She never tires of it. One would think that after having already received a good forty medals, the team of the brasserie du Bout du monde, in Faou, would see the distinctions arriving as a simple routine. Not at all. “We’re proud of it,” claims Olivier Lallemand, the manager of the brewery, who sold his first beer for Saint-Patrick’s Day 2014. outspoken. These competitions are an opportunity for us to position ourselves in relation to other professionals, but also in relation to the public”.
A prestigious silver Fourquet
During the health crisis, the brewery had to slow down the competitions. But now that the virus is out, she has put the pressure back on. Results: three medals in 2022. Two were obtained at the Lyon international competition, which originally only received winegrowers. In the capital of Gaul, the brasserie du Bout du monde received the gold medal for its brown Térénez and the silver for its blonde. Better: she was awarded a very prestigious Fourquet d’argent, again for her Térénez brunette, during the 26th edition of the competition. This coveted Holy Grail for brewers is organized by the French Brewery Museum, in Saint-Nicolas de Port (54), near Nancy. Among the jury, there are professionals but also amateurs. “It’s a very difficult competition, which explains why we waited to be really at the top before registering,” rejoices Olivier Lallemand.
Between 3,600 and 4,000 hectoliters
More than 600 beers competed in this event, the oldest of its kind. It is true that there are more and more brasseries in France. “The Hexagon has 2,200 and historic Brittany, 200. If we remove the Loire-Atlantique, that makes 150”, counts the delegate of the independent breweries. For its part, the Bout du Monde brewery is in the top 30 in terms of volume. “This year, we plan to produce between 3,600 and 4,000 hectoliters, if soaring prices don’t play tricks on us,” fears the Faouist brewer. The year 2020 having been “complicated”, the brewery would gladly do without a new crisis. “For the moment, it’s fine, because we have been well helped by the recovery plan. But we will have to do the accounts at the end of the summer, which is an essential period for us”.
Planned investments
Olivier Lallemand not being the type to stay with both feet in the same barrel, investments to make the brewery more economical and more ecological have already been undertaken. Soon, the brewery will receive a new enfuteur; in November, the centrifuge will be changed and, in January 2023, a more efficient bottling line will be installed on the Quiella business park site.
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