Belgh'Brasse is a Quebec micro-brewery located in Amos

Amos, Quebec

Amos is a ville in northwestern Quebec, Canada, on the Harricana River. It is the seat of Abitibi Regional County Municipality.Amos is the main city on the Harricana River, and the smallest of the three primary cities — after Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d'Or — in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec...

, in the Abitibi

Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Abitibi Regional County Municipality is located in Northwestern Quebec. The Regional County Municipality seat is Amos.-Municipalities:*Barraute*Berry*Champneuf*La Corne*La Morandière*La Motte*Preissac*Rochebaucourt*Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire...

region of Northwestern Quebec.

History

The business was founded in 1999, but had to shut down due to business problems in 2001. Jean-Louis Marcoux, the founder and master brewer of Belgian origin, brought together some private investors to get the brewery restarted again, and they recorded their first sale in December 2004.

They were given a government grant of $250 000 in 2003 to help relaunch the company.

Products

Their first product was called "8", a Belgian style bottle fermenting beer.

They currently brew a golden ale called Taiga. The brand was launched at Christmas 2004. The water for this beer is taken from a local esker; the quality of this water is credited with the beer's success.

Sources

• http://www.48nord.qc.ca/ATR/client/en/Attractions/Attractions.asp?idFiche=386&iTypePage=1
• http://www.houblon.net/?page=art-imprim&id_article=4373 http://www.rotaryamos.org/html/esker/cp.html