France
Northern France shares its brewing with Belgian Flanders: the bière de garde, brewed around Lille and kept in cold cellars for warmer weather, is the region’s own style. Alsace, on the German border, took up lager early, when Louis Schutzenberger brought bottom fermentation from Munich in 1847; Kronenbourg and Meteor still brew there. The trade body Brasseurs de France counts about 2,500 breweries across the country.
Beer style from France
Breweries in France
Brasserie Au Baron
1 styleBrasserie Au Baron, Gussignies: founded in 1989 by the Bailleux family, who brewed in Belgium before, maker of Cuvée des Jonquilles.
Brasserie Coreff
Brasserie Coreff: the Breton brewery founded in Morlaix in 1985, an early name in Brittany's beer revival.
Brasserie Goudale
2 stylesBrasserie Goudale, Arques: the brewery of La Goudale, with roots in Douai in 1919, owned by André Pecqueur.
Brasserie Lancelot
2 stylesBrasserie Lancelot, Brittany: a Breton brewery started in 1990, brewing in the ruins of a gold mine since 1999.
Brasserie Meteor
Brasserie Meteor, Hochfelden: the oldest brewing site in France still at work by its own account, founded in 1640 and run by the Haag family.
Brasserie Pietra
Brasserie Pietra, Furiani: the brewery that made Corsica's first beer in 1996, a lager brewed with chestnut flour.
Brasserie 3 Monts (Saint-Sylvestre)
1 styleBrasserie 3 Monts, Saint-Sylvestre-Cappel: an independent family brewery since 1920, maker of the 3 Monts bière de garde.
Brasserie Castelain (Ch'ti)
1 styleBrasserie Castelain, Bénifontaine: the family brewery of Ch'ti bière de garde, founded in 1926 and 100 years old in 2026.
Brasserie du Mont-Blanc
1 styleBrasserie du Mont-Blanc, Savoie: revived by Sylvain Chiron in 1999, majority-owned by Duvel Moortgat since 2023.
Brasserie du Pays Flamand (Anosteké)
2 stylesBrasserie du Pays Flamand: the Anosteké brewery, founded in 2006, with a minority stake held by Kronenbourg since 2024.
Brasserie Duyck (Jenlain)
1 styleBrasserie Duyck: the independent family brewery of Jenlain, the amber bière de garde, brewing at Jenlain since 1922.
Brasserie La Choulette
1 styleBrasserie La Choulette, Hordain: a village brewery near Valenciennes, founded in 1885, known for its brown bière de garde.
Brasserie Thiriez
2 stylesBrasserie Thiriez, Esquelbecq: a family brewery since 1996, known for L'Étoile du Nord, a hoppy saison.
Kronenbourg
Kronenbourg: the Alsace brewery founded by Jérôme Hatt in 1664, brewing at Obernai and part of Carlsberg since 2008.