About
Guillaume Roy and Jacques Ferté relaunched Gallia at the end of 2009, in agreement with one of the brand's descendants. Simon Hicher, the first brewer of the Gallia renaissance joined the company to reinvent the Parisian brewing heritage with the 2 founders. In 2019, the company has more than fifteen employees, young, dynamic and motivated to defend the good taste of French craft beer!
In 2019 Heineken acquired a minority share in Gallia. In 2021 Gallia became 100% owned by Heineken.
In March 2021, we opened a second 6000 m² brewery in Sucy-en-Brie (Val de Marne), a few kilometers from the Pantin brewery. Initiated in 2019, the construction of this new brewery met the objective of increasing our production capacities. The Sucy brewery allows us to multiply our capacity by 5 to meet the growing demand for our beers. The brewery was, however, closed in 2023, the production of the regular range moved to other Heineken France plants, with specials still being brewed in Pantin.
Some history: In 1890, J.J. Wohlhüter, originally from Alsace, created the brewery La Nouvelle Gallia and developed its activity to the point where, in 1896, it became the largest brewery in Paris. Thirty years later, in 1932, the brewery produced 150,000 hl per year. During the 1940s and 1950s production continued but declined. At the beginning of the 1960s, threatened by competition, the production of Gallia beer was gradually abandoned and the brewery was destroyed in 1968.
In 2019 Heineken acquired a minority share in Gallia. In 2021 Gallia became 100% owned by Heineken.
In March 2021, we opened a second 6000 m² brewery in Sucy-en-Brie (Val de Marne), a few kilometers from the Pantin brewery. Initiated in 2019, the construction of this new brewery met the objective of increasing our production capacities. The Sucy brewery allows us to multiply our capacity by 5 to meet the growing demand for our beers. The brewery was, however, closed in 2023, the production of the regular range moved to other Heineken France plants, with specials still being brewed in Pantin.
Some history: In 1890, J.J. Wohlhüter, originally from Alsace, created the brewery La Nouvelle Gallia and developed its activity to the point where, in 1896, it became the largest brewery in Paris. Thirty years later, in 1932, the brewery produced 150,000 hl per year. During the 1940s and 1950s production continued but declined. At the beginning of the 1960s, threatened by competition, the production of Gallia beer was gradually abandoned and the brewery was destroyed in 1968.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hazy golden. Aroma is banana orange some other fruit. Taste is a little alcoholic umami with some hop burn. A little harsh and also grainy starchy sour. Medium drinkable. Still interesting and tasty.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2019
at 23:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Hazy red. Aroma is berries smoke nut oils. Taste is balanced schlehen sweetness and nut oils with some tart nutpeel and smoke with a hint of alcohol warmth. Incredibly balanced.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2019
at 23:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Cloudy golden. Aroma is smoked ham a little salty also apricots and perfume. Taste is salty apricot sour lacto. Umami full bodied and drinkable. Good one.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2019
at 23:19
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Tilmans party. Dry grape aroma, grass, tropics. Hazy Grey yellow. Medium light body. Dry metals , copper, sticky metal sweet, sticky Hops. dry, herbal grassy finish
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2019
at 16:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Tilmans party. Cloudy amber, low head. Light smoky aroma, medium body, chewy smoky grain, light metal, burned hay finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2019
at 16:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Rerate almost 3 months later. A bit better balance, slightly less iodine, ash retronasal 7 3 8 3 13 Tap at Tilmans party. Murky orange. Nice smoky aroma, sea salt, burned sea weed iodine, dry fruit milkshake. Smoke retronasal. Neat fruit Lichtenhainer
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2019
at 16:28
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap. Hazy golden color with white head. Aroma is a bit yoghurty, DMS, salty. Taste is a bit vegetal, yoghurty, salty, Silky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Quite ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2019
at 14:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Hazy orange color with white head. Aroma is orange juice, fruity hops, a touch biscuity malts. Taste is orange juice, lightly biscuity, very fresh and juicy. Juicy mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Very good, quite a pleasant surprise!
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2019
at 14:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Murky orange color with white head. Aroma is smoked, Souchong, apricots, light yeast, quite complex. Taste is smoked, Souchong, apricots, very yeasty, not too tart. Silky mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Could be wilder, but I actually like it!
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2019
at 14:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap. Hazy amber color with eggshell head. Aroma is ham, a touch wet dog, caramel. Taste is Weyermann smoke, ham, caramel, a touch umami, also quite yeasty. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. A bit too yeasty, but decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2019
at 14:24