Brasserie Du Bocq
Encyclopedia
The Brasserie Du Bocq is a Belgian
family brewery
founded in 1858 by Martin Belot and based in the valley Vallée du Bocq in Purnode (near Yvoir
).
, the beer La Gauloise was first brewed and gained immediate success. The brewery became a PLC
in 1949. All the farm activities and the door-to-door deliveries were stopped in 1960. Seven years later, it took over the Brasserie centrale from Marbaix-la-Tour and subsequently added two beers to its range of products: Saison Régal and Régal Christmas. The brewery in Marbaix-la-Tour was closed in 1983 in order to restructure the company.
Belgium
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family brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
founded in 1858 by Martin Belot and based in the valley Vallée du Bocq in Purnode (near Yvoir
Yvoir
Yvoir is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 8,450 inhabitants. The total area is 56.84 km², making it a population density of 149 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the villages Dorinne, Durnal, Evrehailles,...
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History
In the beginning, the brewery was just used in the winter, when the workers in the farm had less to do. After the World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the beer La Gauloise was first brewed and gained immediate success. The brewery became a PLC
Public limited company
A public limited company is a limited liability company that sells shares to the public in United Kingdom company law, in the Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth jurisdictions....
in 1949. All the farm activities and the door-to-door deliveries were stopped in 1960. Seven years later, it took over the Brasserie centrale from Marbaix-la-Tour and subsequently added two beers to its range of products: Saison Régal and Régal Christmas. The brewery in Marbaix-la-Tour was closed in 1983 in order to restructure the company.
Beers
- Applebocq (3.1% ABVAlcohol by volumeAlcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage .The ABV standard is used worldwide....
), with a light taste of appleAppleThe apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring... - La Gauloise Blonde (6.3% ABV)
- La Gauloise Brune (8.1% ABV)
- La Gauloise Ambrée (5.5% ABV)
- Saint-Benoît Blonde (6.3% ABV)
- Saint-Benoît Brune (6.5% ABV)
- Blanche de Namur (4.5% ABV), a witbier
- Saison Régal (5.5% ABV)
- Triple Moine (7.3% ABV)
- Deugniet (7.3% ABV), with a light taste of apple
- Régal Christmas (8.1% ABV), a dark brown beer