Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Why it matters to beer

Farmhouse brewing in French Flanders produced beer in cool months and stored it for summer. Bière de garde is maltier and rounder than its Belgian saison cousin, and traditionally cork-finished in heavy bottles.

Styles from here

• Bière de Garde

  A malty, rounded French farmhouse ale brewed for keeping — richer and less peppery than its Belgian saison cousin.

Beers brewed here

• Jenlain Ambrée

  The beer that kept the bière de garde tradition of French Flanders alive commercially.

Breweries

Brasserie Duyck