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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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madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Steenbrugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.9/10 — 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.
Tried from Draft on 07 May 2011 at 06:21
Palme (4404) reviewed
Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.8/10 — 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
Leighton (35418) reviewed
Steenbrugge Wit / White / Blanche from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.4/10 — 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
77ships (14507) reviewed
Steenbrugge Blond from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.8/10 — 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
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Brugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.6/10 — 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
77ships (14507) reviewed
Steenbrugge Wit / White / Blanche from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6/10 — 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
77ships (14507) reviewed
Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
4.8/10 — 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
77ships (14507) reviewed
Brugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
5/10 — 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
saxo (30104) reviewed
Brugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ Ørsted bar. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are yeast, citrus, fruits, malt and hops.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2011 at 14:09
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Brugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
4.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Bottle. Pale yellow, white head. Aroma of bread and pepper. Taste is caramel. Nothing to write home about. --- Beer merged from original tick of Brugse Tripel on 21 Dec 2008 at 18:57 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6. Original review text: 330 ml bottle at the Kulminator. Golden orange color, off white head. Aroma of orange peel and malt. Flavor of plums, malt and raisins. Oaky finish.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2011 at 17:14