Brasserie Craig Allan

Microbrewery in Plessis-de-Roye, Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷

Established in 2010

Contact
109 rue Saint Jean, Plessis-de-Roye, 60310, France
Description
Craig studied Malting, Brewing and Distilling science in Edinburgh, worked in several micro breweries in the UK and also for an independent malt whisky bottler. A bona fide flavour junky, he was naturally attracted to La Belle France where he worked for a few years in Burgundian wineries before settling with his French wife and family in the countryside north of Paris where he started his activities in 2010.

To get the business up and running he used the ultra-scientific, quality-driven de Proef brewery in Belgium and still uses, for the moment, this brewery for the production of the first three creations: Agent Provocateur, Cuvée d'Oscar and Psychedelia. in June 2015 a brewery installation was completed in the French farm-house where he lives.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild citrusy and crisp hoppy. Lingering hoppy and crisp fruity. Bitter and slight fruity finish. Smooth yeasty and crisp hoppy finish. Smooth.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2011 at 04:21

8.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
33cl bottle courtesy of steptin, in turn, courtesy of urbeer - thank you gentlemen! Deep golden color, medium thick white head, solid lacing. Aroma of citrus, light pineapple. Taste has lots of citrus and pine boughs. Very nice stuff!
Tried from Bottle on 29 Jan 2011 at 10:06

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml.Hazy medium grey orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, apricot - orange. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100925]
Tried from Bottle on 18 Oct 2010 at 23:11

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Smells of heavy IPA hops, and some alcohol. Has a small head and foggy yellow/white witbier appearance. Taste is of citrus and hops, but little else. Very sour finish. Still pretty good and a unique mix of styles.
Tried on 10 Oct 2010 at 04:51

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
De Molen Festival 2010 ... sample from a bottle going round ... hazy amber ... thin white head ... sweet peachy pine hop ... little overfizzy ... juicy soft toffee malts ... little orange ... light pine peel
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2010 at 21:59

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Clear copper-golden beer under a small white head, leaving some lace. Malty, slightly oxydated malts, cold omelette and draf . Hops, EU specially, but noble ones, grapey, but not C-hops. Little malt presence. Medium to well-bodied, much more than a 6.5% would lead you to believe. Caramely-slick. Not bad, quite tasty for a British-style beer, but not great.
Tried on 01 Aug 2010 at 01:13