Gallia Paris
Microbrewery
in
Pantin,
Île-de-France,
France 🇫🇷
Owned by
Heineken France
Associated Venue: Bar Gallia
Established in 2009
Contact
Description
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.
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
330ml bottle kindly shared by djoeye. Stable white, bubbly head. A wheat haze to a yellow-gold body.Spotty lacing. Wheat and sweet fruity aromas. Spiced fruity taste alongside some banana impact. Rounded mid-sweet ending. True to the style, more or less. (Session with djoeye and Finn, Tromsø 25.10.2018).
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2018
at 10:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle shared by TomHendriksen. Clear golden color, average sized white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly bitter, malt bitter, a slight note of fruitpeel. Average body, decent carbonation. Mwah to ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2018
at 19:04
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Fles gekregen van Roelzie1986, geprobeerd met Benzai. Het is een helder goudgeel bier met een dun laagje wit schuim. Het heeft een moutige geur. De smaak is moutig en wat bitter.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2018
at 18:58
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Flaske spandert av djoeye. Delt med ham og Rune i WCveien. Ferskenfarget. Uklar. Filmskum. Lett sitrusaroma. Smaken banan. Ble vel søt.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2018
at 17:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle opened and shared by the barmaid at La Fine Mousse Restaurant, thank you! 19th September 18. Pours a light straw colour. Aroma is lemon sherbert, citrus. Taste is tart, lemon, bitter hops, citrus, good balance and a nice hoppy sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2018
at 08:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From backlog. 330ml bottle. Smooth, stingy hoppy and sweetish with some hop burn, pineapple and mango, hints of grass and citrus. Okay, quite heavy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2018
at 19:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
A couple on tap at La Fine Mousse, 5th June 18. Pours a lovely cloudy yellow. Aroma is very fresh, citrus, grapefruit. Taste is fresh citrus juice, well balanced, lemon sherbert, grapefruit, fresh grass, some bitterness. Delicious fresh IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2018
at 15:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
A light yellow beer, a head is almost medium and blond. Aroma has sourness of wheat, bubblegum, only some fruitness with lemon. Taste has wheat, it's diffucult to find fruitness here, bubblegum and some spicyness. Medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
on 05 May 2018
at 10:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at La Robe et la Mousse in Paris. Caramel color, ivory little foam. Nose: aroma is classic quadrupel all the way (+),firm feel of prunes and dates, a Dubbel-like note of sweet caramel. Mouth: cognac pops up in the mouthfeel, it’s charming in a way, molasses, figs. Truly clean, not invasive although the abc. Well-brewed.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2018
at 21:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at La Robe et la Mousse in Paris. Wood color a bit amber, off-white foam. Nose: just amazing. Speck ham, smoked meat, peat, raisins. Mouth: clean compared to the nose. You expect an heavy drink, you get an elegant one. Thin, sweet, peat, finish is decently bitter and a bit chilly. If the brewer tunes it, this beer is going to become a celebrity in France.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Apr 2018
at 21:41