Gulden Draak (Dark Triple) - Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

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rAvg: 4.23
pDev: 11.58%
Reviews: 1135
Hads: 979

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Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

Belgium

Style | ABV
Belgian Strong Dark Ale | 10.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1019), on-tap (114), growler (2).

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Reviews by MBPChead:

MBPChead

Maryland

4.8/5 rDev +13.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Definitely one of my all time favorite beers and I had plenty of it while I was in France.

Deep brown in color with amber, orange, and caramel hues with a thick creamy head in both texture and color.

Smell; caramel, wheat, brown sugar, slight hints of pepper.

Taste; quite sweet overall with the apparent and forefront flavors of caramel, brown sugar, wheat, rye grains, and black pepper accompanied by plum and prune flavors, slight hits of cinnamon and cloves, with orange and whiskey hints on occasional sips making the level of alcohol present as a reminder, very complex all in all.

Mouthfeel: Smooth and creamy with the same density as water but with medium carbonation giving it a slightly prickly sensation on the tongue.

Drinkability: The flavor of this bier allows it to easily slip over the drinker's taste buds and down the throat I could easily drain several of these, but the level of alcohol in this brew deters that idea quite a bit.

All in all truly an excellently brewed BIER!

Serving type: bottle

07-20-2010 15:56:03 | More by MBPChead

More User Reviews:

Dirksen

California

4.75/5 rDev +12.3%

05-24-2013 19:22:49 | More by Dirksen

desint

Belgium

3.75/5 rDev -11.3%

05-24-2013 11:21:03 | More by desint

avisong

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev -11.3%

05-24-2013 02:01:50 | More by avisong

hannydawg

Illinois

4/5 rDev -5.4%

05-23-2013 14:02:06 | More by hannydawg

Blindpigbiz

California

3.83/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Smell: clean spring water

Taste: bitter hops with a rich, herbal, malty sweetness that carries throughout; subtle toasted walnuts pervade during each sip

This is one of the funkiest tripels Belgium has produced. Normally tripels have either a clementine, orange, or at least another citrus fruit within the flavor of the beer, but with the golden dragon not a one. This beer caught me off guard and I'm down to try it soon. By the way, This beer goes very well with an Italian sub with heavy mayo and oil

Serving type: bottle

05-23-2013 06:47:09 | More by Blindpigbiz