Brasserie Caulier

Microbrewery in Péruwelz, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Caulier Taproom & Shop

Established in 1996

Contact
Rue de Sondeville 134, Péruwelz, 7600, Belgium
Description
In 1933 Charles Caulier, a miner, left his job and decided to set up as a beer reseller in Bonsecours, a small village in the south of Belgium. In 1980, Roger and Linda Caulier took over the family business and continued progressing.
The warehouses soon became too cramped so they took over the buildings of a former tannery in Péruwelz. The products of the Brewery are still brewed in these buildings today.

In the early 1990s, Roger and Linda decided to market their own beer: a custom-made high fermentation blonde. The Bon Secours was born! These were promising beginnings but they still dreamt of creating their own brewery. A dream which became reality when they bought the machinery from the Deneve brewery in Schepdaal and inaugurated the first brew in 1996!

In 2007, the NV Brasserie Caulier was declared bankrupt. At the beginning of 2008, the activities were transferred to a private limited company of the sons of Roger Caulier, who subsequently adopted the name Brasserie et Distillerie Caulier. As of 2012, Laurent, Bertrand and Vincent joined their parents in the adventure. In order to respond to the growing demand for its products, in 2018 the Brewery began a large multi-annual programme of investments with the goal of tripling its production capacity. The historical Brewing House has been extended, new fermentation and storage tanks have been added, and the bottling line has been modernised.

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Tried from Bottle at De 3 Swaentjes on 14 Sep 2019 at 13:20


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Gedeeld uit een flesje met Alwin, licht troebel, weinig schuim. Goede smaak, vol, redelijke triple.

Tried on 30 Aug 2019 at 22:47


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Very herbal. Some hopbitterness, licorice and alcohol.......................

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08


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

From tap. Herbal, but almost creamy flavor with licorice and a hint of sourness. Hopbitter finish. Bottle: horse blanketaroma, hoppy, café au lait. Very hoppy flavor, milky with apple, just a bit citric. A bit skunky, leathery and earthy, but that adds to the charm and depth of this beer. Thinnish and slightly acidic.

Tried from Draft on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08


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

Big frothy head. Aroma has citrus, melon and cinnamon. Hoppy, herbal citric flavor. The alcohol is very well hidden. Long grapefruit finish. Very well made complex and delicious beer. Re-rate: deducted a few points, because the alcohol doiminates a bit too much.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08


4.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Apple, yeasty aroma. No head at all. Apple and licorice flavors, a bit vinous. Disappointing and by no means perfect beer, not well balanced.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08


5.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Small head, that disappears almost immediately. Yeasty aroma with pear, syrup and coffee. Good lacing. Very sweet, sugary and syrupy with some licorice. Alcohol present, but hidden because of the sweetness. Raw and heavy, but not impressive.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08


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

Lots of sediment in the bottle, vercloudy. Almost no head. Yeast and pear in the aroma. Sweet, sugary flavor with vegetables and hops. Hardly any lacing. Slightly metallic aftertaste. Disappointing beer. Rochefortoise version: 6 2 5 2 9 = 2.4. Caulier version: Blonde with the tiniest chunks of yeast. Honey aroma with a touch of citrus. Hoppy, citric, honeyish flavor. Flowery. Friendly blonde, medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:08


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cane sugar aroma with licorice. Sweet flavor with coffee, licorice and chichorei. Bittersweet aftertaste.

Tried from Can on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Pinkish red color. Huge pink head. Red berries aroma. Yeasty flavor, red berries, but not very prominent. Some burning alcohol. Just a hint of berry sourness. Earthy with wine-like tannines.

Tried on 26 Aug 2019 at 12:07