Description

Brewery based in French Flanders at Godewaersvelde (GÔDE for the close one), near Belgium borders. We produce a very unique and original beer, a « champ beer » (BIERE BRUT « Méthode Originale ») that is halfway between beer and Champagne called GÔDE GÔDE is the encounter between two lands the « red brick » from Flanders and the « white chalk » from champagne. GÔDE. It is also the blending between two ancestral craft the brewing and the traditional Method for sparkling wines. The production of GÔDE champ beer is a two fold event : First part occurs like a traditional beer : BREWING Second part is the well-known « Méthode Traditionnelle » usually used to produce sparkling wines. After adding “liqueur de tirage” and “champagne yeast” a second fermentation and sparkling process take place in the bottle. Then we have a well-deserved rest in our cellars, a Maturation / Ageing on lees for minimum 6 month. Finally, we start a process known as « Remuage » (riddling process /rotated champers) in champagne racks called “pupitres”. The bottles are turned around and brought from a horizontal into a vertical position. A turn is made every eight hours and after 4 weeks, the bottles will be standing upright. All the sediment formed during re-fermentation is gathered in the neck of the bottle, which will subsequently be « disgorged ». A magical moment which pop into heart and spirit as a champagne !