Bendorf

Microbrewery in Strasbourg, Grand Est, France 🇫🇷
Associated Venue: Bendorf

Established in 2013

Contact
114 Rue Jean Jaurès, Strasbourg, 67100, France
Description
Behind Bendorf hides the name of a microbrewery. A microbrewery, or an urban craft beer factory, located in the Neudorf district, in the heart of Strasbourg! Founded at the beginning of 2013 by Benjamin Pastwa, the Bendorf brewery has continued to grow and this is how four people today ensure the proper functioning of the young company: Soizic, Félix, Matthieu and Benjamin . The goal of a brewery is of course to create, brew and then offer high quality beers with strong aromatic power for tasting. Our beers are generously hopped. At Bendorf, we love hops and we love working with it in all its forms.

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7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Ce Mal des Ardents est un Barley Wine étonnant. Malheureusement ce sont ses imperfections qui le rendent étonnant. Le premier est, je le combats assez, l'utilisation de copeaux, ici de barriques de whisky. En plus de n'être pas très fin, dans ce cas spécifique, nous n'avons pas d'arômes de whisky mais de bois et de fumé, avec d'ailleurs un fumé très présent, trop en l'occurrence. Le deuxième est une base de Barley Wine qui manque à la fois de densité et de texture. Il faut néanmoins saluer l'intégration de l'alcool, qui avec 16% n'est absolument pas dissonant et ce, sans avoir un sucre trop présent. Celui donne une chaleur certaine, mais sans aucune agressivité. L'ensemble reste très particulier avec un manque d'harmonie. De robe ambrée, ce Mal des Ardents est sans aucune effervescence. Le nez est sur un chêne très prégnant, le caramel, le raisin et la mandarine. Ces arômes de mandarine nous font également nous distancier d'un Barley Wine classique. L'attaque fait apparaître des épices relativement présentes et une amertume bien dosée donnant une touche de fraîcheur. Les arômes reprennent ceux du nez avec un fumé que personnellement je trouve trop marqué. L'alcool se fait davantage ressentir en seconde et arrière bouche mais sans que celui-ci dénote. Il permet au contraire de donner de la chaleur et qui permet de palier en partie le manque de densité par de l'intensité. Final d'une bonne longueur sans plus de variations. Troublant et avec des déséquilibres trop marqués qui ne permettent pas à mettre en valeur ses points forts.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jul 2025 at 23:29


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

A smooth and pleasant brown ale, I could say a good union between the Belgian and English side, sweet, honey, typical side of nuts, 12.05.2019, buying it at Colmar, drinking it at Epalinges.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2025 at 13:31

gave a cheers!

6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Hazy pale yellow. Sweet malts, dough, soft grapefruit, grassy hops, light citrus, dusty herbs. Medium sweet, light bitter. Just medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle from La Bièrerie on 03 May 2025 at 19:10


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared. Hazy yellow. Dank weedy hops, wheat, oats, zesty, spruce, lots of spices. Medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Apr 2025 at 15:05


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2017 - 330ml bottle in a Strasbourg bar, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of white grapes, herbs, honey, caramel, bread & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 01:28


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

Old rating from 2017 - 330ml bottle in Strasbourg. Pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of banana, cloves, flora, cereal, herbs & hops. Moderate body. Dry bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 01:27


8.3
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

28/XII/24 - on tap @ La Peau d’Vache (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1339)

Little cloudy light yellow beer, thick creamy white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, quite some tropical fruits, sweet impression, mango and papaya. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: fruity, lots of mango, a hint of lychee, papaya, soft bitterness, sweet touch, some peach and apricot. Aftertaste: sweet touch, fruity, more peaches, peach flavoured candy, soft acidity, some lychee.

Tried from Draft at Peau d'Vache on 28 Dec 2024 at 19:45


6.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

27/XII/24 - on tap @ Bendorf brewery (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1317)

Clear orange beer, small creamy yellowish head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: floral, citrus, grapefruit, juicy, herbal touch, spicy. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: sweet start, some alcohol, malty, some mango, orange peel, a little bitter. Aftertaste: sweet touch, some bubble gum, bitter finish, orange peel, a bit spicy, some cloves, decent enough, not great.

Tried from Draft at Bendorf on 27 Dec 2024 at 14:00


7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

27/XII/24 - on tap @ Bendorf brewery (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1316)

Pretty cloudy orange beer, practically no head. Aroma: fruity, spicy, lots of banana, yeasty, esters. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, lots of ginger, spicy, orange, citrus, good bitterness, more orange, fruity, juicy, nice. Aftertaste: more strong ginger flavour, spicy, some alcohol, lots of fresh orange juice, a little bitter, juicy, nice!

Tried from Draft at Bendorf on 27 Dec 2024 at 13:50


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

27/XII/24 - on tap @ Bendorf brewery (Strasbourg), BB: n/a (2024-1315)

Clear pale yellow beer, small creamy off-white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: floral, some citrus, soapy. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: citrus, a bit malty, very bitter, happy, dry, spicy, a little soapy. Aftertaste: very bitter, hoppy, grassy, resinous and piny hops, good dry finish, pleasant one!

Tried from Draft at Bendorf on 27 Dec 2024 at 13:40