Brasserie Joli Rouge

Microbrewery in Canals, Occitanie, France 🇫🇷

Established in 2011

Closed in 2024

Contact
109 Chem. de la Lande, Canals, 82170, France
Description
The history of the Joli Rouge brewery begins in 2011, when Yann Gangneron and Sandrine Foubert bought an old building. In Toulouse, they had started brewing as an amateur, at home, before the success of their production with their friends made them want to take the plunge towards professionalization. We were lucky to be able to buy back the equipment of the “La Flibuste” brewery, in the Gers, which had just closed. We befriended the former boss, who kicked us in. And then, we were well received by the people here, the municipality and the population. Their economic model is that of the short circuit, since they work exclusively with local partners for malt, and Alsatians for hops. We work with an organic micro-malt house from Tarn, "Le vieux Silo". We are sure of the quality, we buy according to our needs, and above all we listen to each other, we show solidarity in the event of a problem, in trust and not in business. It costs us more to purchase than with industrial suppliers, but it is a real step to protect small local producers.

The Joli Rouge brewery produces beers that vary according to the seasons and the brewer's desires. So all the recipes produced by the brewery are not necessarily available at the same time. There are always two types of beers available at the same time (except out of stock ;-)) hop beers with a green label and flavored beers with a red label.

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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle courtesy of nimbleprop, thanks! Great labels, extra appearance points for the little skulls and swords. Cloidy to murky yellow color, bright white head. Aroma of dusty white pepper and straw. Taste is bitter, dusty and peppery.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2014 at 18:48


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

500 ml shared by nimbleprop at the DC Local Tasting. Hazy yellow with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, stone fruit. Tastes of floral notes, herbs, light skunk. Light body with a dry finish.

Tried on 18 Aug 2014 at 19:58


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

50cl bottle I picked up in Toulouse. Pours a muddy gold with some very active, white head. Nose is trashy, some dried bread yeast, mild herbs, some oregano, a little rotten grape. Flavor has some bread crust, cigarette ash, mild grass, herbs. Spritzy finish. Weird.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2014 at 15:17


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Wonderful little beer here. Floral yeast with some strange herb here - harder to place than the gaelic-sounding name is to pronounce. Pours cloudy gold with great head and lacing. Light sweetness. Bottle thanks to Andy.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2014 at 08:48


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Thyme aroma. Cloudy amber, medium head. Kumquat, not tart, mild thyme note. A nice amber that isn’t boring.

Tried on 17 Aug 2014 at 05:58


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle. Poured a hazy yellow color with a wispy white head. Light malts, sweet notes. Some pepper notes. Flavor was sweetness, black pepper.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Aug 2014 at 15:25


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hazy light orange color. Nose shows some moderate aggressive citrus note. The body is a bit thin and hops are very sharp. Fairly simplistic APA, but no huge flaws.

Tried on 03 Aug 2014 at 12:39


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

50cl bottle from Cave a Bieres in Toulouse. Green label. Pours a murky orange with some creamy white head. Nose is... fairly bland, some mild hop, mostly in the form of pine, some yeast, a little cheese rind, some cracker, a strong parmesan character. Flavor is sort of the same, some stale malt, a little wet paper bag, some parmesan rind, some orange, some pine. Watery finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2014 at 15:32


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle from Cave a Bieres in Toulouse. Pours a hazy, bright gold with some very frothy white head. Nose has some soap, lemon peel, a little grainy-ness, some herbs too. Flavor is packed for a beer of 2.5%, big lemon, fresh lemon zest and some dried lemon peel, a little dried orange peel too, soap, a little bit of herbs, some crackery malt. Crisp, refreshing finish. Could drink a million of these.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2014 at 15:25


6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at La Cave à Bulles, Paris
Cloudy dark blond color. Sharp buttery aroma. Good dry malt flavor, strong bitterness, and a buttery trace. Not much aromatic components from the hops.
Off, although not completely undrinkable.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2012 at 03:23