The brasserie Lancelot is a French brewery founded in 1990 by

Bernard Lancelot Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

, located on the site of a gold mine in Roc-Saint-André in

Morbihan Morbihan ( , ; br, Mor-Bihan ) is a department in the administrative region of Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastli ...

. It produces seven

top-fermented Brewing is the production of beer by steeping a starch source (commonly cereal grains, the most popular of which is barley) in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast. It may be done in a brewery by a commercial brewer ...

, unfiltered, naturally-produced and unpasteurised beers, named after figures from the history and literature of Brittany. It is one of the main brewery in the west part of France with a production of 30 000 hectoliters per year. It is the number one local beer in Brittany on-trade and number two off trade.

Beers

La Blanche Hermine

La Duchesse Anne

This beer is named after

Anne of Brittany Anne of Brittany (; 25/26 January 1477 – 9 January 1514) was reigning Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and Queen of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of France ...

Cervoise Lancelot

Les Bonnets Rouges

This beer is named after the

revolt of the bonnets rouges Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It refers to the open resistance against the orders of an established authority. A rebellion originates from a sentiment of indignation and disapproval of a situation and ...

Telenn Du

This beer is brewed from barley and buckwheat. Pioneer of buckwheat beers, its name means "black harp" in

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

. It sported a picture of a black harp at its beginnings, but after protests from

Guinness Guinness () is an Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland, in 1759. It is one of the most successful alcohol brands worldwide, brewed in almost 50 countries, and available in ove ...

, it was replaced by a white

triskelion A triskelion or triskeles is an ancient motif consisting of a triple spiral exhibiting rotational symmetry. The spiral design can be based on interlocking Archimedean spirals, or represent three bent human legs. It is found in artefacts of ...

XI.I

This beer is named after

Samhain Samhain ( , , , ; gv, Sauin ) is a Gaelic festival on 1 NovemberÓ hÓgáin, Dáithí. ''Myth Legend and Romance: An Encyclopaedia of the Irish Folk Tradition''. Prentice Hall Press, 1991. p. 402. Quote: "The basic Irish division of the year ...

(eleventh month of the year, first day). It's a dark

barley wine Barley wine is a strong ale between 6–12% alcohol by volume."Barley wine"

Breizh Cola Breizh Cola (, from the Breton word for Brittany), is a brand of cola bottled by Phare OuestLiterally ''West lighthouse''. This is a pun on the phrase Far West, the French equivalent of Wild West. and sold in Brittany, France. It is one of many ...

, the

chouchen Chouchen (Breton: ''chouchenn'') is an alcoholic beverage native to Brittany. A form of mead, it is made from the fermentation of honey in water. Chouchen normally contains 14% alcohol by volume. Traditionally, buckwheat honey is used, and this ...

Lancelot, and in 2006 began production of the organic Morgane beer, marketed as "100% Breton and 100% organic".

References

{{Reflist Breweries of France Companies based in Brittany