Norm Brewing

Contract Brewer in Liège, Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪

Established in 2022

Contact
Rue Vivegnis 197, Liège, 4000, Belgium
Description
Julien (Beer Engineer), Martial (Technical Support) et Antoine (Community Officer) sont trois jeunes liégeois qui ont suivi une formation dans l'art de la bière.
Suite à cette formation et une campagne de Crowfundig réussie, leur projet de créer une nano brasserie a pu voir le jour.
Cette nanobrasserie se veut innovante et locale avec comme mot d'odre la découverte, en proposant des recettes osées, qualitatives et pointues aux consommateurs amateurs ou aguéris.
Doté d'une identité visuelle moderne, cette nanobrasserie liégeoise proposera prochainement un panel offrant une diversité afin de satsifaire les différentes affinités de chacun. L'idée est de proposer une gamme permanente mais également des éditions limitées.
L'équipe utilise actuellement les installations de la Brasserie Minne avec, à terme, l'ambition de développer leurs propres installations.

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

23/VI/24 - 44cl can from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Sebletitje’s place, BB: 15/XII/24, #24016, with Loral, Ariana, Hallertau Blanc (2024-438)

Pretty cloudy bright yellow beer, creamy white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, juicy, lots of tropical fruits, citrus, grapefruit, a little dank, nice! MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: good bitterness, hoppy, resinous, a bit piny, very dry, a bit grassy, somewhat herbal, dry. Aftertaste: chewy hops, very bitter, some citrus, some tropical fruits, nice, a bit sweet, floral, soapy touch, bitter, citrus notes.

Tried from Can on 23 Jun 2024 at 11:45


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pale blond and hazy with thin head. Earthy and yeasty aroma. Flavour of citrus fruits.

Tried on 19 Jun 2024 at 20:56


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

A clear golden beer with a white head. Aroma of peach, tropical fruits, pineapple. Taste of strong citrusy hops, peach, ripe mango, moderate.

Tried on 18 Jun 2024 at 06:28


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

NEDIPA from this interesting young brewing project in the "Cité Ardente", from a 44 cl can - the sheer measure of capacity already indicating an Anglo-Saxon-inclined approach. Best before December 1st, according to the can, but I would rather have seen a bottling (or, in this case, canning) date. Medium sized, somewhat loose and open, 'Brugse kant'-like lacing, off-white, irregular and rather flimsy head on a misty yellow-golden robe with khaki tinge. Aroma of ripe mango, diesel, lychee, Screwdriver, pine resin, honey liqueur, gin, Thai basil, papaya, chantilly cake, honey pomelo, stewed fennel, soap, hawkweed, touch of dry old rubber. Sweet onset in a smooth, 'hoppy-fruity', cleanish way, honeydew, rambutan, yellow kiwi and lychee, moderately to softishly carbonated with very smooth, oily yet lean mouthfeel, very slick and velvety (oats indeed!), Betterfood-ish in a thinnis kind of way, with this soapy edge of wheat very present as well. The sweetness dries out a bit at that point, but something honeyish does thinly persist, reinforced by sweet retronasal New World hop aromas (mango, papaya) with a bit of pine resin piercing through (Talus, no doubt). The hops engulf all the flavours - as they are supposed to do in this kind of beer - but in spite of a 'greenish', peppery bitter element in the tail, they do little to balance the initial sweetness. The finish is dominated much more by alcohol than by hops, with a very gin-like profile, herbal, astringent, 'hot' and a bit minty, or, in any case, too outspoken to be passable - even if in the very end it is followed by lingering 'green' hop bitterness. This one element bothered me most as I am quite sensitive to it (especially in NEDIPAs), but I must admit that otherwise, this is a meritorious attempt at a technically challenging style. I am charmed by the fact that this Norm company skips the old Belgian clichés and moves straight to the New World craft styles without even referring to the Old World, but if you take that road, be aware that you will need to compete with the entire Western World nowadays - and on an international level, this Borealis is no match for the great NEDIPAs of this world. That said, I have seen examples of similar quality emerge from Poland, Spain, Britain and many other countries - even the United States. Not quite there yet, but have a point for boldness, righteousness and purity in pursuing an uncompromising 'craft beer' goal. Norm surely is one to keep an eye on.

Tried on 14 Jun 2024 at 23:14


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can, not filled completely. Hmm. Dark blond to orange with a fine haze and almost no head. Very low carbonation. Lots of canned mandarin. Citrus but also sweet and slightly syrupy. Back notes of vanilla and peach. Lacks a bitter edge.

Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2024 at 18:57


8.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

6/VI/24 - 44cl can @ Didier’s mansion, BB: 11/I/25 (2024-360) Thanks to Didier for sharing the can!

Clear deep blond yellow beer, creamy off-white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nice, very juicy, tropical fruits, cheesy, good stuff, dank hops, very nice. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: oh yes, lovely beer! Very nice, super fruity, a bit sweet, bitter, dank hops. Aftertaste: sweet, a bit sugary, more malty, dank hops, bitter, very juicy, fruity, lovely beer!

Tried from Can from Dranken Geers on 06 Jun 2024 at 16:15


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Beerdome. Light hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - pine and citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 140524

Tried from Can on 14 May 2024 at 17:34


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can from Stacks.
A: clear orange, small, white head.
A: melon, grape, orange peel, pine, plum.
T: sweet melon, bitter mandarin peel, pine.
F: piney hops, grapefruit, dough.
P: medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation.
Clean & correct, but not really assertive.

Tried on 01 May 2024 at 08:39


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

31 December 2023. New Year’s Eve Tasting - Cheers to Anke, Elke, Gregory & Silke! Can from Stacks.

A: hazy golden, small, off-white head.
A: grape, unripe melon, grapefruit peel, grass.
T: sweetish grape & melon, sourish citrus, bread.
F: floral hops, bittersweet grape & citrus.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Crisp and enjoyable; just a tad less convincing than other Norm brews.

Tried on 16 Apr 2024 at 13:17


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Dåse fra Beerdome. Bleg gul med et hvidt skum. Aroamen er sød malt, grapefrugt og humle. Den er sød og kedelig.

Tried on 02 Apr 2024 at 18:37


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