Grand Cru (2016 -)
Castelain in Bénifontaine, Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷
Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Regular|
Score
6.29
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Castelain Grand Cru is the result of a passionate research conducted by Nicolas Castelain, Master Brewer. This tasting beer with a unique character conveys craftsmanship perpetuated for three generations.
A long aging period gives CASTELAIN Grand Cru a perfect balance between the subtle bitterness of Flanders hops MAGNUM and the aromatic elegance of TETTNANG and LUBLIN hops.
After the Brewing and the fermentation, the CASTELAIN Grand Cru is maintained for long weeks in our cellars at 0 ° C. This period called 'La Garde' allows it to refine naturally to ensure balance, finesse and exceptional flavor.
A long aging period gives CASTELAIN Grand Cru a perfect balance between the subtle bitterness of Flanders hops MAGNUM and the aromatic elegance of TETTNANG and LUBLIN hops.
After the Brewing and the fermentation, the CASTELAIN Grand Cru is maintained for long weeks in our cellars at 0 ° C. This period called 'La Garde' allows it to refine naturally to ensure balance, finesse and exceptional flavor.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2017 - 750ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, grain, grass, honey, pear, hints of spice, biscuit & malt. Moderate body. Mild bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2025
at 10:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap @ Café De La Place in Bourlon with Rick. Hazy golden with a white head. Malty grainy aroma with some yeasty fruitiness. Sweet taste with a low bitter finish. Nice strong Bière de Garde
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2024
at 20:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
75cl bottle. Pours amber with a fine mist, off-white cream head. Aroma presents interesting sweet swirls which reveal themselves further to taste. Difficult to pin down what this beer's about, some Garde amber with a creamy sweetness that's hard to ascribe to hop or yeast. Strange one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2023
at 10:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Monday 27th November 2023, Monthly gathering in Chez Sophie. Cheers Mat for the cork and caged 75cl bottle of this. Golden amber body, slight mist; off-white head. Light malty front to the aroma and taste, is there wheat in the brew? That would help to account for the unexpected banana like flavours that arrived in my glass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2023
at 22:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden colour, white foam. Light sweet, some banana, estery, light bitter finish.
Tried
on 19 May 2023
at 14:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2021
at 17:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
piana spora, bardzo trwala, wewnatrz duvela obraczek torzy sie kilka. zlocista barwa, pachnie lekkim bananem. w smaku sezamki miodowe, lekki banan, troche skorki swierzego pszennego chleba, dobre, tresciwe, mineralne. jak na grand cru classe i na komercyjny browar nawet dobre. klarowne i przy tej klarownosci poprawnie ukryte alko.
Tried
on 30 Jun 2021
at 19:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Color: Clear golden, big frothy white head. Aroma: Malty, hop and yeast hints, orange. Taste: Starting malty, grainy, bit floral, biscuit notes. Moderate to over moderate sweet. After a few moments the hop(bitterness) comes in and gradually fades away the malty flavours. Moderate hopbitterness, some grassy, floral and subtle citrus fruit (mostly orange, tangerine). Finishing quite bitter, fruity orangepeel. Ok Bière de Garde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2020
at 18:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 13 Jan 2020
at 06:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pours clear blonde, small white head. Smell is weak, mild sweet undertone, but not very malty. somewhat perfumy. Taste is medium intense, malty, sweet. Medium body, medium high carbo. Bit of honey. Decent, but pretty bland.
Tried
on 22 Nov 2019
at 12:46