Jeanlain beer – A family story from Northern France

In 1922, Felix Duyck settled a brewery near Valenciennes named Jeanlain. The passion of brewering the beer has been transmitted by his dad Léon who created a first brewery in Flanders.

Felix created the champagne bottle because he would like to recycle empty champagne bottles to enable the Jeanlain beer to be consumed at home.
Raymond Duyck, the great grandson of Léon, took over the family business. 

Since 2002, he has led an active development strategy in the brewery undertaking investments in new equipment meeting market requirements in term of quality.

In 2005, Robert launched the Jeanlain Blonde demonstrating the Brasserie Duyck’s expertise to offer clients its values, authenticity and modernity.

To achieve the market’s needs and meet the increasing demand, the 40 employees of the Duyck’s brewery started a new unit for packaging the beer in metal cans.

The secret of the Jeanlain beer is the top fermentation which takes five days, during which the yeast transforms the sugar in the wort into alcohol and produces carbonic acid. After this period the beer is left to rest in the vat for four weeks. 

From the beginning, hard work, know-how and love for tradition have been the qualities on which the renown of the Brasserie Duyck has been built. After more than a century of brewing, owing the high demand for the Jeanlain and people who would already come from far to taste the beer, Jeanlain is one of the best Northern beer in the world and this beer is French.

When would you want to taste a Jeanlain? Quentin