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.