Brasserie Caulier

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

Established in 1996

Contact
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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
(Flip-top bottle) Hazy orange. Fluffy white head, going down fast. End of bottle completely opaque, not very appetizing colour. Alcoholic, nutty, oxidation in the nose (??? bottle is 3 years to BBdate). Something spicy as well. Taste: beucch - liquorice. TONS of the stuff. The very strange, meaty, or rather meatjuice in aspic, specific to this beer, is there again, but it is more subdued than the first time I had this beer. Sweet, meaty-yeasty. The liquorice keeps hanging around, but gets less obvious, to be superseded by an orangezest flavour. Full bodied; soupy, thick mouthfeel. It is a strange beer, not only because of its colour. Somehow I wonder if the yeast used can cope with the OG/ABV.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2003 at 13:28

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hazy orange-amber; thick yellow-orange head, irregular, lacey. Nose with orange peel, lightly-coloured malts, liqueurish. Very citrussy/orangey taste. Subdued bitterness, both spicy and malty in character. Palate reveals more sweetness with a fruity character. Somehow I get an artichoke retronasal aroma. Well-bodied; alcohol present without burning sensation. Sweet, bit sticky aftertaste. Better than average, nowhere awesome. Impossible to tell from the label whether still genuine, or already contract-brewed.
Tried on 26 Aug 2003 at 12:17

4.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottled. Muddy bright red with very lively head. Sweet raspberry aroma. Yeasty and sweet with flavours of cookies and soft chocolate nougat along with raspberry jam. Unusual, but I don't like it much.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2003 at 04:52

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Cloudy, (light) brown color, medium creamy lasting head. Aroma is malty, nutty, cookie. Taste is caramel malty and a bit sweet, with a sirupy body. I prefer a creamy body with such a tasty beer. Medium lasting palate.
Tried on 11 Jul 2003 at 15:31

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
The aroma is very sweet with notes of sugar, yeast - a lovely complex aroma. The color is an unclear brown and it has a beutiful light brown head. The flavor is sweet, yeasty, and soft with notes of rich fruit and plums. The alcohol prickles the tongue. It ends on a slight bitterness - a very nice beer.
Tried on 04 Jul 2003 at 08:58

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
The aroma is slightly fruity with notes of anise and an OK sweetness. The color is an unclear dark amber with a fanstastic lasting head. The flavor though is somewhat boring with notes of spices - is it anise? It has some sweetness but no bitterness - instead it has a woodyness, that lingers on the tongue. The flavor becomes better and better the more You drink. It has a really good palate.
Tried on 03 Jul 2003 at 09:41

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
The aroma is a powerful lemon and anise aroma - very fresh, slightly sweet with hints of ginger - a very inviting aroma. The beer is a unclear dark yellow with a fantastic head. The flavor rounded, slightly sweet with powerful notes spices - is it anise? It has been fermented in the bottle with candy sugar added.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2003 at 09:36

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Muddy nut brown. Acidic cherry aroma. Sweet and dusty with notes of caramel. Malty and refreshing, despite being sugary.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2003 at 00:40

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottled. Pale orange, lively and cloudy. Strong aroma of peach, toffee and cheese crackers. Medium sweet. Fruity and yeasty with soft maltiness. Real corny and very tasty.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Mar 2003 at 00:25

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
citrussy, grassy woody aroma. Opaque dark brown watch out for the yeast. Sweet malt basis. Citrus flavors and some licorice. Medium body. Weakish finish.
Tried on 29 Jan 2003 at 14:52