Friday, 21 February 2014

Beer #179 - Bière des Naufrageurs Blonde

This was one of three French microbrews that my girlfriend bought for me from Ile d'Oléron last year. It’s been kicking around in my cupboard since then but thankfully it hadn’t suffered as a result. The beer poured a hazy gold with a small head. It was a fairly light in body with a tart fruitiness the over-riding flavour with a hint of sweetness true, pretty enjoyable. I could find limited information on the brewery but it seems to be a fairly small-scale operation based on a farm. Should you find yourself in the area and wishing to check out a brewery this link has some info and directions. The brewery takes its name from the legend of the "Naufrageurs" or ship-wreckers, who sought to deliberately guide a ship onto the rocks where they would then plunder it. The myth suggests that a donkey, with a lamp around its neck gave sailors the impression of a buoy being bounced by waves indicating the coastline guiding them onto the rocks (hence the label). This French wiki page suggests that there is no historical in the way of actual evidence of the practice but it’s quite a cool little legend nonetheless.

Brewery: Brasserie des Naufrageurs
Country: France
ABV: 5.0%

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