Day 16 of the #BeerCalendar with Gulden Draak

detlev (73)adminin BEER • 5 years ago

Beery times in December - Day 16

This year my family created such a wonderful Xmas beer calendar from me.

I'm so happy about this that I had to post every day a beer. Even better, I have to taste it before...

This means, each day of the cold and dark @detlev get some light and warm feelings by searching for another beer from that big green Box.

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16.th of December beer - Gulden Draak

Another cool name for a beer from my xmas calendar.

Now we have to dig even a bit deeper into the green box (where the paint is already going off).

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Look what I found in my calendar

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Gulden Draak

The beer first saw the day of light as a one-off brew commissioned by the mayor of Evergem. It was added to the brewery's regular range when Italian guests of the brewery tried it and liked it so much they insisted on its continued production.

One thing is sure with Gulden Draak, it stands out in a crowd with its white, opaque bottle. Legend has it that the Golden Dragon was the figurehead for the longship used by Norse king, Sigrid Magnusson, on his crusade in 1111.

It is said that this carved statue then made the long journey from Constantinople (Istanbul) to finally settle in Bruges.

When Ghent defeated Bruges in battle in 1382, the carved dragon was confiscated as part of the victors war booty.

The carved dragon was made in 1377, at the request of Ghent city council. He has been guarding the city from his perch on top of the belfry ever since. The Ghent dragon is 3.55m long, 1.50m wide, 1.80m tall and weighs 398 kilograms. Unfortunately, this carved dragon was made with no legs.

Text by belgium.beertourism.com

How does this new DIY calendar work?

It is so simple and cool as well.

My family know what I love and the found a big old box wich they painted in green color. Then they filled with some smooth stuff.

I think they „borrowed“ it from the rabbits from our friends house. As you see, even the cats helped with some work. They did the nice “patina“ to the green color.