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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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Clear brown colour. Aroma a bit fruity and sweet. Flavour has caramel, red fruits and some malt creaminess. Maybe a bit too sweet.
Tried on 18 Feb 2013 at 12:11

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Brugge Tripel (by Brouwerij Palm (Swinkels Family Brewers)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5

10/II/13 - 33cl bottle @ home - BB: 6/IX/15 (2013-155) Thanks to Alexandra and Doda for the bottle!

Clear light orange beer, big solid creamy white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very grassy hops, lime peel, smells like pilsener. MF: too much carbon, medium body. Taste: citric start, bit sweet, dairy, spices, cloves, some liquorish, bitter hops. Aftertaste: spicy, bitter, some orange peel, grains, pretty herbal, bitter. Not as bad as I feared! Decent tripel, but a bit plain.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2013 at 10:15

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 11.09.2009
Aroma is malty with ripe fruits and brown sugar. Flavour has malty notes, caramel, ripe fruits and some herbal notes. Quite straightforward, yet another dubbel.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2013 at 09:42

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Draught @ O’Connell’s, Tampere. Rated on 11.12.2009
Aroma has wheaty notes, some soapy citrus and hints of hay. Flavour feels thin with wheat, citrus notes, some coriander and hints of peaches. Too watery and thin.
Tried on 02 Feb 2013 at 07:31

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
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Tried from Can on 28 Jan 2013 at 14:52

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 7
33 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 26.02.2010
Aroma has soapy citrus, some pear esthers and alcohol. Flavour has fruits, some soapy citrus and yeasty notes. Nice, fruity and somewhat refreshing, but then again quite straightforward blonde.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jan 2013 at 00:16

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
33 cl bottle @ home. Rated on 13.03.2010
Aroma has soapy citrus, some honey and alcohol. Flavour is sweetish with soapy citrus, pear esthers, some stinging alcohol and hints of spices. Too boozy.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2013 at 07:44

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft at Jacktrelden, Den Haag. Poured a crystal clear yellow colour with a big white frothy head. The aroma is pretty weak and if I'm honest, I can hardly smell anything at all. The flavour is of malt and yeast. Given the alcohol content, its not particularly bitter and the palate is weak. As far as Tripel's go, it's not a classic, but its still far more tasty and refreshing than many other beers I could mention.
Tried from Draft on 17 Jan 2013 at 03:48

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Smells floral and pours copper. Aroma has a little too much astringency barrel-like taste. Otherwise a decent triple. Some malt in aroma as well and high alcohol burns a bit on leave - not cushioned very well. Bottle.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Jan 2013 at 21:40

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Appearance: Hazy golden color with a fine white head. Some lacing.
Aroma: Mild fruity and moderate sweet malty.
Palate: Medium body. Slightly sweet and a light bitterness. Smooth carbonation. Oily texture.
Taste: Mild round caramel malty and fruity. Some vanilla and light citric.
Overall impression: What a nice tasty and well blended beer. Smooth like an old Cognac. Really enjoyable.
Location: Bottle from Slijterij t Fust in Hoorn, Netherlands
Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2013 at 07:38