Terroir, to the very last grain.

What goes into a beer

A beer starts with four ingredients: water, barley malt, hops and yeast. For Panoramique, our wheat beer, we add wheat malt. Calling a beer a terroir beer therefore means asking where the cereals and hop flowers come from, not only where the brewing vessel stands.

At La Talentueuse, our beers contain more than 80% Vaud raw ingredients. Behind that figure are producers we can name: the barley and hops come from two Vaud farms.

Barley from Ferme de Champ-Villars

Barley is the basis of malt, and so the heart of the beer. Ours is grown by Alain Salzmann at Ferme de Champ-Villars. Knowing who sows and harvests the grain changes how you talk about a beer. Behind the colour and taste are a field, a crop and, above all, a farmer we know.

Hops from Domaine de la Bluette

Hops bring bitterness and much of the aroma. Ours are grown at Domaine de la Bluette in Grandcour. Being able to name the farm that grows it is part of what makes a Vaud craft beer genuinely local.

In short: where the ingredients come from

A label to help you choose: VAUD certifié d’ici

Our range carries the VAUD certifié d’ici label. For shoppers it is a simple marker: it identifies Vaud terroir products that meet its requirements. The brewery’s profile is listed on the Canton of Vaud’s terroir portal.

What happens to the spent grain

After brewing, what remains is spent grain: the malt from which the sugar has been extracted. Rather than treat it as waste, we pass it to partners who put it to use: Ferme de Champ-Villars, Boulangerie Court and à2. The grain goes back where it came from, or finds a second life with neighbouring craftspeople.

Other terroir encounters

Celebrating our terroir goes beyond beer! Our landscape is dotted with vineyards and fine wines. Beer complements wine and is enjoyed differently across generations.

We therefore joined forces with the Bernard Ballif family to create « Le Talentueux Corbeaux », a barrel-aged gamay that brings together our two businesses: La Talentueuse brewery and the Réserve des Corbeaux.

La Talentueuse builds ties with people and businesses in our region, whom you can discover on our Partners page.

How to taste it

The best way to understand a terroir beer is still to drink it knowing where it comes from. Our four core beers are presented in our guide Four beers, at your table, and our Pauses Vaudoises, which add fruit and plants, can be found in Seasonal beers.