Gallia Paris

Microbrewery in Pantin, Île-de-France, France 🇫🇷
Owned by Heineken France
Associated Venue: Bar Gallia

Established in 2009

Contact
35 rue Méhul, Pantin, 93500, France
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.

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Bottled@Konttori, Tampere. Orange colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, wooden and some herbal notes. Flavour is fruity, grassy and some mild herbal notes.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2016 at 01:34

6/10
Ne. Ankkapizza
Tried on 13 Jan 2016 at 18:41

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
330ml bottle @ Piece n love, Helsinki. As Gallia India Pale Ale 5.5%. BBE 30/04/16. Pours dark orange with a foamy white head. Aroma of floral hops, grass, earthy notes and hints of musty notes. Taste is smooth, musty and slightly hoppy with hints of fruits and floral notes. Finish is stuffy, slightly floral and fruity. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2016 at 09:16

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle at the second 42nd Floor Tasting. Thanks to Dan. It pours darkest brown with a small light tan head. The nose is toasty, bitter-sweet, earth, jammy bramble, earth and tangy dark malts. The taste is toasty, earthy, charred wood, dirt, peppery spice, jam, cheap coffee and mild acidity with a shot, ashy finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A bit rough around the edges for my liking.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2015 at 10:48

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
10th November 2015
Tower 42 Tasting 2. Thanks to Dan. Almost opaque dark brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry. Mild roast malt bitterness. Mild smoke. Dry lactose. Dry finish. Dry and dull.
Tried on 18 Nov 2015 at 07:40

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled at Porterfestivalen 2015, Göteborg. November 14, 2015.Dark brown to black color, brown head. Sweet, malty, mineral scent. Malty, mineral, light ash taste. Fizzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Ash aftertaste.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2015 at 11:00

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Bottle shared at Canary wharf tasting . 10/11/2015. Many thanks to Daniel for this one. Clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting thin tan head. Aroma is nutty malts, honey glazed ham, maple, nutty. Flavour is composed of semi sweet brown malts, brown bread, little maple, Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation, airy carbonation. Good Stout.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Nov 2015 at 15:53

Tried on 14 Nov 2015 at 18:12

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle split on the 42nd floor, thanks to Daniel O’Sprey, 10/11/15. Light black with a decent tan cap. Nose is rich dark fruits, spice, chocolate, jammy berries. Taste comprises light coffee, chocolate, biscuit, toffee, spice, dark malt. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok simple enough stout.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2015 at 06:46

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in London on the 42nd floor - big thanks to Daniel. Pours deep brown with a frothy tan head. Fairly subdued aroma, mild cocoa, light roast, dried dark fruits. Medium sweet flavor, some oily chocolate, earth, roast, leathery fruit, burnt wood. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with toasty malts, more cocoa, earth. Not bad overall.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2015 at 15:10