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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle. Nearly clear brwon amber colour, medium-size very persistent head. Fruity aroma. Fruity flavour with hints of bitter orange/marmalade, slightly sweet and malty with pleasantly bitter hops in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2007
at 03:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A murky unclear brown beer with lots of sediment floating around under a lazing tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel, and so is the flavor, but in the flavor notes of alcohol and spices mixes in. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2007
at 16:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle 33 cl) Pours a hazy, orangey brown with tiny impurities and a beige head. Sweet aroma of malt, alcohol, fruit and dried fruit - there are some touches of sweet wine here. Very full-bodied with plenty of caramel and fruit and a very warming alcohol. Subdued bitterness. This is almost Quadrupelish yummy indeed. 270707
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2007
at 10:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Clear, amber golden with a white head. Aroma of yeast and fruit. Medium body with plenty of fruit - peach I believe. Lots of yeast and diacetyl also. The finish is bitter. 280607
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2007
at 11:26
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle at the Hopdevil. Poured an orange-golden body with a tiny white head that went really fast. The nose is weak, bit vinuous and sourish. The taste is... mouth puckeringly dry, bit malty, but weak and an even weaker hopiness. Grainy. Nothing distinct, nothing special. Kinda pleasant but watery and dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2007
at 18:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Golden colour, with small white head. Malty and spicy. Bitter, pleasant finish.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2007
at 18:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Clear orange golden color with a large good lacing mostly lasting white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light hoppy, fruit, moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter in a good balance, with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2007
at 13:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled. Hazy orange amber, creamy head. Aroma of orange with an evident addition of alcohol. Sweet and fruity, some syrup. Solidly malty with very light yeast character. More syrup than anyting else - perhaps alcohol is the closest rival. Drying out somewhat towards a finish with some cardboard. Pretty disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2007
at 12:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled at Pressklubben, Stockholm. Clear dark ruby, rich head. Vinous raisiny nose. Sweet with lots of dextrose. Fairly light bodied with clean mouthfeel. Saccharine comes through in the finish. What the lovely aroma promise the flavour fails to deliver.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2007
at 14:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
This is a very light tripel. Simple light fruit and malt aroma, no coriander or other spices, and what is there is not very interesting. Light malt and fruit in the flavor. Clear with a moderate head. Tasted at the Snuffel bar on Draught, Bruges.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2007
at 18:13