Anaïs Lecoq
Journaliste
Vannes, France
Vannes, France
Anaïs Lecoq
Journaliste
Vannes, France
Vannes, France
Présentation
French freelance journalist, award-winning beer writer, author. I write about French drinking culture and history, with a focus on the beer industry and anything related to gender inequality and discriminations. I'm the author of Maltriarcat (Ed. Nouriturfu 2022), an essay exploring beer through the lens of gender and sexism.Expérience
final gravity
craftbeer.com
Crafted for All
Good Beer Hunting
Formation
Université de Lorraine
Réalisations
Brasserie Vif Is Trying to Make Lager Happen in France
14-10-2024
While the majority of beer consumed in France, as pretty much everywhere else, is lager, France's craft scene is ale-dominated. Vif is trying to change that, and Anaïs explains some of the cultural and financial challenges they're facing in the process.
Santé! – A Love Letter to the Proletariat in a Champagne Glass — Pellicle
16-10-2024
I was born and grew up in the Marne department, where most of the famous bubbly wine is produced—the area makes up 66% of the champagne vineyard. There, people buy 117% more champagne than the national average according to a 2014 study—yes, even labouring class families like my own.
Verres sales, service bâclé, pressions mal tirées: en France, on ne sait pas servir la bière
15-10-2024
Dans le pays qui prône la bonne bouffe et la bonne boisson, il y a de quoi recracher son IPA. Savourer une mousse bien servie peut parfois relever du parcours du combattant.
L’avenir de la bière se trouve-t-il dans les serveurs de ChatGPT ?
14-10-2024
Le futur de la bière se trouve-t-il dans l’IA ? Les brasseries artisanales qui se laissent tenter par l’intelligence artificielle naviguent entre expérimentations et questionnements éthiques.
French Hops Waiting To Be Put on the Map
13-09-2024
Graced with good soil, a favorable climate, and abundant agricultural skills, French hop growers are making inroads in the craft brewing business.
Reject Waste, Embrace Creativity — Cidrerie du Golfe in Brittany, France
21-08-2024
Underneath the shade of apple trees, Joy, an energetic five-month-old puppy, fails to catch butterflies. “We’re training her to guard sheep, but I’m not the best at authority,” Marc Abel says laughing, while Joy wanders away, oblivious to any of his commands.
Shared Experience: Craft Beer Camaraderie Transcends Borders
05-08-2024
Over the last two decades, the U.S. craft beer scene has made its identity an industry standard, giving brewers around the world a north star to work toward. The writer dives into the growing craft beer scene in France, exploring how brewers are leaning on shared experience to blaze their own paths.
French Twist: Colorado’s Outer Range Opens Outpost in Alps
06-06-2024
Outer Range Brewing Co. is renowned for its IPAs and outdoor spirit. It was no surprise when its founders decided to open another brewery—but choosing to do it in the French Alps made quite the impression.
France Is Not a Beer Country, but It Could Be
08-03-2024
France is famous for its attachment to good food and good alcohol—the French art de vivre. Known for its wine, beer is making inroads.
"Untappd c’est super, si tu es bien noté" : l’app qui dicte le marché de la bière en France
01-01-2024
En quelques années, l’application de notation de bière Untappd s’est imposée comme la référence du bon goût pour les amateurs et amatrices de craft en France. Une influence qui perturbe parfois le travail des brasseries artisanales.
A Survivor Over Four Centuries — Brasserie Meteor in Hochfelden, Alsace, France
05-03-2024
In most French cities the size of Hochfelden, the trains don’t bother stopping anymore. Here in the countryside not far from the German border, weeds often cover the tracks, while stations are mostly left unattended, decaying slowly.
Echoes from the Past Inside a Pint of German Lager
08-01-2024
A French beer writer looks at how beer has tied together family memories and her connection to her own history.
Bosser dans la bière sans se la coller : mission presque (im)possible
06-12-2023
Travailler dans le milieu de la bière artisanale et vouloir garder une consommation modérée n’est pas toujours chose aisée si on veut conserver sa place et sa légitimité.
French Women Are Paving the Way for More Inclusive Beer Festivals
31-10-2023
French women are taking the matter into their own hands by launching their own events—or refusing to attend the ones that don’t align with their values—creating safer and more inclusive spaces for them and people of minority backgrounds.
Garçon, un Picon! — The Past and Future Success of Amer Bière in French Drinking Culture
24-08-2023
It can be intimidating for outsiders to order drinks in France, from worries about pronunciation to fears of choosing the wrong pairing. But there’s an easy way to come off as an expert. Just say, with your very best French accent, “Un Picon, s’il vous plaît.”
The Art of Vinifying Grains — Brasserie Ammonite in Burgundy, France
22-02-2023
Simon Lecomte approaches brewing like a winemaker. Located in the Burgundy region, his Brasserie Ammonite produces limited quantities of barrel-aged beers—and it’s made an outsize impression on the French beer scene.
Et si on mettait de l’eau dans notre vin – littéralement ?
05-01-2023
À l’eau, mais à flot ! Les bières, vins et spiritueux qui passent l’éthylotest remplissent de plus en plus les caves des buveur·se·s… mais pas encore suffisamment pour faire poser aux Français·es ce verre qu’ils portent en bannière. Une histoire de godet à moitié vide – ou plein, c’est selon.
Pas Encore — French Women Are Sick of Waiting for Their Beer Revolution
20-10-2022
When a group of French women in beer joined forces to write an open letter demanding equity and inclusion, they expected it to prompt change. Instead, they were met by near-total radio silence. Anaïs Lecoq reflects on the letter’s “failure,” and what’s next, in her new Critical Drinking op-ed.
À quand un #MeToo de la bière en France ?
15-04-2022
Malgré un soulèvement international visant à dénoncer les violences sexistes et sexuelles dans le secteur brassicole, le #MeToo de la bière n’a pas franchi nos frontières. Les brasseurs français seraient-ils moins sexistes, ou seulement mieux protégés ?