L'Opercule

Microbrewery in Senones, Grand Est, France 🇫🇷

Established in 2017

Contact
16B Avenue de Salm, Senones, 88210, France
Description
Located in a valley in the Vosges massif, the former principality of Salm which currently still includes three abbeys, the Opercule brewery has been brewing organic and artisanal beers since 2017.

The brewers are also beekeepers and use honey, the jewel of our mountains, for refermentation of their beers in the bottle.

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3
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3

Bottle. Color: Very hazy dark orange, white head. Oxydated? Aroma: Orange, some tropical fruit. Taste: Orange, tropical fruit notes, hoppy notes, malty and bit grainy base. So far sounds better than it is, unfortunately. Also notes of wet leaves, wet paper, cardboard. Light to moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body, just below average carbonation. No need to try again...

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2025 at 12:43

gave a cheers!

6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Nice label. Color: Lightly hazy amber, yellow-ish off-white head. Aroma: Caramel malt. Taste: Caramel malt, floral hop backbone. Light hints of citrus fruit. Moderate sweet, light bitterness. Medium body, below average carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Aug 2025 at 15:13


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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Very dark brown with big tan head. Lots of roasted malts, coffee, dry cocoa beans, licorice, vanilla, earthy dead leaves, soft wine, honey, caramel, plums, marshmallows. Just medium sweet, light bitter. Medium bodied. This is really quite nice, quite light for a RIS, and not too heavy on the barrel but great balance and nice roasted notes. Nice surprise!

Tried from Bottle on 09 May 2025 at 19:29


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bière rapportée d'un voyage dans les Vosges. Robe pâle, légèrement trouble. Mousse légère, persistante en surface. Nez frais, dominé par des notes d'agrumes, principalement citron et pamplemousse. Attaque douce en bouche, l'IPA est simple mais bien équilibrée. Amertume modérée, juste ce qu'il faut pour une bonne fraîcheur. Parfaite pour une consommation quotidienne, sans prétention mais agréable.

Tried on 15 Aug 2024 at 18:21


7

Borderline 3.75. Rather nice.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2024 at 20:00


7

Back in the Vosges!

Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2024 at 21:08


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Clear golden. Yeasty, bitter grassy hops, light malts, has old weedy hops and weird yeast in the finish. Medium sweet and bitter, medium bodied. Not great.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2023 at 18:27


7

Very nice

Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2021 at 22:05