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Brasserie Castelain

🌍 France · Regional · ★ Award winning · Known for Lager · Belgian Pale Ale
★ Award winningKnown for Lager · Belgian Pale Ale

Brasserie Castelain is a French family brewery founded in 1926, known for its traditional Bières de Garde, particularly the Ch'ti brand. The brewery pioneered organic brewing in France by launching Jade, the country's first organic beer, in 1986, and gained national fame through its association with the 2008 film 'Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'.

3Beers
2Styles
6.5%Avg ABV
1926Founded

Beers by Brasserie Castelain

3 beers
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Ch'Ti Blonde
Belgian Pale Ale · 6.4%
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Ch'Ti Grand Cru
Ch'Ti Grand Cru
Belgian Strong Golden Ale · 8.4%
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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
refreshing
2 of 3 beers
maltyevery beer
3 of 3 beers
crisp
2 of 3 beers
fruity
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 2 style families
Belgian 2Lager 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 115 other breweries making Lager.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Brasserie Castelain's beers land close to what is typical for the Lager styles they brew. The character is in the styles they choose and how consistently they hit them — not in standing apart from the field.

typical for LagerBrasserie Castelain
in no beersin every beer
malty
in all 3 of their beers · typical Lager brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
smooth
in all 3 of their beers · typical Lager brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
crisp
in 2 of 3 · typical Lager brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
sweet
in 2 of 3 · typical Lager brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
fruity
in 2 of 3 · typical Lager brewery: 2 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 27%
average beer performance
1
beers in the Top 100
3 / 3
beers above the median
#29
best ranked beer
Ch'Ti Grand Cru

Their beers place in the Top 27% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Brasserie Castelain

Brasserie Castelain is a French family brewery founded in 1926, known for its traditional Bières de Garde, particularly the Ch'ti brand. The brewery pioneered organic brewing in France by launching Jade, the country's first organic beer, in 1986, and gained national fame through its association with the 2008 film 'Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'.

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Location
Bénifontaine · Hauts-de-France · France
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