Here's a beer I've been meaning to drink for a really long time. My brother John swears by it. It's a dark Belgian strong ale called Gulden Draak. It pours very dark amber brown with a thick creamy head. The nose offers aromas of caramel or burnt sugar as well as dark dried fruit and Belgian yeast. Alcohol is also prevalent on the nose, which is not surprising for a beer that comes in at 10.5% ABV.On the palate, this beer is big and malty, with the alcohol content also playing a big role here too. There's dried fruit and candied fruit flavors that finish off the alcohol notes and round it down nicely. It's sweet, but not overbearing, with some bitter character on the back palate and some interesting sour fruity notes. The sourness is really rather strong, a sour cherry kind of flavor that tweeks the back of the tongue.
I will say that this beer is definitely not my general preferred style, (it's much too sweet and malty) but I think it's a very well executed ale. It's strong and interesting, but not all that complex.
7 out of 10
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