Brasserie Grain d'Orge
38 rue Anatole France, 59790 Ronchin. Tel: 03 20 16 92 92
Beer List -
Any tasting notes that appear against the beers are the personal opinions of the authors. If the authors disagree on
any aspect then their initials appear before their individual opinion.
Alsatia - 4.7% alc/vol
Alsatia Bock - 3.7% alc/vol
Ambre des Flandres - 6.4% alc/vol View Label 9 Kb
Comments - First brewed 1992
Tasting Notes - Quite deep and interesting, moderately complex ale with an excellent smooth and creamy
texture.
Belzebuth - 13% alc/vol View
Label 7 Kb
Comments - First brewed 1997. Served in a 10cl flute which encourages sipping.
Probably the best approach.
Tasting Notes - Not surprisingly for a 15% beer it is dominated by the alcohol. Behind this is a strong Barely
Wine character and a full, very tangy, moderately fruity, amber malt. Drinking it is quite fun to start with but becomes hard
Bière Bock - 3.7% alc/vol
Bière Bock St-Jean - 3.7% alc/vol
Tasting Notes - JW: Pretty easy drinking with enough hop character to ensure you know you are drinking
something meaningful. KR: An unpleasant huskiness and a watery character.
La Bière de Chartres
Comments - Distributed by Heineken. Sold to raise money for Chartres cathedral.
Bière de Mars Orpal - 5.5% alc/vol View Label 7 Kb
Comments - First brewed 1975.
Tasting Notes - A distinctive beer with a strong earthy character that makes it stand out from the other Bières de
Mars. Has a good creamy texture in addition to the very strong hop character. Definitely an artisanal character.
Bière de Printemps - 6.5% alc/vol
Comments - First brewed 2003.
Bière de Table - 2% alc/vol
Bière Luxe - 4.7% alc/vol
Cristalor - 4.7% alc/vol
Gold Triumph - 6% alc/vol View
Label 9 Kb
Comments - First brewed 1984.
Tasting Notes - KR: Very surprisingly good summer refresher. A little shallow but the taste is enough to carry it
through.
Grain d'Orge - 8% alc/vol
View Label 11 Kb
Comments - First brewed 1993. Won USA Association of Brewers 1996 World Beer Cup
for French style bière de garde.
Tasting Notes - A good malty beer that seems to be in the style of a Belgian Flemish amber ale. On older
examples you need to get used to the alcohol before dicovering a quite deep and interesting character.
Grain d'Orge Blanche - 4.5% alc/vol
Grain d'Orge Cuvée 1898 - 8.5% alc/vol
Comments - First brewed 2003. Recreating a recipe from 1898.
Latina - 6% alc/vol
Comments - Brewed for Artisans de la Bière. Flavoured with tequila.
Orpal - 5.2% alc/vol View
Label 12 Kb
Comments - First brewed 1949.
Tasting Notes - JW: Full tangy pale malt soon overtaken by the hops which give it a distinct bitterness. KR:
Pretty good, inoffensive beer which will impress with its exceptional softness and roundness. Unfortunately not particularly
Orpal 1ère - 6.5% alc/vol
Pilsor - 4.7% alc/vol View Label
6 Kb
Tasting Notes - JW: A surprisingly watery beer in spite of the slightly roasted dark malt and fruit that would
suggest a much fuller body. KR: Just a sweet, sugary, nasty malt hint.
Pilsor Luxe
Pilsorbock
Samba - 6% alc/vol
Comments - Brewed for Artisans de la Bière. Flavoured with cachaça.
Scotch Triumph - 6% alc/vol
View Label 8 Kb
Tasting Notes - JW: Mellow brown ale with some fruitiness and a slight sharp edge to lift it from being totally
boring. KR: Though dark it is not a scotch and thankfully is not as sweet as many scotches. Doesn't quite deliver the
expected fruity dark character.
Secret des Moines - 6.6% alc/vol
Comments - First brewed 2002. An abbey style spiced beer, spiced with coriander and
other secret spices.
Spécial Bock - 3.7% alc/vol
Spéciale Noël - 6.4% alc/vol
View Label 9 Kb
Comments - First brewed 1975
Tasting Notes - JW: Nicely textured, rural, earthy beer. KR: A little one dimensional but that dimension was
nice.
Super Alsatia - 4.7% alc/vol
Valenciennoise - 6% alc/vol
Comments - Distributed by Les Chais Bellaingeois, 59135 Bellaing
Tasting Notes - A well hopped blonde with the hop dominating the beer. Lifted and lightened by a pleasant lemon
in the aroma and palate.
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