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.
Can from Calais Vins, Calais. Clear golden with a thin head. A slow sipper but not as bad tasting as expected, there is some lager character still evident - perhaps have just got used to drinking strong beers over the years.
Bouteille 75cl, merci Philippe - il me semble trouvée dans un Lidl en France pour environ 2€50. BB 30/06/2024. Couleur pâle, col épais crémeux blanc tenace. Arôme est plutôt faiblard pour les houblons annoncés (surtout le Sorachi), nez délicat fruité sur les agrumes - citron vert et pomelo. Léger rétro-nasal de poivre concassé. Palais reste sur une base très classique de ces blondes françaises hautes en alcool. Le tout reste assez sec en fin de bouche, sur une pointe herbacée - le côté aneth est perdu dans un fini malté amer pils et un taux d'alcool trop présent.
Bière qui peine à convaincre sur l'apport des houblons, et force est de constater qu'avec une BB en juin 2024, le caractère de ces derniers n'ira pas en s'améliorant.
Bottled 330ml. –from Iper Tosano Ferrara, shared with Marko & hrabren. Pale golden coloured, medium sized snow-white head, dominant ginger and mild lime in the nose. Ginger, lime, mild spicy and almost nothing else.
Bottled 330ml. –from Iper Tosano Ferrara, shared with Marko & hrabren. Rose coloured, medium sized off-white head, perfumed violet in the nose. Sweet and sugary taste with notes of violet and some caramel with rather sweet finish.
Bottled, thx Ogi for bringing it to share with Hrabren and me! Slightly hazy golden body, off-white head. Big candied ginger aroma, with some dry maltiness and light dust. Lean, soft taste, mild ginger candy / ginger tea, light dry tea notes. I mean, passable.
0.33 l bottle thanks to Ogi who brought it from Italy, shared with Ogi and Marko. Unclear golden, small off-white head. Intense ginger candy aroma. Astringent ginger-lime powder candy flavor. Chalky. Sweetness. Perfumy. Light finish.
Bottled̀. Thx Ogi for sharing with H & me! Hazy rosé body, off-white head. Violet candy aroma, some caramel. Sweet sugary taste, caramel and violet notes. Extremely hard to rate. Pleasant, sweet, wrong.