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.
Huge thanks to quack-duck for that one! Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass deep golden, small head. Very spicy moldy aroma. Starts quite malty-spicy, some herbal notes, moldy, a bit soapy. Only light hints of spicy honey. Finish well balanced, intense woody-malty-spicy again with herbal notes. Okay.
Huge thanks to quack-duck for that one! Bottle looks simple but good. Beer in the glass not too zippy, small head. Extremely spicy-herbal aroma. Starts malty-spicy, some notes of nuts, hints of caramel. A bit moldy. Strange but interesting!
Kalea Bier-Adventkalender 2018 (Frankreich-Version) Dieses Bier ist mit Geschmack nach weißen Nougat, das man in Österreich auch als türkischen Honig kennt, versetzt. Den merkt man auch deutlich. Dazu kommt ein ordentlicher Malzgeruch und -geschmack sowie einige Honigaromen. Hopfen ist eher im HIntergrund, aber er geht aber auch nicht wirklich ab. EIn interessantes Bier, das vor allem Freunde von türkischen Honig erfreuen wird.
Kalea Bier-Adventkalender 2018 (Frankreich-Version) Nach dem Pietra mein zweites Maronibier. Und dieses ist weitaus besser. Ein gutes belgisches Basis-Ale mit leichtem Maroni-Aroma. Es könnte zwar ruhig etwas voller und stärker nach Maroni schmecken, aber da es recht harmonisch ist, stört das nicht so sehr. Alles in allem ein gutes Bier mit einem leichten, aber interessanten Beigeschmack.
13-07-18 // 330ml shared. As Brimbel. Unclear red. Blueberry juicy nose. Light bodied. Frutiy. But not really well blended. --- Beer merged from original tick of Brimbel on 13 Jul 2018 at 18:48 - Score: 6. Original review text: Unclear red. Blueberry juicy nose. Light bodied. Frutiy. But not really well blended.
24-06-18 // 330ml bottle thanks to my parents, purchased last summer at the Ardeche. Clear golden. Interesting marzipan nougat nose. Taste is typical lager graininess with a slight nougat sweetness. Okay. --- Beer merged from original tick of Nougabel on 24 Jun 2018 at 21:02 - Score: 6. Original review text: Clear golden. Interesting marzipan nougat nose. Taste is typical lager graininess with a slight nougat sweetness. Okay.