The Lord of the Beer # 21 Gulden Draak
Hello Steemians !
This is my first attempt at the #beersaturday challenge, I hope you'll like my content !
The story for this one is quite funny. It was my first year at university, I was a brand new student and at my "kot" (it's like a house where 4 to 12 students live), a party was organized.
There was a lot of people that I don't know, I went near a group and start talking to them about what beer they come with. I knew almost all their beer except this one so I was intrigued by it and asked for a sip ! I found this beer very special in every aspect especially the look of the bottle and the taste but that is for the tasting part ;-)
Description
This is a brown/black beer with 10.5%, it's brewed in the Flemish part of Belgium at Ertvelde. It's strangely hard to find because, since my discovery, I had some hard time to find it again.
Anyway, there is quite a story behind the name and the logo of this beer. The legend says that the golden dragon (which translate into Gulden Draak in Flemish) was on the prow of the ship with which the Norwegian king Sigurd Magnusson sailed in 1111 to go on a crusade. Then he offered it to the emperor but it was stolen by the Flemish one hundred years later and put the Norwegian dragon into the city of Bruges. It was once again stolen during a war in Belgium and put on the top of the Ghent Belfry.
I'm not used putting photos that I did myself of the beer because I don’t think they are very great but here is some for the #beersaturday :
I don't have the right glass for this one so I took a classic Leffe glass.
Tasting
Time to taste ! The smell is pretty nice and when I tasted it, I expected it would be a heavy beer due to the alcohol but it was surprisingly soft ! Honestly, it's one of my favorite beer, I can compare it to the Chimay Bleu, it's at least as balanced. By that I mean it's not too bitter, sour or sweet. Still, it has a complex taste which evolves in the mouth and there is a small pleasant after taste.
Rating
I rate this beer 17/20, it's one of my favorite ! I love its balance and the evolution of its taste, I couldn't say more about this one it's simply an amazing well-made beer !
That's it for today, I hope you like this review and be sure to upvote and follow me for more, there will be one review per day !
Don't hesitate to recommend me a beer which you'd want that I review !
Check out another Lord of the beer : https://steemit.com/beer/@jarendesta/the-lord-of-the-beer-20-leffe-nectarhttps://steemit.com/beer/@jarendesta/the-lord-of-the-beer-19-delirium
See you one day in Belgium !
That is a VERY STRONG BEER indeed. 10.5%. I would be drunk with 3 of those. I really like the golden dragon in the bottle also.
Amazing post. You have a new follower here, feel free to check my blog and let me know what you think @jarendesta
You're doing a great job I think ! I'll upvote you from time to time :)
Hey, this is a wonderful article about beer and it fits perfect into #BeerSaturday.
As I live in Belgium 🇧🇪I have a new 🥅 goal to find this beer!!!
Ahah glad I manage to interest you ! :D
Where do you live in Belgium, we may be neighbors ?
Btw aren't you German, I saw that in your profile ? :)
Yes, I'm a German living in Belgium and working around Europe. I live close to Eupen in the Far East Belgium and there as well in the German spoken minority. I love Belgium 🇧🇪 beer and I carry a few bottle to nearly each of my trips in Europe.
That's really nice ! I've never been to Eupen but it seems like a nice place. I live in Louvain-la-Neuve and I'm in 1 master :)
Also, I was wondering about the #beersaturday, don't you make the result of the week the saturday at midnight ?
Results are on Sunday morning as the challenge is international - this Sunday I'm traveling so stay tuned for today evening
damn it looks tasty beer lord of beer
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This is a really great strong beer, I've drank it in Belgium and also at a festival here in Vietnam.
That looks very interesting. Dark and roasty. Thanks for sharing
Not really a roast beer but a very good one indeed ! :D
I saw that you post about beer too and could you consider giving me a resteem ?
With all your follower it would be a great help for me :)
Yesss, @jarendesta
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good jaren ur work is very good about beers i hope u have a many big collection which have only some not anyone
FANTASTICS :) I love beer :)
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Yeah, it looks really good. I have had my fair share of Belgian beers and I really love them. They use mostly special type of spontaneous fermentation to create beers like Kriek and Gueze, which I have really loved. I need to visit Belgium soon to grab some great beers though I still have quite a lot of them here in Poland as well.
Yeah I like those too and actually, I made a post about one of them : https://steemit.com/beer/@jarendesta/the-lord-of-the-beer-18-lindemans-kriek
And if you want me to taste a Belgian beer that you like let me know and I'll try to find it ! :D