Belgh Brasse
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| Industry | Beverages |
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| Founded | 1999; 25 years ago |
| Founder | Jean-Louis Marcoux |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Beer |
| Website | Belghbrasse.com |
Belgh Brasse is a brewery in Amos, in the Abitibi region of Northwestern Quebec, Canada.
History
[edit]The business was founded in 1999 by Jean-Louis Marcoux, a Belgian brewmaster, in Amos, Quebec. At the beginning, the business was selling the beer "8". In 2004, Jean-Louis Marcoux, a devoted entrepreneur and beer brewing passionate, brought together some private investors to grow the brewery.
In 2007 the business was purchased by Groupe Geloso.[1]
In 2011 Belgh Brasse launched a new product, the beer Mons.
Following a fire at its Amos location in 2017, the business was relocated to the premises of Groupe Geloso in Laval, Quebec in 2019.[1]
Previous Products
[edit]8
Their first product was called "8", a Belgian-style bottle-fermenting beer. This beer is not on the market anymore.
Taïga
Their second product was the Taïga, a golden ale launched at Christmas 2004. The water for this beer was taken from a local esker; the high quality of this water was one of the reasons for the beer's success. This beer is not on the market anymore.
Current Products
[edit]Mons
An abbey ale line is called Mons. This is a product line of three abbey ale inspired beers. They have a white beer (Abbey Witte), a blonde beer (Abbey Blonde), a dubell (Abbey Dubbel) and a Quadruppel (Abbey Quadruppel). The water used to brew those beers still comes from an esker from Abitibi. The name Mons is inspired by the city of Mons, where Jean-Louis Marcoux, the brewmaster was born. This beer already has success in United States and in Canada.
La Bittt à Tibbi
This is a line of beers the brewer says is inspired by the music and poetry of Raôul Duguay.[2] These each have a boreal forest animal on the label. The original three released were a Pale Ale (Moose); Blond Lager (Bear); and Kristall Witte (Wolf). Subsequently, three more were added: an India Pale Ale (Arctic Hare); Red Ale (Fox); and Pilsner (Beaver). By 2022, a White Beer (Owl) was added.
Awards
[edit]The Mons Abbey Witte beer won a bronze medal in the category Wheat Beer—Belgian Style White/Wit at the Canadian Brewing awards 2012;[3] gold medals in the category in 2016[4] and 2019;[5] and a silver medal in 2020 in the category Wheat Beer—Belgian-Style Strong Ale Pale/Dark/Specialty.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Belgh Brasse (Groupe Geloso), Laval, Quebec, Canada".
- ^ "La Bittt à Tibbi". Belgh Brasse.
- ^ "Canadian Brewing Awards Past Winners". Canadian Brewing Awards. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17.
- ^ "2016 Winners". Canadian Brewing Awards.
- ^ "2019 Winners". Canadian Brewing Awards.
- ^ "2020 Winners". Canadian Brewing Awards.