Gulden Draak 75cl

Style and Colour: Dark Tripel Beer.

Taste: Fruity (apple and cherry) and zesty aromas. Caramel, roast malt and coffee flavours precede a long, bitter-sweet finish.

Alcohol: 10.5 % ABV 

Drinking Temperature: 12 - 14 °C 

Fermentation: Top-fermented beer that re-ferments in the bottle. Wine yeast is used to start the re-fermentation and this is why the term barley wine is sometimes used.

The Brewery: Brouwerij Van Steenberge. Located in Ertvelde, North of Ghent in Belgium. The history of the brewery goes back to 1784. Many hundreds of home breweries in Flanders made their own beer for their own consumption or as a side activity of farming, because it was safer to drink beer than water.

Origin: Legend says that the Golden Dragon was the figurehead for the longship used by Norse king, Sigrid Magnusson, on his crusade in 1111. He offered the statue to the emperor of Constantinople (the current Istanbul) to put it on the cupola of the Aya Sophia. Some hundred years later, the Flemish count Baldwin IX had the showpiece transported to Bruges. After the battle on the field of Beverhout in 1382, the inhabitants of Ghent took the dragon as war booty and put it on top of their Belfry. Such an imposing symbol that has lasted for over 6 centuries needed an equally imposing beer.

Food: Can be served as an aperitif or a digestive. It makes a great alternative for whisky in Irish Coffee. It suits all kinds of stews (Flemish stew), it can be added to red meat sauces such as bordelaise, and provides a perfect companion for blue cheeses and dark chocolate.

World Beer Awards: gold medal in 2019

1.33 CHF / dl