St. Feuillien is a family owned brewery founded in 1873 and located in the town of Le Ruoeulx – southwest of Brussels in Belgium. It is currently run by the fourth generation of the Friart family on the original site of the Abbey of Premonteres (now Abbaye St-Feuillien du Roeulx).
St. Feuillien is a small to mid-sized brewery producing less than 25,000 HL annually, still using the original water source, a deep spring located under the brewery
The brewery is producer of several international award winning beers. The full product line includes a Triple, Brune, Saison, Grand Cru, a yearly Noel, plus a line of fruit and blonde beers under the Grisette label.
St Feuillien Triple
This beer is a medium to full bodied Belgian Triple. It has a nice compact head, a light amber color, and a definite fruity aroma that also carries honey, spice, and typical Belgian hops and yeast aromatics. Flavors include a mélange of malts, apricot/peach/banana, spice, and Belgian yeast. Compared to other Belgian Triples this beer is crisp and dry, less yeasty and quite refreshing.
Nine litre bottles are also available.
Ratebeer: 98. ABV of 8.5%
St Feuillien Brune
The Brune is a classic example of a Belgian Abbey Dubbel, malty and fruity, with a good dose of caramel and a touch of spice. It is slight sweet, rich and medium to full bodied. The beer was a Silver medal winner in the 2012 Brussels Beer Challenge.
Ratebeer: 96. ABV is 8.5%
St Feuillien Grand Cru
The Grand Cru is a strong blonde ale unique to St Feuillien. It pours with a big head, delivering big hoppy/citrusy aromas. Flavors are complex with interesting yeast, spice/pepper, and lemons notes. The beer was a Gold medal winner European Beer Star 2011, Europe’s Best Belgian Strong Pale at World Beer Awards 2012, and a Bronze medal winner at the Australian Beer Awards 2011.
Ratebeer: 93. ABV is 9.5%
St Feuillien Saison
This St Feuillien product is a great beer in the hard to define Saison category. It is crisp and fruity, and yeasty and tangy. Quite refreshing and well known in Europe. It was a Silver medal winner in the the US Open Beer Championship 2011, World’s Best Saison at World Beer Awards 2009, and a Bronze medal winner Australian Beer Awards 2011.
Ratebeer: 96. ABV is 6.5%
St Feuillien Cuvee de Noel
The Noel is one of the best Belgian winter beers, and is generally available after September. The beer is creamy and warm, and has a big malt and toffee presence with lots of spice. Brewed for cellaring.
Ratebeer: 98. ABV of 9%.
St Feuillien Belgian Coast IPA
Brewed in Belgium in collaboration with Green Flash the Belgian Coast IPA is a unique “European” IPA. With a deep copper color and full head there are mixed aromas and flavors of pine, banana, and malts. Just like mixing the Grand Cru with a west coast IPA. Full and smooth with a lingering bitter finish.
Ratebeer 89. ABV is 7.5%
St Feuillien Car d’Or
Introduced in early 2014 the Car d’Or is a new beer that has recently received a number of European awards (Gold at the Brussels Beer Challenge and Gold in the European Beer Star competition.) The beer is based on an older recipe with the intention to be thirst quenching and easy to drink. Flavors are light sweet fruit and malts, with a subtle bitter finish. Very limited quantities at this point – to see what the buzz is all about!
ABV is 6.5%. Available in 330ml bottles, case of 24.