Bier de Ble Noir

[nickjdavis]

Possibly aiming at some of our French contributors...especially those who may live in Brittany...

Have any of you had any beers of the style in the subject line?

Seemingly dark or amber beers brewed with up to 50% of roasted buckwheat in the grist originating from the Breton region.

I'm always looking for new styles to have a go at brewing so was looking for some feedback as to the flavours of such beers and also possibly at sourcing 2 or three bottles so I can decide if its something I really would want to brew.

Brasserie Lancelot - Telenn Du
Brasserie Bretagne - Dremmwell
La Belle Joie Brewery - Gamme 56
Brasserie Bretagne -Armen

seem to be some of the beers whos names are thrown up in a google search.

Any one with any experience of the style...please...interested in hearing your views.

 

[moto748]

I don'r remember buckwheat beer in Brittany, but I do recall the buckwheat pancakes (galettes), they are delicious!

 

[Leon103]

GEB now sell buckwheat if/when needed

 

[chthon]

In 2016 I brought a whole lot of them with me from visiting Brittany. The typical taste of those dark beers is malty. They remind me much of (certain Belgian) table beer, in body and taste.