Battin
Client Brewer
in Ehlerange,
Esch-sur-Alzette,
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
Owned by
Brasserie Nationale (Bofferding)
Established in 1937
Malgré la concurrence et la crise économique qui se profile, ce dernier décide de se lancer dans la fabrication de bière pour approvisionner un marché de proximité important, dû à la sidérurgie. Bien qu’étant la plus petite et la plus jeune des brasseries luxembourgeoises, Battin connaît très vite le succès, notamment grâce au talent de son premier maître-brasseur, Kurt Mocker. Après avoir fait ses classes à Pilsen (République Tchèque), Kurt Mocker rejoint la brasserie Battin pour proposer des bières qui dénotent dans le paysage luxembourgeois par leur originalité et leur qualité.
Après son décès, Charles Battin lègue sa brasserie à son gendre Nicolas Origer. Il en reprend la direction de 1954 à 1962, avant de passer la main à ses propres fils, Marc et Paul Origer, qui en assureront respectivement la direction et la production. Ces derniers décident alors d’agrandir la brasserie : construite à côté du domicile familial, en centre-ville et en face de la gare, le lieu a l’avantage d’être à proximité de l’arrivage des matières premières mais reste trop exigu pour permettre de nouvelles installations nécessitant davantage d’espace.
À l’occasion de son 25e anniversaire, la brasserie se voit ainsi doter de 5 étages supplémentaires mais à l’intérieur, tout y est encore fait manuellement, à l’ancienne. Le brasseur est en contact direct avec les matières premières et le brassage est toujours réalisé par infusion dans les chaudières en cuivre, alors que la pratique est déjà totalement abandonnée ailleurs.
En 2004, à l’heure de prendre leurs retraites et afin d’assurer un avenir à leur brasserie familiale, les frères Origer passent la main à la Brasserie Nationale, qui rachète Battin et déménage son site de production à Bascharage, où la bière est toujours brassée actuellement.
Gurthnar (14451) reviewed Gambrinus from Battin 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Bottle at a tasting. Lots of grainy astringency, also slightly solventy. Thin, watery, hard to drink, not tasty.
beerhunter111 (50581) reviewed Brune from Battin 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
33cl bottle. A clear orange brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of dark caramelized malt, dark fruits, raisins. taste of caramelized malt, bread, sugar, dark fruits, grains.
Erzengel (18514) reviewed Pils from Battin 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
*33cl. Grain and slightly sweetish beginning. Not too much bitterness, solid with a smooth grainy and slightly bitter finish.
Erzengel (18514) reviewed Brune from Battin 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
*33cl. Grainy smooth beginning. Nice dark malts there, caramel with a grainy and not too deep back. Moderate long aftertaste, smooth grainy malty with not too much bitterness. Solid.
nathanvc (6963) reviewed Extra from Battin 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle from Delhaize. Pours clear golden with a lasting, thin, foamy, white head. Aroma of apple peel, banana, yeast, wort, white bread. Taste is fruity sweet, estery, notes of banana & ripe apple, quite some honey-like & bready malt with just a hint of bitter apple peel, grain & yeast. Dryish, grassy hoppy finish, mostly still banana estery. Medium body, slick texture, fizzy carbonation. Simple, drinkable Lager-like.
beerhunter111 (50581) ticked Pils from Battin 6 years ago
33cl bottle. A clear golden beer with a white head. Aroma of mild sweet grainy malt, straw, mild bitterness. Taste of moderate sweet grainy malt, pale malt, straw, mild bitterness.
nathanvc (6963) reviewed Triple from Battin 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Delhaize. Pours clear golden with an unstable frothy, white head. Aroma of honey, apple peel, banana, clove, white bread, yeast, iron. Taste has sweet apple, banana & typical residual white sugar; quite yeasty & bready with a soft spicy bitterness. Dryish, grassy hoppy finish, more spices, touch of honey & warming jenever-like alcohol. Medium body, oily texture, fizzy carbonation. Overly sweet Belgian Tripel for the Luxemburg market - not even the worst in its kind!
mcberko (47456) reviewed Brune from Battin 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Brasserie Cath�dral, pours a deep dark brown with an amber tinge and a large beige head. Nose reveals tart fruits, some bready notes, and a hint of toasted caramel. Flavour likewise delivers that tartness, with light caramel and bready malt. Not very sophisticated, and not convinced that tartness is intentional or proper. Drinkable but only just.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Fruitée from Battin 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
On tap at Brasserie Cath�dral, pours a cloudy bright pink with a small pink head. Aroma brings out artificial fruit syrup and not much else. Flavour is cloyingly sweet and artificial, with lots of fake fruity syrup and sweet jam. Not the most egregious example of this kind of fake beer, but it's pretty bad.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Blanche from Battin 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at The Tube, pours a cloudy golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with coriander upfront, with light citrus and wheaty notes. Flavour is loaded with intense coriander, though it tastes rather artificial; fairly floral finish. Not convincing.