Grande Brasserie de Nouvelle-Calédonie SA

Commercial Brewery in Nouméa, South Province, New Caledonia 🇳🇨
Owned by Heineken France

Established in 1974

Contact
12 Rue Edmond Harbulot, Nouméa, 98800, New Caledonia
Description
La Grande Brasserie de Nouvelle-Calédonie dispose d'un réel savoir-faire dans les domaines du brassage de la bière et de la production de boissons non-alcoolisées.

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
11/11/2022. Bottle courtesy of Jean-Baptiste, merci beaucoup. Pours almost clear dark amber with a frothy off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruits, prune, touch of spiced orange, brown sugar. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness with a very slight tart edge. Medium body, oily, average carbonation. Best of the 4 Havannahs.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2022 at 02:15

4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
11/11/2022. Bottle courtesy of Jean-Baptiste, merci beaucoup. Pours slightly hazy pale amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, vague fruits, veg and worty notes. Moderate sweetness and some developing bitterness with a harsh edge. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Good looking but otherwise not great.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2022 at 01:05

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
10/11/2022. Bottle courtesy of Jean-Baptiste, merci beaucoup. Pours almost clear pale golden amber with a large fluffy white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, toffee, bread, stewed fruit and veg with a rough edge. Medium to heavy sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Sweet finish. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2022 at 00:56

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
10/11/2022. Bottle courtesy of Jean-Baptiste, merci beaucoup. Pours cloudy pale yellow gold with a frothy white head. Aroma is sweet, banana boat, caramel, lemon curd, orange, coriander. Quite heavy sweetness and low bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Sweet finish. Just about okay.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2022 at 08:58

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
13th July 2022
Level 6 tasting. Cheers! Clear gold bee, small white head. Dry thin palate, modest fine carbonation. Thin ripe creamy malts. A touch of ripe citrus. Meh plenty ripe.
Tried on 13 Jul 2022 at 21:16


5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can shared at the sweltering Columbus tasting. 13/07/2022. Many thanks to A clear clear golden ywllow coloured pour with a salty green apple, wheat, sweaty hop, nettle. Flavour is sweaty hjop, sweaty, nettle. skunky. Palate is semi sweet, crisp, green hop, appke. highish carbonation ok.
Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2022 at 21:11

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Can shared in London. Big thanks to Henrik. Pours clear yellow-gold with a creamy white head. Lightly sweet, simple pale bread, straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, white bread. Fine.
Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2022 at 21:06

5.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 4.5 Texture 7 Overall 5
Can split at the DS tasting, thanks to Henrik, 13/07/2022.
Golden yellow topped with a white head.
Nose is pale malts, grains, herb, hedgerow.
Taste comprises pale malts, light breads, grains, straw, herb.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
So so.
Tried on 12 Jul 2022 at 23:00

4/10
Country #122 - New Caledonia 🇳🇨 Didn’t expect to be checking this one off ever. Big thanks Gus H.
Tried from Can on 27 Apr 2022 at 20:53