The Breweries of Nantes
Little Atlantique Brewery
The Little Atlantique Brewery is a brewery in Nantes that opened its doors at the end of December 2019 on the docks of Bas-Chantenay. This beautiful establishment was born out of a collaboration between Jérôme Pallier and Gregory Smith, his Australian partner. After 25 years working in beer, including a management position at the Carlsberg group, Jérôme dropped everything to open his microbrewery in Nantes.
A Friendly and Delicious Place
A total of 5 to 6 house beers - 4 permanent and one or two ephemeral ones - are brewed all year round in the brewery by Simon, the master brewer at the Little Atlantique Brewery. In addition to enjoying good beers brewed on site, you can also have a snack at the brewery.Morning and evening. A daily menu is offered Monday to Friday for lunch, and outside of these hours, a selection of sweet and savory dishes is available at the bar. If you are a fan of local beers and music, know that the establishment regularly hosts DJ sets and also organizes beer tasting workshops. In short, good beers, sharing plates, and music, that's where happiness is!
Little Atlantique Brewery
23 boulevard de Chantenay, Nantes
open 7 days a week
Monday to Wednesday 12pm - 12am
Thursday to Saturday 12pm - 2am
Sunday 12pm - 12am
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Les Brassés
Les Brassés is one of the breweries in Nantes, with a warm spirit that invites to conviviality and enjoying authentic products. They brew their own organic beers, which are unique and divinely good. All natural, without artificial flavors, the beers from this brewery are delicately bubbly and light.in alcohol. The Thank You Very Mousse, the Spring Break Beer, and Who Mousse Does not Collect Redheads, flow freely. Special beers according to the seasons and brewer comrades in the spotlight. All served on tap, you can also take them home in a 33cl bottle, 1L or 2L growler, or 30L keg.
A friendly and gourmet place
The brewery Les Brassés have their own hop field (in Divatte-sur-Loire), and at the moment 100 plants allow them to produce their true craft beers! In addition to the beer made on site, you can also taste in this friendly place, organic and natural wines, cocktails, and even organize your company seminars if you feel like it. Respectful of producers and consumers, the brewery offers you fresh homemade food, to only taste the best, in a great atmosphere, to have a top-notch time!
The Brews
5 Mail Pablo Picasso, Nantes
Monday to Wednesday from 12pm to 11pm
Thursday and Friday from 12pm to midnight
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Aerofab
This brewery located near Nantes, was born from a beautiful story between friends and long-time beer enthusiasts. They started brewing their beers in their kitchens with equipment and techniques that improved over time. Their passion for brewing and the success of their beers in their circle pushed them to start their own microbrewery.
A friendly and delicious place
Air.After a year as nomadic brewers (they brewed their recipes at different partner breweries), they acquired their own tanks at the beginning of 2019 and welcomed the La Hulotte brewery to Sautron who hold beer brewing workshops. If you want to know more about the behind the scenes of this artisanal brewery, tours are organized to reveal the secrets of production, from barley grain to tasting. The microbrewery brings in food trucks several times a week to host gourmet and friendly beer aperitif evenings!
Aerofab
18 rue du moulin, Sautron
Open on Thursdays from 5pm to 9pm, Fridays from 12pm to 9pm, and Saturdays from 12pm to 6pm
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Bubar
Bubar is also part of the Nantes breweries club but it has its own identity. Located in the République neighborhood, the beers brewed here are artisanal, unfiltered and unpasteurized. When you enter Bubar on the île de Nantes, you step into the world of a true "brew pub". A unique place where artisanal beer is produced, tasted, and sold! Stéphane (the owner) is a passionate brewer and welcomes you to his microbrewery (observe on the left the brewing tanks...It's curious) and its bar (on the right). A bar that is both cheerful, quirky, and so welcoming!
A friendly and delicious place
The beers from the Bubar brewery are truly unique: the Happoil, the Barbasutra, the Barbière, the Cuir moustache, the Musse à raser 100% homemade. A special mention for the Vendean beers (the guests) as well, with the Musse, the Sour and Muette, the Bocage. Of course, snack platters with meter-long sausages and other nibbles are part of the fun. Good music, concerts, sports broadcasts, sofas, darts, everything is done to make you feel at home. An excellent place to relax and for human and gustatory discoveries!
Bubar
5 & 14 Rue Louis Blanc, Nantes
Sunday to Wednesday from 5pm to 12am
Thursday-Friday from 5pm to 2am
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