Bourganel

Microbrewery in Vals-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France 🇫🇷

Established in 2000

Contact
7 avenue Claude Expilly, Vals-les-Bains, 07600, France
+33 4 75 94 03 16
contact@bieres-bourganel.fr
Description
Christian Bourganel, entrepreneur and innovator, lover of beer and Ardèche, was considering a solution to promote these two elements. After a few months of reflection and work with the IFBM (Institut Français de Brasserie et Malterie) in Nancy, the fruit beers of the Ardèche were born in 1997, initially brewed by the Brasserie Castelain, but the stated objective was the creation of a micro-brewery in Ardèche.

The installation of the brewery in Vals les Bains is done in 2000 and on June 1, 2000, the Brasserie Bourganel offered its first Ardèche brew to local customers. Faced with the success of these beers, the Bourganel Brewery acquired new, more efficient equipment in 2004, and since then, each year, expansions have been carried out. In February 2006, the brewing room was changed and fermentation and aging tanks were added to increase the production capacity to 4,000 hectoliters per year.
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CloakedDagger
CloakedDagger (38008) reviewed
Bière à la Verveine Velay from Bourganel
16 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 33 cl. Pours light green with a slight haze with the head also having a vague tint of green. The aroma is sweetish malty. Medium body with a light sweetness, spicy in a minty way from the added Verveine du Velay liqueur. Fairly dry and hoppy finish. 310510
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2010 at 12:27
CloakedDagger
CloakedDagger (38008) reviewed
May'bel du Miel de Châtaignier from Bourganel
16 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 33 cl. Clear golden with a small white head that quickly dissipates. Distinct honey in the nose - and then the usual metallic touch from Bourganel. Medium body, honey again - but dry, very limited sweetness. A pale maltiness and a dry light bitterness. Quite drinkable. 220510
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2010 at 13:08
CloakedDagger
CloakedDagger (38008) reviewed
Blond'07 from Bourganel
16 years ago
6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 33 cl. Clear golden with a white head. The aroma is primarily sweet malts. Medium body, sweetish malty - almost lagerish - but with an edge of top fermenting yeast, it’s not Pilsner clean. Fairly metalic notes and a surprisingly hoppy finish. 200510
Tried from Bottle on 12 Jun 2010 at 12:33
fonefan
fonefan (85958) reviewed
Nougabel au Nougat from Bourganel
16 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle 330ml. @ home.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, milk chocolate, moderate to heavy france white nougat. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, france nougat, almonds notes. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20100228]
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2010 at 11:25
fiulijn
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Nougabel au Nougat from Bourganel
16 years ago
5.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
From Bières Cultes, Paris
Deep blond color, hazy; small head. It actually has a strong aroma of almonds, vanilla, cookies, and some paper too; weird but not bad. It has the flavor of an average Blond Ale, with a shade of nougat; the final is short and dryish. Simple experiment.
Tried on 17 Feb 2010 at 02:50
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Combel aux Marrons de l'Ardèche from Bourganel
16 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Borefts 10am day after hotel tasting after a very bad drunk Borefts festival ... amber ... light fruity nose ... lagery .... little malt ... little fruit .
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2010 at 22:08
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Brimbel aux Myrtilles de l'Ardèche from Bourganel
16 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle at Borefts 10am day after hotel tasting after a very bad drunk Borefts festival ... deep scarlet ... sweet fruity berry nose ... thin but easy fruits malt
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jan 2010 at 22:07
fonefan
fonefan (85958) reviewed
Brimbel aux Myrtilles de l'Ardèche from Bourganel
16 years ago
5.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle 33cl. @ post Borefts BF 09 hotel tastingUnclear medium grey red color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, pink off-white head. Aroma is moderate red berry - bilberries - blueberry. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, artificial. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20091031]
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2009 at 01:34
fonefan
fonefan (85958) reviewed
Combel aux Marrons de l'Ardèche from Bourganel
16 years ago
4.8/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle 33cl. @ post Borefts BF 09 hotel tastingClear medium amber orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, keller, wet dog, earth, nutty - chestnut. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20091031]
Tried from Bottle on 17 Dec 2009 at 01:29
cagarvie
cagarvie (40287) reviewed
Nougabel au Nougat from Bourganel
16 years ago
4.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 4
Bottle at home ... Big thanks to my mate John for picking this up unasked in France... crisp amber thin lacing afte big short lived head ... odd sweet nougat mixed with grassy hop nose ... little smoke in the nose ... but im not so sure about the smell at all ... over sweet nougat ... thin little watter ... again little smoke .. straw grassy hop... Theres lots of Nougat flavour... just not me
Tried from Bottle on 29 Sep 2009 at 14:39