Saison Dupont Vieille Provision

Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Style: Saison
Tourpes-Leuze, Belgium

2007 375ml bottle. Pours a cloudy light amber with a little bit of sediment floating around. Fat bubbly white head that won’t go away. Smells apple, yeast, great fruity stuff. Flavor is a little similar with a crisp mouthfeel and a dry finish. Alcohol isn’t in the flavor but you can feel warmth in the finish. Everything comes together really well in this one, it reminds me of the last orval i had. Even though it’s not a fresh bottle i have to say this is some really good shit.

Bottle from Mattias - thanks buddy! Everything I wanted from this beer is in here - whiffs of Belgium yeast, allspice, sweet pears and peaches and green grassy hops. The stunning natural carbonation combines with a delicious citric acidity and cereal malts to make this an eminently drinkable beer. I love this style!

poured into tall tulip. pours a clear golden amber with frothy head.. yeastie clean aroma, notice spiciness from yeast, no carbonation on the palate, like you would think because the glass is full of bubbles. aroma and taste are very parallel.. very "snappy" in the yeast quality(Julie) good, good, saison , best saison, "undisputed classic of the style"(Julie)

Saison Dupont Vieille Provision is a cloudy, very sparkling golden ale with a lot of particles in it. It has a huge, white, foamy head that has great retention and lacing. As soon as the cork was popped, the room was filled with a funky, farty aroma. A closer sniff reveals leather, earth, hay, spices of some sort, fruit salad. There’s a lot going on in that aroma. It is incredibly smooth and medium bodied. It japans the roof of the mouth and leaves the tongue dry. It dries up in a poof and leaves me thirsty for more. The flavor is pretty mellow, but still complex. It never gets sweet. It’s almost umami. There is leather, apples, grass, cirus peel corander... a bit of phenol. It’s hard to pick it apart, as it’s so well blended. There is a nice grassy bitterness at the finish. The whole flavor is tight and unique. It’s very satisfying.

Pours hazy gold-orange with a gigantic rocky white head. Smells like pears, lemons, pine and grass. Nicely carbonated and dry as a bone. Peppery, and more pine at the start with a beautiful citrusy dry and somewhat bitter finish. Super nice saison!

375 ml bottle poured into tulip- poured slightly murky golden yellow, 1 cm thick white head very slowly laced and bubbled away, flat carbonation, aroma of yeast, wheat, and overly ripe fruit- very appealing. Hits the mouth with a thin body, ALOT of spices with citrus on the tongue, finish is extremely dry. It might not be refreshing on a hot Texas day, but I WOULD NOT turn one down if offered.

750ml bottle shared by matt7215 at our second KW group tasting. Thanks Matt! Pours a beatiful straw gold, hazy with a lot of white head. Aroma: Skunk, but in a good way, Tums, powdered sugar, Bretty goodness, very dry and yeasty. Flavour: Really nice malty body to all the above mentioned aspects, very sweet but with some awesome bitter hoppy balance in the finish. Comes across astringent with that Bretty spritzy lemon lime up front characteristic that I love so much. Refreshing. Awesome stuff! Multy-layered yet simple and tasty at the same time. An awesome beer, thanks Matt for sharing!

750 ml bottle shared with the KW crew. pours golden with lively carbonation. aroma of yeast, light playful fruitiness, and some lingering dry brett aspects. the flavour is quite complex. sweet fruitiness of front with the bardyard funk leading to a very dry slightly bitter finish. a delightful way to start our tasting.