Castelain

Regional Brewery in Bénifontaine, Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷

Established in 1926

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13 Rue Pasteur, Bénifontaine, 62410, France
Description
Since 1926, brewing has no longer been a matter of chance at Bénifontaine, but rather is an art which has been passed down from generation to generation. From microbrewery to family business, Castelain Brewery has had a loyal following thanks to its artisanal beers and its respect for tradition. Thoroughness, patience, authenticity: these have been the key words for Castelain bières de garde and seasonal beers since the creation of the brewery.

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

On tap @ Café De La Place in Bourlon with Rick. Hazy golden with a white head. Malty grainy aroma with some yeasty fruitiness. Sweet taste with a low bitter finish. Nice strong Bière de Garde

Tried from Draft on 27 Jun 2024 at 20:37


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

Mild fruity and flowery aroma, hardly hoppy, medium malty, not that crisp. flavor is malty, slightly flowery hoppy, slightly grassy. lager like bitterness in the end. This is really nothing special at all, Tropical blast is quite the overstatement.

Tried on 13 May 2024 at 21:27


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

clear golden colour, medium sized dense (off-)white head; aroma of citric-lemon zesty, grainy, bread crusty, grape peel and minimal dried apricot notes; taste of malty sweetness, some apple peel and hoppy bitterness; I am not 100% convinced, but it is drinkable, for sure

Tried on 04 May 2024 at 19:24


6

Zum Befeuchten ok, Pluspunkte für die Tasterfläschchen-Grösse. Neben Gluten wurde wohl auch grad ganz auf Malz und Hopfen verzichtet.

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2024 at 13:17


9

Tried from Bottle on 03 May 2024 at 12:34


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

# 4188; 4/2024. Grainy, honey, sugar, slightly spicy aroma. Murky amber body; lacing whit head. Honey, spicy, malty, alcohol warmth. Very good biere de garde. 0,65 l, bottle, supermarket, Toul (Lorraine, France).

Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2024 at 19:24


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

Citrus fruits and malt aroma. Fruity taste, small bitterness, and slightly grassy.

Tried on 17 Mar 2024 at 00:50


6

For some reason doesn’t feel as strong as a 9%. Fruity, leather, copper and slightly malty.

Tried from Draft on 18 Dec 2023 at 13:41


4

French beer really sucks sometimes. Tap menu here pretty lame too. Disappointing.

Tried from Draft on 08 Dec 2023 at 18:53


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

75cl bottle. Pours amber with a fine mist, off-white cream head. Aroma presents interesting sweet swirls which reveal themselves further to taste. Difficult to pin down what this beer's about, some Garde amber with a creamy sweetness that's hard to ascribe to hop or yeast. Strange one.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2023 at 10:52