Moinette Biologique

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

25 cl bottle, ’bbe’ July 2008. Orange and turbid with a fluffy head but a good lace. In the nose, yeast, malts and fresh bread prevail, closely followed by citrus fruits and flowery hops. The taste is grainy with old bread, citrus juice sourish, fruity (peach) and finishing in a resolute hop bitterness. Very effervescent on the palate.

Rating done with the Ratebeer tasting sheet. 750 mL bottle. Aroma reminded me of hay, grass, lemon, soap, and black pepper. Hazy yellow color with a huge rocky white head. Good lacing. Moderately bitter flavor with hints of lemons and grass with a sweet and spicey finish. Lively carbonation with a dry texture. Very nice.

Bottle. A cloudy unfiltered pour. Yellowish color. Very bubbly and sweet. Finish is short but good.

poured a very nice hay color with a very nice fluffy head that didn’t dissipate too quickly. nose consisted of citrus, yeast, spices, and a little clove. exceptional taste. consisted of citrus, spices (clove), coriander, and some obvious yeasty undertones. great job!

Picked this up for half price at a bottle shop in Mansfield, Ohio (I’ll list the place after I get an address). Pours straw colored with a big white head. Hazy, but good looking. Lightly sweet aroma, fresh grain, hay, lemon, crisp and spring like. The flavor has lemon peal, fresh green grains, pepper, rose hips. Light and fresh but not really my cup of tea. My wife really liked it but there was too much pepper and flowers for me. Medium round body.

Bottle shared by <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?U target=blank> beerhugger, thanks Steve. Hazy golden-orange in colour, long lasting white head, lots of lace. The aroma was very floral, yeasty, some bubblegum and lots of lemons. The flavour was yeasty, musty, lots of citrus (lemons mainly), floral, lightly sour. Bitter mouthfeel, medium body, high carbonation. Finishes with a strong lingering bitterness. Very nice.

[Bottle, dates unknown, chilled]
Definitely better overall and more complex then the regular Saison Dupont. I would have a hard time trying to described the aroma, as it was sooo complex… suffice it to say that I agree with anyone who rated this before, as it may all be true because of the great complexity of the aroma. Floral, fruity, spicy. Everything’s in there!
Taste is citrus, banana/yeast, woody, barnyard (being that little something you find in the aftertaste of most sour ale) … well, complex too!
In deed, the palate is impressive too. medium body, oily texture, average/soft carbonation, long flowerish (but not hoppy!) finish..

Nice aroma and a good appearance. Orange/red coloured. Flavor has got hints of appel and other fruits. Nice, but a bit too much on the sour side for me.