Brasserie des Cimes

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

Established in 1998

Contact
152 Avenue de Saint-Simond, Aix-les-Bains, 73100, France
Description
The Brasserie des Cimes was created 20 years ago by an Irish-American, Michael Sweeney, who, seeing the rise of microbreweries in the United States, had the idea to implement the same scheme in France. He came to Savoie for the quality of the water. Michael Sweeney initially partnered with the Routin company, which carried the brewery for several years. In 2014, the company became fully independent.

Since its first beer brewed in June 1999, it has continued to develop its product offering. And its growth, which has been steadily increasing for several years. We hope to be able to make further progress, says Cindy Durchon, Executive Director. The Aix-based craft beer SME sold 32,000 hectoliters in 2018 and is targeting 34,000 hectoliters for 2019.

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cloudy yellow color, medium white head. Aroma of citrus, coriander and banana. Soft wheat, banana taste. Refreshing palate. Again a pleasant beer by des Cimes!
Tried on 25 Jan 2004 at 05:40

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy orange amber color, short white head. Strong caramel aroma, some vanilla, very nice. Nice caramel malty taste. Bit sharp palate though. Excellent brew by a good French brewery!
Tried on 25 Jan 2004 at 05:38

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottled. Pale golden, lightly hazy. Very light orangey aroma. Mild, sweet and quite firm with some late bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2003 at 10:20

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
The aroma is sweet, malty with strong notes of the yeast. The color is golden and it has a beutiful head. The flavor is sweet malty with nice yeast notes. A good beer.
Tried on 01 Oct 2003 at 13:43

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Nice orange color, thick head. Malt and hop aroma, metallic. Dry, light malt, metallic; distinctive blueberry finish. Too long hop infusion. A bit homebrew style, but quite peculiar.
Tried on 02 Sep 2003 at 23:10

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. Pale yellow, cloudy. Obvious seville orange aroma. Rich, flavourful nose. Nicely rounded sweet maltiness, more bold than is common amongst witbiers. The finish is unfortunately rather empty.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2003 at 05:46

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Golden. Honeyish, sweet. Touch of thyme-like herbaceousness. Peachy notes.
Tried on 14 May 2003 at 12:36

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Shimmering orange. Slight haze. Toasty popcorn and sour oranges. A little sugar in the back.
Tried on 09 May 2003 at 09:34

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bronze coloured. Big yeasty/fruity aroma. Fullbodied, sweet-ish, fruity (pineapple). Grapefruit-bitter finish. A good beer, but it could've been just a liiiiittle bit stronger!
Tried on 02 Mar 2003 at 11:21

8.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 9.5
Beautiful bronze colour. Fruity and yeasty aroma with a touch of citrus. Full bodied and a bit sweet. Tastes like a basket of fruit; apricot, mango, melon...... No alcohol flavour whatsoever. Extremly smooth and drinkable.
Tried on 07 Feb 2003 at 11:30