Produits gourmands: Bière et brasserie Pyrénées-Orientales

Craft breweries are springing up like mushrooms... and these new foams sometimes look a bit alike. But the Petit Futé has found you a unique product - one never seen before in the region. We love LFT, this beer has its own signature mouthfeel, and it's truly mesmerizing. 100% local and brewed with barley from the Cerdagne region, this frothy beer reminds us of the spirit of natural winegrowers. Sébastien, the founder, is an enthusiast and a born storyteller, and he's unstoppable... We drink his words amber, IPA or smoked - our favorite. You're sure to fall in love!

V&B (pronounced "vi and bi") is a clever mix between an Irish pub on the one hand and a wine cellar on the other, under the principle of "two beers in one go", a formula that appeals! The motto of the house is: "here, beer democratizes wine and wine ennobles beer". You can choose from 350 different beers, German, Belgian, Canadian, Quebecois, French... and Catalan, 350 wines from independent producers and 200 whiskies, including some of the most surprising Japanese whiskies. You can rent beer taps for your parties.

A successful conversion for this physics and chemistry teacher, who decided to take a new turn in his life. Laurent's beers are brewed with organic French malts and hops. Brewed on site, in the heart of Perpignan, the beers are unfiltered, unpasteurized and refermented in the bottle. As for alcohol content, the Boc is 5° for the white and 5.5° for the others. The best thing to do is to come and taste it directly at the brewery, a magical place where, between the clinking of glasses, good words and laughter flow.

Since 1998, the Cap d'Ona brewery has been producing a wide range of traditional blond and amber beers, both pure malt and white, as well as beers with the flavours of the Catalan terroir and an atypical southern character. Now named the best brewery in France and the most awarded, it was elected the best Belgian beer in the world in 2021. And recently, "Cap Si Gran" was voted best spirit in the world. The visit of the brewery allows to understand the different phases of the production, from the malt mill to the bottling.

A microbrewery in Haut Vallespir created by Pierre Godron, a brewer by profession in his native Belgium and creator of the famous Chouffe. In 2021, he joined forces with a compatriot who had been living in Vallespir for many years, and bought the former Hôtel des Voyageurs in Prats de Mollo. There, he created a blond beer, a skilful brew of hops and barley with aromas of bread and apricot: "La Senyor Voltor". Named after a vulture that, according to legend, only the bears of Vallespir could see. A Belgian beer with beautiful Catalan notes!

In the region, before small breweries sprang up everywhere, there were two local beers: Cap d'Ona and Alzine. The latter is produced by a craft brewery in Marquixanes, after moving from Bouleternère. Since 2009, l'Alzina has been trying to revive age-old traditions in which aromatic plants, fruit, spices and carefully selected hops are used to create beverages that are off the beaten track. Our beers come in blond, white, amber and brown. We love these unique beers!

Mantet, a high altitude village at the end of the world that we love because it's quiet (really quiet) has just opened a craft brewery. Senglar is a pretty hoppy beer born in 2016, alternately blonde, brown or amber. This beer is different, a bit offbeat and delicious, as it's made with water from the Mantet spring and local herbs. A mini brewery on the ground floor of the family home for a mini village, but a maxi devotion and love of work well done. To be tasted fresh after a nice hike!

Another one that just opened! The enthusiasm for moss in Catalonia is growing. Jérôme and Yohan have been in business for barely a year and are already very successful. White, blond, brown, amber or IPA, their beers are made from pure regional organic malt. The two companions insist on the fact that their beers are alive and unfiltered. An organic hop crop based in Arles sur Tech will soon produce the first 100% Catalan moss. These two young people have a lot of ideas in mind, such as bringing out the first Catalan whisky in 2020. In the meantime, you can meet them at the brewery at the Saint-André business park, at the foot of the Albères and a stone's throw from the beaches.

Generations have followed the Milles brewery since 1928 with the production of Limonette, a lemonade made in Toulouges whose formula remains unchanged. Other products have appeared later, and in particular in 1996 the Sémillante, a natural spring water very low in nitrates and taken on the site, is therefore very pure and adapted to all types of consumption. Since 2005, the Cat Cola, a 100% Catalan soda made with carbonated spring water and natural plant extracts, completes the range… Brasserie Miles "puts the whole Catalan country in bottle"!

Another brewery opening! But since we love this entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to create beauty and goodness in all these young people, Le Petit Futé breaks down every time. Nathalie is a passionate person, you can see it right away when you meet her. Love beer, homemade beer and ecological beer! You will quickly discover it by tasting it, this beer is feminine, and our choice goes towards the redhead (let's not let the blondes get upset anyway). The sale is made directly at the brewery (or in a specialised store or on the Saturday morning creation market) and you can visit the brewing unit. A beautiful discovery and a beautiful adventure in perspective.

A mechanic's garage transformed into a brewery! When some pretend to change water into wine, others change oil into beer. That's what Christophe did, simply by creating the micro-brewery of Bas Vallespir! The Blaoblank, born in 2017, is the foam that rises in the department. Particularity of brewing, the beers are made from a culture of yeast maintained brew after brew. Blanche, IPA, Red Ale... you will find them in the shop, in the best shops and in more and more local restaurants.