitter, chemicaly sweet ( perfume and sugar ) i’m sorry, i like this brewery, but becouse of the carbonation , this beer is undrinkable .
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2013
at 10:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Lire lukt, noe malt. Lite skum rundt kant. Fin honning gyllen farge. Noe kulsyre. Fruktig smak.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2013
at 12:16
3.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4
Flasske delt med Kitty i Brugge: uklar og med kort skum. Ufrisk aroma og smak - overmodne bananer kombinert med slappe citrusfrukter. En skuffelse.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2013
at 02:41
6/10
Litt bitter ettersmak, men ellers overbevisende nok.
Tried
on 13 Aug 2013
at 22:00
6/10
Tried
on 08 Aug 2013
at 20:06