Brasserie Craig Allan
Microbrewery in Plessis-de-Roye, Hauts-de-France, France 🇫🇷
Established in 2010
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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.
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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bouteille 75cl ramenée de Paris, merci Willy, et dégustée à Niamey au Craft Beer tasting club. Couleur dorée sur un col blanc généreux. Arôme est léger au niveau du houblonné, le côt levure anglaise laissant plus la place pour ce côté fruité houblonné qui reste modeste. J'y note un léger apport fleuri et finement fruité mais un cran en dessous de ce qui est attendu de Azacca. Le facteur d'effluves de grains reste également assez présent. Palais est léger assez marqué par le grains avec par moment un caractère légèrement fumé. Levure reste présente, amertume est fine et pour moi, le profil de l'Azacca généralement marqué sur des notes tropicales était absent ici. Je note plus un côté fin épicé (un de caractère) oscillant vers un effet plutôt noble. Personnellement, le houblon est bcp trop discret.
Tried
on 25 May 2019
at 10:08
7/10
Tried
on 17 May 2019
at 20:56
7/10
Brett, aspirin, bitter hops, citrus. Dry, bitter, nice. 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2019
at 20:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone clear amber colour lasting beige head. malty Belgian ale some esters. a malty hoppy beer. ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2019
at 14:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
04-05-19 // bottle sahred with the crew. Bought more than a year ago on saveur-biere. Farmhouse Porter in Pinot Nour barrels. Great. Quite high carbonation but a very well balanced taste. --- Beer merged from original tick of Farmhouse Porter on 06 May 2019 at 15:16 - Score: 8. Original review text: Farmhouse Porter in Pinot Nour barrels. Great. Quite high carbonation but a very well balanced taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2019
at 10:04
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Firkin Alehouse Folkestone. Hazy gold colour lasting white head. Light ester aroma. Light puke some floral hop some citrus flavour. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2019
at 15:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Opaque dark brown to black color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, a bit metallic, a distant hoppy note, lightly bitter. Quite weird and on the one side a bit bland but on the other side not bad. 7-3-7-3-13.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2019
at 21:23
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Opaque black color, decent sized brown colored head. Smell and taste malts, sweetish a bit to my surprise, coffee nicely though softly as in not overpowering at all, although it brings a certain bitter finish along which -I must say- I think mixes pretty well with the malty (bitter) base. Medium to full body, oily texture, suitable soft to average carbonation. Yeah I must say I really like this one. Very nice imo. 8-4-8-5-17.
Tried
on 15 Mar 2019
at 22:49
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at Hoppy Corner, Paris, can nay believe I've not had this before, 6th March 19. Pours black and viscous. Aroma is coffee and chocolate. Taste is coffee and chocolate, sweet and bitter very well integrated. Smooth and delicious.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Mar 2019
at 20:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bière 75 cl trouvée aux Halles de Wazemmes. Couleur blonde tirant sur l'ambré. Nez très agréable sur le pamplemousse, l'agrume. En bouche, agrumes, fraîcheur, belle amertume, bière assez légère. Une superbe IPA!
Tried
on 12 Feb 2019
at 18:42