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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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Travlr (34369) reviewed
Steenbrugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle pale golden color, huge white head. Aroma of white pepper, summer fruits. Taste is plain malt, maybe some pepper. Plain.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2011 at 17:10
madmitch76 (41486) reviewed
Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
13th February 2009
Hazy dark brown beer. Crisp dry spicy malt with a splash of coca cola. Dry crisp finish with more malt and a little yeasty marmite.
Tried on 17 Jan 2011 at 12:18
Tommann (7797) reviewed
Brugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle. Pours light orange with a large head. Aroma is light yeast, some banana and lemon. Some lemon to start and bubblegum and yeast to finish.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2010 at 11:55
caesar (10832) reviewed
Steenbrugge Abdij Bock from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ Utrechts bokbierfestival ’10. Clear copper color, short head. Aroma of caramel malt, hint of roast. Slight bitter taste, bit sweet. Average bock.
Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2010 at 08:27
ben4321 (12003) reviewed
Steenbrugge Wit / White / Blanche from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Location: Sampled at the NY Brewfest on Governor's Island, 6/19/10

Aroma: The nose is light, malty, some spice, and some banana and lemon
Appearance: The pour is cloudy, yellow color, small white head
Flavor: Taste is medium sweet, some spice, pretty much no bitterness
Palate: The body is fairly light, decent feel, a bit tingly on the mouth, smooth enough
Overall Impression: A decent beer overall, and a solid example of the style. Nothing overly exciting or interesting going on here, just a solid beer.
Tried on 24 Oct 2010 at 11:04
CambridgeUtd (3881) reviewed
Steenbrugge Tripel from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
15 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Beer Palace Oslo.Golden, hazy with a ok white head. Aroma; fruity, caramel and some yeast. Flavor; fruity with a ok bitter ending.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2010 at 09:41
gunnfryd (22478) reviewed
Steenbrugge Wit / White / Blanche from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
16 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Golden-orange colour with a white head. Aroma is sweet, spices, apple. Flavour is sweet, spices, lemon, orange, citrus, apple, medium body. OK beer.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Oct 2010 at 02:47
Dedollewaitor (22459) reviewed
Steenbrugge Blond from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
16 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ Willems, Belgium. Pours cloudy golden with a small white head and lacings. Very clean. Yeast and fruits. Dry and earthy flavor. Medium bodied. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Sep 2010 at 02:32
bhensonb (23077) reviewed
Steenbrugge Blond from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
16 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750 shared by Marcus. Pours orange gold. Head wasn’t much. sort of ripe stone fruit aromas Med. body/mild carbonation. Flavor is dry fruit. Mild pepper. Finish is moderately bitter. There’s barnyard. Finishes a bit fruity with peppery bitterness.
Tried on 13 Sep 2010 at 16:32
Dedollewaitor (22459) reviewed
Steenbrugge Dubbel Bruin from De Gouden Boom (Palm)
16 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ Willems, Belgium. Pours dark brown with a small creamy white head and lacings. Nuts, yeast, dark fruit and caramel. Dry fruity flavor. Medium bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Sep 2010 at 06:14