Gordon Finest Platinum
2.2
194 reviews
Genval, Belgium
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Weirdly light, normal-lager-seeming brew with relatively nothing much going on, except the 120% stronger kick. Certainly drinkable by my standards (16.9 oz can, nachtwinkel Elsene)
Su sensación es aterciopelada sobre un manto de ligero amargor. Es una cerveza densa en boca que relega a la garganta un carácter suplementario más severo con matices a de madera, con cierto tono toque picante a nivel de lengua. Destaca su sabor alcoholizado que llega desde el paladar hasta el final de la boca, donde deja un largo y excelente recuerdo. Es imperativo consumirla muy fría, a fin de preservar el peculiar sabor que tanto nos seduce.
Horrible filtered looks, grey head. Sugar, full of alcohol, ethanol even. Ricola candy, alcohol heat. Horrible aroma but taste is somewhat acceptable. Just alcohol and those Alps herbs, but I expected a dreadful alcohol water taste. So still poor but I could finish the bottle. (33cl bottle from Comptoir Ferme de Mont-Saint-Jean)
Nov 2015 - 500ml can picked up in a petrol station in Brussels, shared in Steve’s car. As ’Gordon Finest Platinum XXXtra Strong’, 12%, BB Nov 2016. Everything about this beer exudes class. Dark amber orange, clear, small foamy off-white head. Aroma is apple skin, grains, background vinegar. Cheese on crackers with an apple chutney. Smells of the middle classes. Body is medium, smooth, low carbonation. Taste is paper, cardboard, white pepper, dry. Not too boozy given the 12%. In Belgium, it’s possible to pick up far better beers that are much cheaper than this. So what’s the point?
Can, picked up from a petrol station on the N6 outside of Brussels, boosted in the passengar seat of Rilesters car from a paper cup, 21/11/15.
Clear golden with a decent egg shell white covering.
Nose is grain, malt, booze, hint of caramel, light pish, bready malt, fruit rinds.
Taste comprises grain, semi sweet malt, harsh booze tones, raw alcohol.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close steeped in booze.
A touch harsh but ultimately good boost juice.
Bottled 330ml (from BBF, BB 11/2016)
Clear amber-golden color, small white head. Aroma is skunky and grassy with notes of cardboard. Medium-bodied. Green apple, harsh alcohol, like C-grade vodka flavor, some paper. Lacks totally finest Belgian yeast flavors. Booze bomb.
Clear golden liquid, average head. Aroma of citrus. Medium body, average carbonation. Taste is sour and a bit sweet, with a very strong taste of alcohol.
Dorada anaranjada y sin apenas espuma. El aroma es alcohol. Poco más. Y en boca es un aguardiente con sabor a malta, no mucho mas. Mala.
Foam: with almost no head.
Colour: clear golden colour.
Aroma: fruity and malty, alcohol.
Taste: malty, fruity, some metallic tones, a lot of alcohol, bitterness is also present, hard to say more, don´t try it, I just want to know what kind of beer are there still drinking strange individuals here in Bruxelles, it really warms up, reminds me similar Amsterdam Maximator which is malt liquor too, but in this case Gordon is much better.
L’unica cosa che veramente si ricorda di questa lager è l’alcool, che al primo sorso di colpisce visti i ben 12%. Per il resto non ha molto da dire.
Helder geel bier met weinig schuim. Smaak is licht zoet en sterk, toffee en fruit, ietwat banaan en sinaasappel. Smaak blijft lang hangen. Lijkt erop dat het percentage belangrijker is dan de smaak. Niet echt bijzonder.
Light amber with samll white head. Malt aroma. Strong lager bitterness, unfortunately with alcohol notes. Not worth its name....
330ml bottle. Clear amber color. Medium size, white head, stays. Sweat, hop extract, sweet, malty, alcohol in aroma. Malty, sweet, marmalade, apples in taste. Copper in aftertaste.
330ml bottle (Wines of Galillee, Tallinn) - shared by that ubersadist Marduk!
Even before opening, the green glass bottle gave me warning signs, no sign of beer inside it, so it’s clearly pale. -1 because of the paleness of the glass, this is not produced and packaged in order to survive storage. Even before pouring, the smell from the bottle was a horrific limey strong lager aroma. After pouring it’s a total boozy horror, and again strong-lagery corniness. Taste is tongue-driblingly disgusting. After I got this shit on my tongue, I no longer wanted my tongue in my mouth. Rough, chemical, boozy. And by boozy, I mean it’s even spirit-like, it’s actually hot. This is a truly horrific brew, I don’t think I’ve ever had a strong belgian so bad. Anyone who gave this more than 2.0 is now immediately out of my respect list - you know nothing about beer. No more than "Anthony Martin" do at any rate. Ugh, and the nasty limeyness never leaves. One of the worst lagers that wasn’t a beermix I’ve ever had. Is this a beermix of shitty lager and methanol? Cna’t tpe, goinh bl;imd
50 cl. Can. Clear golden colour with a white head. Aroma and flavour of malt, caramel and alcohol.
