Brasserie de Goudale (Les Brasseurs De Gayant / Grain D'Orge)

Commercial Brewery in Arques, Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷

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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6.9/10 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


5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Tried from Bottle on 05 Dec 2025 at 11:35

7.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
clear darker golden colour, large, dense ivory coloured head; aroma of grassy, lemongrassy, some green tea, chamomile and grapefruity notes; hoppy taste with similar notes to the aroma; good one
Tried from Bottle from BeerBox on 21 Nov 2025 at 22:36

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Bottle 0,33 ltr: Clear dark amber colored brew with an sweet bitter taste with hints of caramel, vanilla and very subtle rhum.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2025 at 10:18

6/10
Can. Semi sticky-sweet with artificial red berry aroma and flavor. Uninteresting. 545411 251115
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2025 at 15:08

8.4/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Storsalen. Red color with a pinkish head. Aroma and flavor is red berries, flower.
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2025 at 06:48

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a dark gold colour with a tight white head, plenty of hops and fruit in the aroma, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry fruity finish.
Tried from Bottle from Carrefour (Various locations Worldwide) on 07 Nov 2025 at 17:51

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
75cl bottle @ the in-laws, Eecke. Thanks Eric. Pours a generally clear gold, good white head. Aroma of fresh cereal malt, blonde yeast. Tasting markedly better than standard Goudale, quite fresh tasting, nice yeasty blonde profile. Quite like it.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Oct 2025 at 08:39