Brasserie 28 (previously Caulier Developpement: La Maison Caulier)
Client Brewer
in Ghislenghien,
Hainaut,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Brasserie 28 by Caulier - Brussels Central Station
- Out of business
Established in 2008
In 2012, he opened a new chapter in the long history of exceptional craft beers by vowing to deliver locally brewed craft beers, to sell them within 28 weeks of bottling through 28 gastro pubs and to deliver them within a 28 minute radius. This way our consumers and customers would receive the beer at peak flavour.
In 2013 the name was changed into Caulier Sugar Free. In 2020 - after a hefty capital investment - the name of the company was changed into Brasserie 28, which is more in line with the ambitious plans of Coppieters (like establishing of a new brewery in Brussels).
For the time being the beers are brewed at the Proefbrouwerij.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from the brewshop. Bright orange color massive thick creamy head. Aroma of mild orange and pale malts, tangerine, muddy yeast, dough. Woody tones of nuts, almonds backed with varnish and grass. Decent hops balance leading to a fairly bitter taste while still being quite malty. Taste is juicy, tangerine, body is solid, strong, alcohol is noticeable. Decent finish, smooth with a leftover of hay and spices.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Pours rather clear blonde. No head. Smell is sharp, aromatic by the tequilla. Taste is full, sharp, mildly bitter. Tequilla, bit malty. Weak base, as expected, which makes it so that this balance doesn't really work.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
2013 bottle. Amber color. Lemon adn leather in the aroma. Hint of sourness. Bretty, lemon, leather, onions. Dry. Well done.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Golden color. Apricot and passion fruit in the aroma. Soft floral notes in the flavor. Alcoholic. Malty sweetish. Firm triple.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pale golden color. Citrus and prunes, soft floral and herbal notes in the aroma. Malty, slightly herbal flavor. Citric, grassy notes. Hint of tartness. Very well balanced. Nice and tasty ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
bottle from the brewery. Light brown color with a short bubbly offwhite head. Aroma of caramel malts, brett yeast and woody tones, taste mild sugary with an intense alcohol presence, sour but not too strong, some juicy orangey tones and a winous feeling, finish with fuel notes and yeast. A nice brett.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from the brewery. Pale milky color big white head persistent. Aroma is tangy citrus, exotic hopa, spices, mild woody tones. Taste is sour, lots of lemon. I'd say this is a saison with foreign hops. Long sour dry finish, leftovers of lemon and hops with burnt leaves.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at brasserie 28 caulier. Deep golden color hazed solid white head good persistence. Aroma of fresh malt, light juice and lots of citrus. Medium body, average carbonation, nice smooth yet dry lemony finish quite flavorful. A nice Belgian blonde.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tap at caulier 28. Pale color, almost clear. Light smel of vinegar, aroma of white flour light bready malt, citrus and quite a lot of spices, gruut, anise. Taste is refreshing, tangy, balanced with a lemony dry finish. Nice but very thin, good for summer and refreshing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at caulier 28. Golden color, light haze, bubbly white head fair persistence. Aromas of mineral, pale malts, fresh bittering hops , grass, citrus and flour. Taste mild Bitter dry citrusy finish, light body, average combination, long dry bitter finish.