Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux

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

Slightly cloudy golden body topped by an initially large white head. Tons of wild yeast on the nose with hints of bananas, cheese and all those cool things you get from the genuine Dupont yeast. There’s never too much of that stuff. Taste is obviously very yeasty with some vanilla and a warming alcohol that takes a bit too much room IMHO. Overall feeling of drinking an alcoholised ice-cream. Moderately spicy with spices of the peppery kind. The generous amount of herbal hops is a pleasant surprise. All-in-all a great funky grassy spicy beer. Yeast-wise it seems very similar to the Moinette Bio but the rest of the recipe reminds me of the Moinette Blonde. Better in reasonable servings. I used to think it was as good as any Dupont but that’s because I always shared bottles with friends. After a 750ml by myself I’ve changed my mind, it is better in smaller servings. I prefer the lighter and funkier Vieille Provision and Moinette Biologique. Another great offering from a brewery which products are as popular and affordable as Windows PCs yet as reliable as Macs.

Bottle at Københavnske øldage 07. golden / orange colour with an off-white head. Aroma is citrus, spices, wheat. Flavour is dry, citrus, spices, wheat, yeast, coriander, orange. Nice beer.

750 ml bottle. Nice hazy yellow with a decent white head. Aromas of citrus and some peppery spice. Flavors were more pepper and earth with some breadiness too. Pretty good.

a step up from the basic saison dupont. nice citrusy flavor on top of the spice and earthiness typical of saisons ive had. nice sparkling character without being over carbonated. very enjoyable brew

Bottle (75cl corked) at Københavnske Øldage. Unclear, golden-orange pour with a white head. Coriander, citrus, spices and wheat in the aroma. The flavor har wheat, lemon, coriander, orange peel and a little spice-like touch. A bit astringent in the mouth. Spiced, lemony, wheaty finish. Very refreshing, yet it lacks something to get a highet rating. (070512)

From a 75cl bottle. Amber colored beer, good lively carnation and very atractive white head. Aroma is malty, leafy, dry and interesting hoppy. Taste is signed Dupont, nice saison caracter, with a great dry malty structure and a crispy bitterness op hops. Alcohol is well hidden.

Københavnske Øldage 07. Bottle. Hazy, golden with a nice creamy head. The aroma is spicy with notes of citrus and a bit of malt. The flavour is sweet and malty, but then comes refreshing citrus along together with a nice, crisp hop-bite. Complex and very nice. 15/29

2006 bottle. light orange color, very carbonated. earthy followed by mango, and a juicy fruit flavor. the flavor lingers on and on. one of the best beers i’ve had.