Moinette Biologique

Fruity aroma, lemon, citrus , malt, yeast. Light breadiness. Opaque dark golden color with thick bubbly white head. Flavor is rich apple, pear, citrus, light malt. Sweet up front with a light bitterness on the finish. I didn’t get a lack of flavor on this bottle. Rich on the palate. Well carbonated. Easy to drink. Very good. Another good one from Dupont. Their beers are never shocking, but always extremely tasty and solidly constructed,

Bottle. Nose is sour, light fruit notes. Some peach, sour apple, and hints of spice. Beer is opaque orange-brown with huge white head. Frothy and immense. Upfront is apple-yeast esters which fold into a tinge of spice, which lingers. Overall impression is sour but mostly balance with a sharp mouthfeel.

Cloudy yellow with foamy white head. Aroma of orange, spice, barn yard, and yeast. Good pungent taste with fruit, spice, and bready notes. Some alsoholic warmth in the finish.

Cork popped from this one before I could get control of it. Pours a hazy straw golden, with a thick sea-foamy head. Very grassy aroma, with notes of yeast, something that hints at peppermint, light hops, Not really a whole lot going in the flavor here. A bit of grassy hops, and some definite yeasty notes, but not much else. Palate and quite average for this style, just a bit of lingering grassy flavor, and some fresh herb hiding in there as well. Flavor is certainly disappointing after the pleasant aroma, but still very drinkable, just not much to speak of.

Draught. Earthy aroma. Smells of Belgian yeast and apples. Poured golden in color with a bight white head that lasted throughout. Great lacing. Cloudy. A few particles. Very faint flavor. Slight flavor of spices. Almost tastes like water. Very light body. Oily texture. Soft carbonation. Lightly sweet finish. Easy drinking. No flavor.

Pours a hazy gold with a frothy white head. Aroma was citrus with some slight yeast characteristics. Flavor was the same; crisp but a bit watery and hardly the best saison I have tried.

I had this as part of the July "beer school" at Comet Cafe in Milwaukee. I was told this beer is organic, and it continues a train of disappointing organic beer experiences in my life. This beer was fairly skunky but not without its redeeming qualities. It had a hazy gold color with lots of head composed of tiny bubles that appeared to be the product of secondary fermentation. Aroma was skunky (in a not terrible way) with some citrusness. Flavor was further skunky in a not-pleasant way and this beer had a lemonade quality at the finish and a tart mouthfeel that was palate cleansing, but also unpleasant, like an antiseptic. I can’t say I’d strongly recommend this.

Another incredibly solid saison from Dupont. This version was a bit hazier than I expected and poured a beautiful particle-infused blond with good-lasting white head. Crisp and refreshing, this beer outdoes any American summer offering -- as does, unfortunately, its $10.99 price tag.