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Beer sellers: Abbaye des Saveurs ABV: 6.5% Thiriez Blonde d'Esquelbecq Daniel Thiriez began reinventing Northern French beer as far back as 1996. He ploughed a lonely furrow for some years – only from the mid-2000s have other startup breweries in the region dared to brew beyond established traditions. But Daniel maintains a commanding position [...] Top Tastings 2011 (Ambrée), Beer sellers: Abbaye des Saveurs ABV: 6.5% Theillier La Bavaisienne (Ambrée) Northern French bières de garde are generally assumed to have deep historic roots in the local tradition of farmhouse brewing, though today’s best known and best selling brands are of more recent origin than you might expect. They’re revivalist beers [...] From the archive: First published in the Oxford Bottled Beer Database May 2002. ABV: 7% Bailleux Cuvée des Jonquilles ‘Daffodil harvest’, a bottle-conditioned blond ale with a suitably floral label full of the cheer of spring, comes from an artisanal brewery at the Baron brewpub and restaurant, Gussignies, northern France. I picked [...] First published in BEER July 2007 as part of a piece on French beer. For more French beers see previous post. NOTE: This brewery may since have closed. ABV: 6.5 per cent Sources St-Amand Germinal Ambrée The village of Saint-Amand, in a regional park southeast of Lille, was the location for the 1994 film adaptation of Emile [...] First published in BEER July 2007 as part of a piece on French beer. ABV: 8.5 per cent Saint-Sylvestre 3 Monts Think of French booze and you first think of wine. But pride in fine regional food and drink is deeply embedded in French culture, and extends to the grain as well as the grape. Admittedly [...] ABV: 7.5% Rabourdin Bière de Brie Ambrée 1001 Beers You Must Try Before You Die Beer sellers: Cave à bulles. Rarely can beer claim a goût de terroir of the sort boasted of in the upper echelons [...] Originally published in What’s Brewing June 2004 Origin: Saint Sylvestre Cappel, Nord, France Saint-Sylvestre Bière Nouvelle The low-lying countryside of northern France is dotted with farmhouse breweries. Much of this area was formerly Flanders: Dutch personal and place names are everywhere and the language itself persists in places. But the [...] |
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