Brasserie Goudale

Commercial Brewery in Arques, Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷
Owned by Brasserie Saint-Omer

Established in 1919

Contact
Avenue Isaac Newton, Arques, 62510, France
Description
The history of the brewery goes back to 1919 with the merger of four breweries in Douai the Grande Brasserie des Enfants de Gayant is created. In 1994 the Goudale brand is launched. In 2000 the purchase of the Brasserie Jeanne D’Arc at Ronchin takes place, it is later renamed as Brasserie Grain d’Orge.

In 2010 the brewery is acquired by André Pecqueur the owner of the Brasserie de Saint-Omer and the Brasseurs de Gayant and the Brasserie Grain d’Orge merge. In 2016 the Brasseurs de Gayant move to Arques to a brand new modern factory, at the forefront of technology. It’s the birth of the Goudale brewery.

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6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Le Petit Casino: pours copper with fluffy head. Aroma is lightly spicy, earthy. Seems closer to a hoppy Belgian pale ale than an IPA. Taste is lightly bitter. Fairly dry. Not really am IPA other than being kind of hoppy. Fine to drink though.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2026 at 01:57

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
opalescent brownish ruby colour, a bit less than one inch of dense pinkish-ruby-ish off-white head; aroma of dried sour cherry, marzipan and cherry liqueur; taste is basically the same with some bitterness; not bad
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2026 at 23:51

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
opalescent dark golden to bright amber colour, large, dense ecru-ish head; aroma of apricot jam, canned apple and pear, some yeasty, soy sauce and grainy notes; taste is similar to the aroma with hoppy bitterness; good one
Tried from Bottle on 05 Mar 2026 at 22:06

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
0.75l cork-top bottle, shared with Ales. Aroma of caramel, toasted malt, dried fruit and spices. Pours clear brown color with large soapy tan-like head and soft visible carbonation. Taste starts sweet caramelly with toasted note, following is dried fruity, nutty and floral, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is mild bitter. Light to medium body, oily texture and average carbonation in palate. Too sweet, but not too bad….
Tried from Bottle from E.Leclerc Ljubljana on 21 Feb 2026 at 17:15

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Large tight white head on a murky du golden coloured body.
Floral, citrus & yeast aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth & soft on the tongue with a foamy back.
Lemon, orange, yeast & herbal tastes with a lightly hopped finish.
Lovely
Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2026 at 17:11

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ van Rooij, Culemborg.
Clear dark golden with a white head. Malty aroma with Nelson Sauvin and citrus. Sweet taste with a medium bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle from Drankenspecialist van Rooij on 09 Jan 2026 at 20:05

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
75cl bottle @ Mum's in Shrewsbury New Year's Eve 2025. Clear amber, good fluffy off-white head. Decent ambree overall, a touch grainy at times, wholemeal bread, finishing dry.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jan 2026 at 10:28

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
250ml bottle. Opalescent, dark amber colour with small to average, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Mellow, minimally toasty-nutty, malty and minimally phenolic, yeasty fruity aroma, hints of dried fruit, sultana, plum, fig, a touch of chestnut. Taste is slightly sugary sweet, caramel malty and slightly yeasty fruity, a touch of malt lozenge, rock sugar, hints of raisin.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, smooth, simultaneously slightly dry palate, medium, scattered, mildly prickly carbonation.
Some subtleties in the aroma, but quite sweet and sugary taste - not really convincing.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2025 at 17:27

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
23/XII/25 - on tap, shared with the misses @ Chez Raoul (Lille), BB: n/a (2025-1449)

Clear gold orange beer, creamy dense off-white head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, grains, hay, some caramel, yeasty, banana, some apple and pear. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, a bit of caramel, grains, hay, fruity, quite a lot of banana, sweet, some banana peel, gentle bitterness, very yeasty. Aftertaste: apples and pears, a bit grassy, a hint of coriander, yeasty, ripe banana, spicy touch, floral notes, nice enough!
Tried from Draft on 23 Dec 2025 at 11:30