Brasserie Caulier

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

Established in 1996

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

33cl bottle. Color is apricot/rosée with a light pink head. Aroma filled with raspberries, sugary and floral / malt. Taste is again of raspeberries with notes of hops and wheat. At first, it is filled with raspberry juice followed by grains/ wheat presence. Carbonation giveth eber a good fizzy form. Not a bad beer, and it is nice to see that they are using actual juice insted of extract.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2008 at 09:06


4.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Hazy red with big light pink head. Flavour not as intense as I had imagined. Reasonable flavour of blueberry, not too sweet. Slightly soapy edge on the finish.

Tried on 27 Jun 2008 at 19:44


3.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Red colour, small pinkish head. Aroma has artificial raspberry, flavour as well. Alcohol very present. Finishes dry.

Tried on 21 Jun 2008 at 03:34


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

(Bottle at One Pint on 2008-05-31) Dark brown. Big, slightly tan head. Yeas and malts in nose. Lots of fizziness in palate that is also medium bodied and dryish. Malts, liquorice and yeast in taste.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2008 at 12:50


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

Bottle. Golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is malt, alcohol, fruit, caramel. Flavour is sweet, alcohol, fruit, yeast, caramel. Medium body , but still a nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2008 at 23:22


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

Flip-top bottle. Opened with spray. Blueberry aroma all over. Tamed with a towel. Dark reddish color with no remaining head. Smells a bit jammy - not like the fresh spray upon opening. Begins quite tart. Near medium body with crisp carbonation. Just had chocolate. They do not go well together. Flavor is bitter blueberry. Likely an acquired taste. I’ll work on that. Finishes dry, bitter, with a sour note.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2008 at 16:14


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

Bottle: Poured a hazy dirty golden color ale with a small foamy head with no retention and minimal lacing. Aroma consists of loads of candi sugar with some dry hops. Taste is a mix between some gross sweet malt notes and loads of candi sugar with a weird metallic hoppy finish. Minimal carbonation with no apparent alcohol and a full oily body. I have to say that I was disappointed by this overly sweet beer that is badly missing some balance.

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2008 at 13:19


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

Bottle. A quite clear, golden beer with an enourmous off-white head. Sweetish, caramel-like aroma with a good fruityness, and the flavor is much the same, sweet, malty and fruity. Medium body, very effervescent. A nice beer that still feels a bit ordinary. Not sure if it deserves the rating I gave it, but at the moment I was drinking it, it was right. Afterwards, it felt a bit high though. (080411)

Tried from Bottle on 23 May 2008 at 07:02


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

Brown bottle, 0,33 l, best before 08 08, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on April 29 2008; eye: caramel, hazy, suspended matter, no effervescence, off-white head that turns into a small ring, no lacing; nose: cider, lots of caramel, spices (pepper), alcohol, light fruitiness; mouth: cider, fruity, lightly stale, light alcohol, lots of caramel, grainy malt, light Madeira, finale in caramel-alcohol-cider-fruity, sticky texture, a bit thin, not much carbonation; overall: different but I enjoyed it FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 0,33 l, meilleure avant 08 08, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 29 avril 2008; œil : caramel, voilée, matière en suspension, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse blanc cassé qui se transforme en un anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : cidre, beaucoup de caramel, épices (poivre, alcool, en rétro-olfaction, léger fruité; bouche : cidre, fruitée, légèrement éventée, léger alcool, beaucoup de caramel, malt granuleux, léger madère, finale en caramel-alcool-cidre-fruitée, texture collante, un peu mince, moyennement sucrée, très légèrement amère, corps moyen, un peu mince, très peu carbonatée, très légère astringence; en résumé : différent mais j’ai aimé

Tried from Bottle on 29 Apr 2008 at 15:39


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Golden with a big and lasting white head. Malt, grass and alcohol in the aroma. Sweet with a lot of alcohol, and a chardonnay-like fruitiness.

Tried on 27 Apr 2008 at 16:04