Brasserie Caulier
Microbrewery
in
Péruwelz,
Hainaut,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Caulier Taproom & Shop
Established in 1996
Contact
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.
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.
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
[Courtesy of yespr, session @ yespr] Hazy red with large white head. Sweet fruity aroma with raspberries being most dominant. Sweet flavor with raspberries and light marzipan notes. Ends dry and sweet.
Tried
on 24 Feb 2008
at 08:51
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a light pink and huge head. Raspberry aroma, dry. Flavour is dry raspberry, dry estery. Undefineable dry into a slight chemical note. Ends with a lingering dry raspberry flavour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2008
at 11:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Amber colour with small white head. Aroma is alcohol, caramel, a lot of spices and also some vegetably notes., Flacour is spices, fruits, malts and quite much grassyness. Alcohol is noteable too. A quite pleasant brew, though at some point you will get tired of the "loads" of spices used in this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2008
at 01:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Hazy yellow colour with mediumsized foamy/bubblyish white head. Aroma is wood, wheat, lemon grainyness and some mild spicing. Quite witbierlike so far. Flavour differs a bit from witbiers though. At first the beers is very much citrus, some fudge, mild notes of alcohol and ending up in a big grassyness. Once it warms up there are some notes of yeast too. A rather sweet beer, even though the bottle says no sugar.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2008
at 10:45
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Poured copper orange with a lace off white head. Aroma was yeast and spices. Taste is sweet spicy malts with super alcohol burn.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2008
at 12:51
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Dark, red copper color. Mild aroma of beer and fruits. The mouthfeel is smooth, the flavor is horrible, too bitter, which clashes with the fruits. Undrinkable for me.
Tried
on 05 Jan 2008
at 18:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(33cl swing top bottle, courtesy of DerDoppelbock) Hazy, orange to amber colour with a giant light-beige foamy head. Yeasty, sweet toasty malty nose with a touch of caramel and fruity accents (oranges, elder berries), also slightly vinous and moderately alcoholic and spicy aroma. Sweet, slightly sugary flavour, medium bodied with a slightly fizzy carbonation. Toasty cara-malty taste with a moderate fruity blend and quite strong spicy elements, getting stronger towards the finish, which is furthermore alcoholic and lightly yeasty bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2007
at 18:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(33cl beugelfles) Hazy, mahogany colour with a massive beige foamy head. Sweet and sugary toast-malty nose with caramel, liquorice and marzipan, accompanied by moderate fruity accents of prunes and dark berries. Sweet, slightly sugary and slightly bitter flavour, medium to full bodied with a well-carbonated mouthfeel. Toast-malty and pretty complex taste with notes of caramel, liquorice and fruity elements; sweet and bitter, toasty finish with spices and a tinge of herbal hops. Aromatic and quite complex brew.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2007
at 18:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33 cL bottle. Pours golden and clear with a collapsing white head. Aroma is slight orange peel, coriander and yeast. Flavour starts sweet caramel malty and with a whiff of spices. Leads into a nice complex yeasty and spiced finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2007
at 04:41
4.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Opens with a POP and beer all over ! Clear medium red color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light red / pink head. Aroma is light to moderate raspberry, moderate acidic, perfume. Flavor is moderate sweet and acidic with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to lively. (141107)
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2007
at 08:01