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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pinkish color, huge frothy head. Slight raspberry aroma. Yeasty raspberry flavor, yeasty bitter aftertaste. Disappointing fruit beer that promises more than it delivers. Re-rate: somewhat aged bottle. Pinkish orange color, cloudy. Strong raspberry juice aroma, seems rather natural. Flavor has a mix of raspberry sweetness, and a caramelly bitterness. Some perfumed citric sourness. Nice flavors and aroma but lacking in balance. Sticky mouthfeel. The tap version is even more perfumed, with a strong raspberry and citrus aroma and an earthy bitterness.