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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4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Blond color, big head. Light aroma; corn. Simple taste, with some sweetness, malt. Simple palate, getting a bit more bitter only very late.

Tried on 18 Sep 2003 at 05:36


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Brown body, nice tan head. Aroma was faint but sweet. Flavor was strong caramel, toffee, and some sweet dry fruit notes before the beer warmed. Tasty.

Tried on 04 Jul 2003 at 02:44


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Nut brown. Funky, lightly estery malt aroma. Dry and grassy, medium bodied, notes of berries. Bitterish finish with some honey.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2003 at 07:12


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

A dark brown beer with a small fast disappearing head. The aroma is slight with notes of sweet malt and brewmash. The flavor is thin though sweet, prickling your tongue and has hints of black currant. It has next to no bitterness. A boring beer - try Ch'ti ambree instead.

Tried on 21 May 2003 at 00:28


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

An amber beer with a fine but fast disappearing head. The aroma is sweet with notes of strawberries, fruit, and red currant. The flavor is a dry sweetness with a lot of nuacesses: strawberries, red currant, other berries, and earth. It is only slightly bitter but more dry and acidic in the aftertaste. A really good beer.

Tried on 05 May 2003 at 10:05


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled(330ml). -the only thing why is this beer specially is because it is organic, I expected much more, pale golden colored, refreshing, yeasty and hoppy aroma, thin head

Tried from Bottle on 25 Mar 2003 at 05:03


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Very dark brown. Brown head, creamy, not very stable. Nose of brown sugar and mocca. Taste is expressly liquorice and malt sugar, maybe again some mocca. Seems poorly attenuated. Watery mouthfeel, despite the malt. Aftertaste = liquorice. it is strange. Northern France is riddled with good bière de garde producers. The two topmost famous (Bénifontaine and la Choulette) brew piss-poor examples, yet everybody seems to swear by them.

Tried on 19 Mar 2003 at 14:26


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

A yellow beer with an OK head. The aroma is is sweet with a nice malt nose. The flavor is primarily sweet with not enough bitterness to balance it.

Tried on 13 Mar 2003 at 16:10


3.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

I already knew the French were not very good in brewing, but this cannot be called an "abbey tripel". It's a disgrace for all those quality triples, which are available around the globe. This is definitely more like a cheap pilsener. Hoppy and a bit sweet. Watery. Like the Fischer, another example of a french masterpiece ;-)

Tried from Can on 06 Mar 2003 at 08:28


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

Golden color. Some malt, hop and cork in the nose (it's a 750ml bottle, corked). Sweet, good body strength, some malt, some cork. Not impressive.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2002 at 15:17