Moinette Blonde

Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Style: Abbey Tripel
Tourpes-Leuze, Belgium

From a 750mL corked bottle, which I’m guessing had to be sitting around for a while at the shop because of a little dust. Pours a golden straw blonde color with a big frothy white head and some floaties, a bit cloudy, leaving some nice lace; it’s real purdy lookin’ an’ ev’rything. Aroma is herbal and cidery, a little moldy with wet hay, yeast and alcohol.; complex and sticking in the nose; a touch of citrus. Sourish, dry; lots of vinegary and cidery flavors; bready, yeasty, sourdough; herbal and citrusy, stale hops, Italian/Provencal food herbs. Flavors last forever, and dry out the tongue...Maybe it’s just my bottle, but this beer is absolutely phenomenal; very deep, complex from all aspects. This is one of the best beers I’ve had in a long while.

Dark golden color, full head, never had a blond like this, bit grainy, bread, resin and basement aromas, lively carbonation.

Unusual number this one turned out to be. An aged Tripel that showcased Duponts meticulous grip on balance and execution. It pours a cloudy, orange-gold with a bad case of the floaties. Head forms off the pour to condense to a thick, creamy pad of white that held firm and left behind some intricate patterns of lace. Aroma is a little leftfield with notes of high quality malt vinegar, some grapefruit, bitter under-ripe fruits and vines shining through. It’s subtle for style but quite fresh along the lines of Bosteels Karmeliet. It’s creamy in the mouth but not altogether big in body especially whilst cold. Doughy, bready yeast, vanilla yoghurt and a touch of pale candi give it a pleasant sweet start before some very assertive bitter fruits take hold of the palate. It’s got vine-clippings, watermelon rind and a plentiful supply of unripened orange pith which make for an interesting profile of bitterness in and around the swallow. Alcohol begins to show around warm and the finish slowly becomes caramelly and nutty. Though predominantly fresh and bitter, the mouth is filled with nuts and pasty caramel between swallows. It’s good warm, it’s good cold. An interesting beer, refreshing yet slow in quaffing. I like it!!! (33cL, No date stamp, Int’l Beer Shop, W. Leederville)

Yellow golden orange with white head. Fruits from citrus/orange family. The beer has a good balance between sweet and sourness. The finish is very pleasant- a bit bitter but then again very fresh! Very enjoyable!

Golden colour, little orange. Average white head. little carbonation. Big aroma, malts and hops, very fruity (citrus), somewhat herby and even some light yeasty hints. Full body, finish is little sweet, some bitter, quiet herby. Very nice blond beer

Just an absolutely damn fine beer. Single serving bottle, Amsterdam, poured into glass. Thick complex flavor with enjoyable aftertaste.

Orange golden body with thick white head, stays short but leaves thick beautiful laces; Big soft butter like nose with great balance between malt and hop: light white bread, grain, some citrus, grapes, raisins and a little dust; Very well balanced body with perfect amount of carbonation, medium fill, into long finish with some bitterness, citrus turning into a bread-like warmer malty ending, bitter all the way trough.

(Draught at Akkurat, Stockholm) Colour is golden yellow, with firm white head. Nose is yeasty with citrus (lemon, lime) and lots of hops. Taste is earthy, yeasty, spicy with citrus and hops. It’s got that usual earthy Dupont character and it’s actually brilliant, which is not really a surprise. Nice stuff!