United States Beverage, L.L.C., (USB; Stamford, Conn., USA) announced that it will be importing the Les Brasseurs de Gayant line-up of premium specialty beers from France into the United States. These rare offerings include La Goudale, Amadeus and La Divine. The move reflects USB's significant push into the high-end specialty and import category.
"The high-end beer category continues to flourish, and Gayant's line represents the most elite in brews," said Justin Fisch, Marketing Director for USB. "U.S. drinkers are searching for unique, flavorful beers, and Gayant is right in line with this trend."
The Gayant Brewery, a family owned independent company founded in 1919 in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, is the largest independent specialty French brewer. The state-of-the-art brewery follows strict brewing standards that are similar to requirements of fine French wines to create "Biere de Garde," the only original beer style indigenous to France. Translated as "Beer for Storage," the style was historically brewed in French farmhouses during the winter and stored for drinking in the summer for local farmhands and their families. "Biere de Garde" is one of the most difficult styles of beer to find in the world since it is only brewed in this small region
La Goudale is the embodiment of the "Biere de Garde" style and is the No. 1 selling beer in the portfolio. Developed from a medieval recipe, the medium-bodied ale is brewed using special French malts and hops. The brew boasts a deep gold color, earthy, fruity aroma and a foamy white head, along with a full malty flavor to mask the high alcohol content of 7.8 percent ABV.
Amadeus, an unfiltered wheat beer, is characterized by its light body and strong lemon flavor with a peppery finish. Served with a slice of lemon, it has a spicy, citrus aroma with vanilla notes. Its complex flavors and refreshing body won it a "World Selection" Gold Medal in Paris at the World Beer Championship in 1994. Amadeus is 4.5 percent ABV.
La Divine, the newest addition to the Gayant portfolio, is an abbey beer made with specialty yeasts. La Divine is a "Grand Cru" style that is high in gravity and has an 8 percent ABV. Its golden color and white head are complemented by a smoke aroma with fruit with a caramel sweetness. Its drinkable light body has a significant amount of sweet malt taste with a hint of bitterness at the finish.
The three brews are sold in 750-ml bottles and retail for between US$10.99 and US$12.99. |