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.
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled. Pours a reddish golden with a beige head. Artificial raspberries in both aroma and flavor, and there’s some cellar as well in the flavor. A medium-bodied waste of time. (061229)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2007
at 13:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy pale body with off-white head. Aroma is sweet malty with yeast. Flavor is sweet, fruity, yeast and some spices. OK, but not the best from Caulier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2007
at 04:45
3.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Getrunken beim 1. BTO-Treffen. Fruchtiger Geruch, mehrere Aromen schwirren einem in die Nase. Sehr alkoholischer Geschmack, leicht hopfig, dafür um so würziger, was sich im Nachgeschmack noch steigert. Test vom 30.12.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 10,5,5,6,9,5 - 5,85
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2006
at 13:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white excellent mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty heavy citrus hopy aroma. Nice powerfull complex flavor. Average finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2006
at 01:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cL bottle. Pours with extreme head, creamy and lightbrown/off white. Brown unclear colour. Aroma is caramel, hops and yeast, some sweetness and malt beneath. Taste is plum, sugar, caramel, alcohol and roasted malts. Alcohol, fruity hops and bitterness continues into the aftertaste. Complex brew :)
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2006
at 12:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33 cL bottle. Pours with white head and very white/yellow, looks carbonated but taste does not show much sign of this. Smell is fruity and elements of yeast. Taste is full bodied with elements of sweetness, alcohol, wheat and fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2006
at 15:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Orange golden color with a off-white head. Aroma is yeast, spices, bubble gum. Flavour is spices, alcohol, wheat, sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2006
at 12:16
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9
Cremig-malziger Geruch, deutlich alkoholisch. Süßer Malzantrunk, Alkohol ist definitiv nicht erkennbar. In den Vordergrund stellt sich ein Aroma aus vergorenen Früchten, etwas süß, weiter sehr malzig. Die Malzigkeit wird dunkler und cremiger, der Alkohol ist nun zu erahnen. Die Fruchtigkeit nimmt nun deutlich zu, das Malz zieht nach, eine herbe Note setzt ein. Hier ist das Bier sehr würzig und steigert sich immer weiter, bis es schließlich im Nachgeschmack nach und nach schwächer wird, die nun röstige Malznote bleibt als einziges konstant. Das Bier ist hier sehr würzig und stark, darauf wird man sanft vorbereitet. Überaus harmonisches, vollmundiges und leckeres Bier! Test vom 24.12.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,13,13,14,12,13 - 12,90
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2006
at 23:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled at the Richmond Beer Industry Gathering 2006. Hazy dark amber body with a small tan head. Dry caramel aroma. Sweet caramel flavor with some mild yeast hints.
Tried
on 30 Nov 2006
at 05:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Dark red with a thick lasting light red head. A mixture of sweet and sour fruit/blueberries. Bitter overpowering sour fruit blast with mild beer flavor. Not the finish I would have expected.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2006
at 14:16