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.
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle at Estaminet. Near-clear, golden body, white lacing-head. Floral to the nose with fruits and wheat. Taste of ripe fruits, rather sweet. Some alcohol and yeast. Above par (Brugge, 02.05.2011).
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2011
at 05:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
11h April 2011
On tap at De Engelbewaarder. Cloudy pale gold beer, tiny white head. Semi crisp and smie dry palate. Smooth wheaty malt nicley balanced with some estery banana and lesser traces of citrus and mild bubblegum. Finishes dry with a banana aftertaste.
On tap at De Engelbewaarder. Cloudy pale gold beer, tiny white head. Semi crisp and smie dry palate. Smooth wheaty malt nicley balanced with some estery banana and lesser traces of citrus and mild bubblegum. Finishes dry with a banana aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2011
at 07:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4th April 2011
On tap in the Cafe De Engelbewaarder. Clear gold beer, good white head. Light crisp palate. Typical tripel sweetish malt but with a little pepper. Trace of fruit underneath. Served in good nick at the Engelbewaarder - much better than anywhere else I’ve had it in Holland or Belgium.
On tap in the Cafe De Engelbewaarder. Clear gold beer, good white head. Light crisp palate. Typical tripel sweetish malt but with a little pepper. Trace of fruit underneath. Served in good nick at the Engelbewaarder - much better than anywhere else I’ve had it in Holland or Belgium.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 May 2011
at 06:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
0.33l bottle pours a deep brown body with a dense one-finger size beige head. Aroma is quite malty with brown sugar, sour red currants, some hops and hints of bitter chocolate. Body is medium, texture somewhat oily and carbonation is mild. Flavors are fruity with notes of chocolate and strawberries that ends in a bitter and watery finish. More chocolate, some cookies and burned caramel in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2011
at 01:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at De Saloon in Amsterdam. Pours hazy yellow with a foamy, white head. Light lemon and yeast aroma. Sweet flavor, lightly bready, with sugar, hints of banana and citrus. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Okay finish, slightly bland but refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2011
at 15:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
draft@bowling: much better than I expected this would be, absolutely clear, golden with a small white head that held up for quite a while, it is sweet but not extremely so, some toffee & white sugar, fruity (tropical fruits), malt plus spices with smallest hint of hops, light to medium body & carbonation, simple but effective but don’t go out of your way to find it
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Apr 2011
at 02:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11.2 oz. bottle, pours hazy golden with a big white head. Aroma of champagne yeast, light dry apple, pear and bready. Flavour is a mix of pear, apple and candied sugar, with a heap load of yeast and immense dryness. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Mar 2011
at 14:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
draft@bowling: expected the very worst from this one but it turned out reasonably, average witbier, bit low on taste, nothing special but easily drinkable, taste is wheat & barley, hint of citrus, almost no spices
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2011
at 05:26
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
draft@bowling: too light, watery & thin, some malt, dark fruits and a hint of spices & herbal at the end, too thinly stretched, almost watered down, boring
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Mar 2011
at 04:11
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
bottle@home: there is nothing tripel about this, tastes generic, unimpressive malts, minor sweetness, hint of spices, minor bitterness only in the aftertaste, bland overall, mass production crappy attempt at a tripel
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2011
at 12:33