Clear orange golden, small white head that quickly dissipates. Weak nose of malts, perfume and sweetness. Flavor is metallic-perfumey notes and malt, sweetness, spice. Peppery-alcoholic finish. Alcohol, pepper and metallic notes linger. Mouthfeel is almost dense, oily to dry. Alcohol steamrolls the finish. Almost out of the hobofuel league, but not quite. "Finest Platinum" feels like trolling at this point.
Helder goudkleurig bier met snelzakkende schuimkraag.
Neus van alcohol en oud fruit.
Sterke smaak van alcohol en suiker snoep / caramel.
Zoete afdronk met sterk alcoholische toets.
Een echte moutlikeur!
Birra selvaggia e poco rispettosa. Biondo ocra senza testa, abbastanza torbida all’aspetto. Aroma metallico, con qualche reminiscenza di zucchero caramellato e qualche mela. In bocca è dolcissima, come melassa. Beverina poiché il.corpo non è per niente rotonda, ed è quasi acquosa come consistenza. Birra per chi vuol.bere violentemente facendola scendere giù.
Bu chez un ami...
Couleur dorée, mousse qui disparait. Nez d’alcool et vieux fruits. Gout fort d’alcool et sucre candy/caramel. Pas si mauvais en soi, mais trop fort en alcool et sucre, une malt liquour.... pas rafraichissant, juste l’alcool.
Sample from tap @Kulminator. Pours clear golden with white adhesive head. Sour, fruity aroma. Taste fruity. Light bitter.
Botella de 33 cl, adquirida en Cerveceria Internacional. Color dorado. Sabor a alcohol, malta.
Bottle 33cl. Golden with a white head. Strong pils aroma and some buxus, not nice (maybe it had been stored too warm). Also sweet malt is in the nose. Obvious a rich taste where there is no sihn of the strong alcohol %. Taste is ok but not outstannding and surprisingly a short finish.
Een zwaar bier met een heel speciale smaak. Er gaan minder mensen fan van zijn dan van malheur of bush
Draught at the 55 Drafts & More. In rishon le’zion, not nyc. Clear gold, white head. Smells of 12% abv and heavy on alcohol in the mouth too. Medium body, alcoholic finish and nasty. As nasty as i remembered it. But hey, it’s a rating. Pretty, nice to handle glass though.
Another alcoholic strong lager in this series, with pretentious bottle, afterwards sold in 50 cl cans as well. Thin, bit creamy, off-white head, colour golden blonde with warm orange hue, clear. Rather weak, sweet aroma of orange peel, orange juice, honey, iron, lots of brandy- and rhum-like alcohol and solvents. Sweet sugary onset, orange, medium carbonation, quickly overpowered by an astringent, way too strong alcohol effect, which makes the finish utterly unpleasant along with the sticky sweetness from the beginning. It does not surprise me that the 50 cl cans mostly attract notorious alcoholics these days, who do not care about flavour at all as long as they can get drunk.
Can consumed at Truck Festival, Steventon, Oxon, Friday 18th July 2014 Loz’s less than impressed reaction was, along the lines of ’what the hell is this’ - ’a 12% beauty’ I tell her. This is proper park bench material. Golden in colour, quite heavy, hugely strong few redeeming features but if you want summat that’ll send yer’ blotto look no further. A5 A4 T6 P3 Ov11 2.9
Alla spina. Limpido color dorato con saponosa schiuma bianca. Al naso offre poco o nulla, solo lievi sentori di riso bollito e luppoli industriali. Gusto robusto ma sgraziato con note di malto, frutta passita, luppolo di bassa qualità e alcool; corpo generoso ma sbilanciato, struttura sciropposa e "attaccaticcia", effervescenza nella norma.
Can from Belgian beers Antwerp.
Thin white head. Clear pale golden pour. Lots of alcohol. Ok.
Arôme légèrement fruitée , pas très gazeuse mousseuse; il faut dire que je l'ai gouté en canette... Et pour le coup... L'impression de boire une Pils avec de l'alcool de rajouter de dans
Bref je ne sais pas si je vais la finir...
Solo alcol, puro tacchentissimo alcol. Riempie la bocca e i polmoni, senza soddisfare il palato sotto nessun punto di vista. Industriale e buona solo come compagna di serate guerresche.