Gulden Draak Vintage - Brouwerij Van Steenberge N.V.

despainmakesbeer

Kentucky

3.73/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Dark deep brown with mahagony highlights. very foamy, tan head. Very sweet aroma, grapey wine aroma. Not much malt and definitely no hop aroma. Same winey grapeness in flavor. Very very sweet for a Belgian. High carbonation. Darker fruits present again along the grape line. Clean finish. Metallic funk at beginning of finish lasts a little too long for my liking. Sweetness keeps it from having that lighter almost refreshing Belgian moutHfeel. Not my favorite Belgian but still pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2010 23:59:49 | More by despainmakesbeer

JamLand

Texas

3/5  rDev -21.7%

05-13-2013 23:47:06 | More by JamLand

NorthSideSean

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-30-2013 23:56:30 | More by NorthSideSean

Grinky

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

04-09-2013 01:52:30 | More by Grinky

CaptainNomihodai

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

03-03-2013 04:21:13 | More by CaptainNomihodai

Prost76

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +4.4%

02-03-2013 18:19:46 | More by Prost76

nelG

5/5  rDev +30.5%

01-26-2013 14:25:46 | More by nelG

sagath

4.25/5  rDev +11%

01-23-2013 02:28:00 | More by sagath

KornWallace

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

01-20-2013 01:51:05 | More by KornWallace

Ikorus

5/5  rDev +30.5%

01-11-2013 04:27:50 | More by Ikorus

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3.25/5  rDev -15.1%

01-10-2013 23:36:25 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.4%

01-01-2013 06:11:21 | More by Stevie_Janowski

KalanM

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +4.4%

12-31-2012 04:23:42 | More by KalanM

puboflyons

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

2009 Vintage. From a bottle stamped 31H1-14:02. Sampled on December 21, 2012.

The pour is a handsome looking brown with a silky, delicate beige head that lingers ion top of the beer for the entire session.

The aroma is full of the Belgian esters one hopes for when sampling these beers. Notes f sweet Belgian malts, dark fruit, butterscotch, toffee and the slightest hint of hops. But all in all the sensations are mellow thanks to 3 years of cellaring.

The body is better than medium but it is so smooth and creamy.

The taste is alive with barley malts that make me think of an aged barleywine with a good dose of caramel, licorice, and a dash of spice. The hop bitterness at the end is mellow and subtle. I wish I could have more beers like this.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 00:44:26 | More by puboflyons

cliff1066

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

12-16-2012 23:42:12 | More by cliff1066

slm100

4.75/5  rDev +24%

12-11-2012 23:08:14 | More by slm100

schopenhauerale

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

12-10-2012 11:13:44 | More by schopenhauerale

MelissaC

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

11-29-2012 01:49:41 | More by MelissaC

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

11-15-2012 02:01:47 | More by t0rin0

Mikel772

Florida

1/5  rDev -73.9%

10-09-2012 03:37:31 | More by Mikel772

beerpadawan

California

4/5  rDev +4.4%

08-27-2012 16:46:09 | More by beerpadawan

LiquidAmber

Washington

3.95/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Review from 9/2010 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours dark cloudy orange brown with an off white head. Burst out of the bottle and foamed everywhere. Slightly sour dark and light fruit aroma. Taste of dark and light fruit, high carbonation, somewhat sour, but mitigated by a caramel sweetness. Sour finish with light spice and hops. A fleeting metallic aftertaste drops the rating. Tasty, but too carbonated.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2012 22:51:58 | More by LiquidAmber

IrishGermanAmerican

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +11%

07-03-2012 01:43:14 | More by IrishGermanAmerican

sbbb

Ohio

2/5  rDev -47.8%

06-20-2012 19:20:40 | More by sbbb

Zakk

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

06-02-2012 23:02:46 | More by Zakk