Goudale
La Goudale is a bière de garde which was originally brewed in Douai by Les Brasseurs de Gayant. The brewery has since moved to Arques.
Its name derives from "good ale", the name given to local ales in the 14th century. It is a top-fermented beer of 7.2% ABV. It consists of three Flemish hop varieties, two malt varieties, two other cereals and spices.
As the brewery now also makes beers which were inherited as a result of mergers, in the section products there will be beers which were not traditionally made by Goudale.
Awards
- World Beer Award: World's best bière de garde 2008
- World Beer Challenge 2014, Portugal: Gold medal
- The Great International Beer Festival, Providence, USA, 2014: 2nd place
- Concours général agricole, Paris, 2019
- *Medaille d'Or – La Goudale
- *Medaille de Bronze – G de Goudale Rhum Finish
Products
Classic Goudale products:La Goudale, a blonde bière de garde and the flagship product of the brewery- La Goudale Ambrée, an amber beer
- La Goudale IPA G de Goudale
- *Grand Cru
- **G de Goudale Grand Cru Mandarina uses a blend of raw hops and won the gold medal in the World Beer Challenge 2014, Portugal
- **G de Goudale Grand Cru Citra & Amarillo uses a blend of two U.S. hops: Amarillo and Citra which won the bronze medal 2015 at the World Beer Award in the category Belgian Style Strong Pale Ale
- *Rhum Finish
- La Goudale de Noël, a Christmas beer La Goudale de Printemps, a spring beer