Brasserie Ellezelloise Explained

Ellezelloise brewery (Legende Brewery)
Location Country:	Belgium
Location City:	Ellezelles
Coordinates:	50° 44′ 35″ north, 3° 41′ 15″ east
Opened:	1993
Owner:	Philippe Gérard
Website:	http://www.brasseriedeslegendes.be/

The Elezelloise brewery is a Belgian company that is located in the village Ellezelles, Hainaut province. It produces several craft beers, among them The Quintine. These beers are named "Beers of the hills" (Bières des collines), a reference to the Pays des collines (hill country) where the brewery is located.^[1]

History

In 1993, brewmaster Phillipe Gérard opened his brewery at a small farm in Ellezelles.^[2] The first mash of “Quintine” was made on 15 July 1993. “Quintine” is the name of a supposed witch who lived in the village.^[3]

In December 2006, the brewer Geants bought the Ellezelloise brewery and renamed it Legende brewery. The two production sites are maintained.^[4]

Beers

The brewery's original beers are listed as "Belgian Beer of Wallonia", a protected designation granted by the Wallonian Agency for the Promotion of Quality in Agriculture (APAQ-W).

The Ellezelloise Brewery produces and sells five beers:

• The Quintine Blond: 8% ABV and refermented in the bottle
• The Quintine Pale Ale: 8.5% ABV and made with caramel malt^[5]
• The Saison 2000: a pale ale with 6.5% ABV^[6]
• The Blanche des Saisis: a white beer with 6.2% ABV^[7]
• The "Hercule": a stout with 9% ABV^[8]

Notes and References

1. Erik Verdonck and Luc de Raedemaeker, The Belgian Beerbook (2016), unnumbered page (electronic edition). Google Books
2. Stephen Beaumont and Tim Webb, Pocket Beer Book, 2nd edition (2014), Google Books
3. Michael Jackson, Grandes bières de Belgique (2006), p. 223.
4. Tim Hampson, The Beer Book (2014), p. 207. Google Books
5. Juan Muñoz, 365 cervezas que no puedes dejar de probar (2014), unnumbered page (electronic edition). Google Books
6. Phil Markowski, "Saison", in The Oxford Companion to Beer, edited by Garrett Oliver (2011), 711-712.
7. Phil Markowski, Farmhouse Ales: Culture and Craftsmanship in the Belgian Tradition (2004) unnumbered page (electronic edition). Google Books
8. Ben McFarland, World's Best Beers: One Thousand Craft Brews from Cask to Glass (2009), p. 104. Google Books