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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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

330 ml swing top bottle. Pours a bright amber with light head. Aromas of earthy esters, banana, candied fruit and biscuity malts. Flavors of dried citrus, banana, fruity Belgian yeast and a nice sharp toasty malt. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2025 at 17:28


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

Can from Geers (?).
A: clear orange, stable, foamy, white head.
A: dank mandarin, pineapple, peach, biscuit, grass.
T: sweet mandarin, biscuit, citrus peel, grass.
F: resinous hops, bitter citrus peel, bit spicy, herbal-dank.
P: medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation.
Lacking some direction.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 10:13


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

From tap at CASPAR, Arnhem. Aroma of bready malt, fruits, some citrus, sugar, light yeast, apples, hoppy notes. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet with a light to moderate bitter finish. Hint of alcohol noticeable, this is a heavy beer. Body is medium to full. Decent Belgian Strong Ale, but overall unremarkable and a bit sweetish.

Tried from Draft on 13 Feb 2025 at 05:01


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is bready malt, yeast, spicy notes, caramel, hint of ripe fruits, with a touch of candy sugar. Flavour is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Okay-ish, not very exciting.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:38


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

Bottle from Speciaalbierpakket. Aroma is peppery yeast, fruits, spicy notes, malt, touch of sugar, banana and ripe citrus. Flavour is medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Ordinary but acceptable Belgian Blonde.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Feb 2025 at 10:38


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from a local bottle shop. Aroma is brown malt with caramel, yeast, brown sugar, bit spicy, notes of dried fruits, hint of liquorice. Flavour is medium sweet with a mild bitterness. Body is medium. Decent example of the style.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 11:59


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Аромат необычный для стиля, сразу ощущается четкий грейпфрут, как будто сок добавили в пиво. Есть сладость от фруктов. Цвет полу мутный, желтый, пенка белая. Вкус тоже начинается с грейпрфрутовой начинкой, затем какие то тропики даже, алкогольный характер. Вроде интересно, хоть и не так мягко как хотелось, но все это не в стиль, нету хмеля правильного с сухой травой на финише. Норм, не более.

Tried on 07 Feb 2025 at 05:42


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

2/II/25 - 44cl can from Dranken Marlou (Zonhoven), shared @ Boardgame Tasting (Nathan&Anke), BB: 8/VIII/25, SE24 0804 13:57 (2025-98)

Clear orange beer, creamy yellowish head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: lots and lots of almonds, Amaretto, some marzipan, sweet impression. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: pretty sourish, nice, lots of almonds, a hint of apricots, a little bitter, good! Aftertaste: more almonds, marzipan, some apricots, pretty sourish, lemony finish. Interesting sour, but almonds and just sour don’t combine very well for me. I’ll take my almond beers a little sweeter, please!

Tried from Can from Marlou Dranken Prik & Tik on 02 Feb 2025 at 15:00


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

From tap at De Markies, Leeuwarden. Pretty sweet, aroma is malty with very ripe fruits. Some grapefruit, strong bittersweet taste. Body is above medium. A bit sugary, caramel, very Belgian take on IIPA.

Tried from Draft on 25 Jan 2025 at 06:59


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

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Herbal hoppy aroma with grass, soft pale malt, bittering hops, yeast. Flavour has a nice bitterness with some sweetness, hint of dryness. Medium body. Not bad! Grassy and herbal hops.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jan 2025 at 22:19