Coreff
Regional Brewery
in
Carhaix-Plouguer,
Bretagne,
France 🇫🇷
Associated Venue: Coreff
Established in 1985
Contact
Description
Now the "largest of micro-breweries", Coreff has been perpetuating the spirit of the English master brewers since 1985, doing it in its own way, between absolute demand for quality and zero fuss.
In 1985, it actually took courage, and a lot of conviction, to launch a Breton beer with a Breton name (Coreff = beer in Breton). When from the 1990s, the tide turns and announces the revival of Breton culture, Coreff naturally benefits. Even today, drinking Coreff is a militant gesture (or militrant as we say at Coreff). Against the standardization of taste and for a different conception of consumption.
In 1985, it actually took courage, and a lot of conviction, to launch a Breton beer with a Breton name (Coreff = beer in Breton). When from the 1990s, the tide turns and announces the revival of Breton culture, Coreff naturally benefits. Even today, drinking Coreff is a militant gesture (or militrant as we say at Coreff). Against the standardization of taste and for a different conception of consumption.
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Darkish brownish beer with a strong head. The aroma and flavour is sour and mildy fruity. Overall a poor beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2008
at 18:29
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle. Cloudy golden beer with a strongish head. The aroma and flavour is very weakly lemony citric with a long dry finish. Overall a very low standard witbier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2008
at 18:45
3.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 1.5
A hazy orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet and sour, while the flavor is malty and sour. Hmmm - infected?
Tried
on 04 Sep 2005
at 17:51
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
A hazy amber beer with a brown head. The aroma is sour spicy and yeasty, combined with some notes of caramel, while the flavor is very sour - seems infected. I better visit the brewery.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2005
at 16:20
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Hazy, dark amber with a creamy, beige head. Tart aroma with some caramel also. Roasted malt in the flavour and sourness. Most likely this is infected like way to many bottled, French microbrews. Joergen tells me that he once had this on tap at the brewery - nice and NOT infected. So it can be done... 280705
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2005
at 12:06
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Hazy, almost greyish golden with a fine head that leaves laces. Somewhat acidic aromas. Very light body albeit with some malt - and again some acidic flavours. Hoppy finish. 280705
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Aug 2005
at 11:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Black color. Sour aroma (infected?), some malty sweetness. Good body, some malt, strong bitterness, but a touch of sourness as well; a note of roasted malt and caramel…
Tried
on 02 Feb 2005
at 02:05
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Hazy copper color; big head. Aroma quite metallic, of yeast and some hops. Quite dry, a bit astringent, over-fermented, too much carbonation, quite strong bitterness at the end. A touch of smoked malt.Too much craft style. Astringent and aggressive.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2005
at 02:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Very dark brown, (end fully hazy) rather than black; brownish head, creamy. Typical sourish nose, stout-like, acidic grains. Acidic, sourish taste, much more than ordinary stout; there seems to be some infection, with lactic acid production, but I find the resut really nice! Thinner mouthfeel because of the acid. All the same, the velvety stout feel is still there. I love French "noire" beer. They give an additional grain- quality to the Anglo-Saxon stouts and porters. This one exaggerates a bit on the acidity.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2004
at 14:22
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Amber coloured. Medium bodied, well hopped with grapefruit aroma. Like an American style pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jan 2002
at 08:45