Moinette Blonde

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

Dupont produces some very nice brews, and this is no exception. Lovely medium gold color and somewhat thin white head. Crisp, peppery, some fruit notes, and a long aftertaste. A nice tripel!

easier smoother drink than their Saisons. Satisfying. Pure Belgium, with apricot and lemon, medium mouthfeel. Nice blond white and lacing. Peppery, not too sour nor sweet, more malty and vanilla, some nutmeg. perhaps shelved long?

Straw-red with thick creamy head. Aroma is sour almost lambic-esque; nice cherry aroma very clean. Flavors of a nice balance of belgian esters with a sour note very clean and an awesone thirst quencher, but at 8.5%, your thirst quickly turns to lightheadedness. Bravo!

33cl bottle BD L01028/1 Deep gold, awesome white head, rushing bubbles. Smells of banana, citrus, malt, horsehay. Flavor is spicy, peppery bitterness. Finished dry w/ slight alcohol, spice, orange rind. A real nice Triple with just a hint of farmhouse character. 3+ years of bottle aging have not harmed it. A joy. I’d only wish there was a bit more malt flavor there.

A golden color with light effervescence, some chill haze, and a white head. The head retention is low, but it has a nice fine bubbly lace. Aroma is tart and citrusy with a sweet background. Taste is of herbs, peppery and tart. A sweet start with a sharp bite. Mouthfeel is well rounded -- Smooth and effervescent. Better balanced than some other Saisons I have tried. Still not my cup of beer. Too much bite and not enough charcter to back it up.

A solid "4" beer if ever there was one. 750 ml. green champagne bottle. Corked and caged. Cryptic date code of L03123B/4 on front label. 2003 date on cork. Loud pop forcefully ejected the cork. Good thing I was ready for it. Poured out a hazy piss yellow color. Thick white meringue-like head was enormous, and stuck around forever. It still had a decent head when I hit the bottom of my Chimay chalice. I think this beer has been mis-classified, because it’s way more of a Saison than a Strong Pale Ale. Aromas right off the bat were of funky Belgian farmhouses and barns, along with an herbal twang to it. Slight phenols and sweet malts mix for an interesting effect on your nostrils. Classic funky Belgian yeast, and corriander makes your mouth water before you even taste it for the first time. Artisanal beer at it’s best here gang. If you don’t appreciate this beer for what it is, you don’t appreciate beer, period. The level of CO² was high, very effervescent and prickly on the tongue. Wet, medium mouthfeel, meaning it isn’t dry and astringent. It has a slight sour puckering effect on the mouth, but it’s appropriate for the style. Tastes are about the same as the aromas, funky Belgian yeasts, peppery spices, no hops, and sweet malts. Tastes to me like a monsterous Saison. Alcohol is well hidden, but it has a warming effect in the gut, and it will definitely sneak up on you, and whack you upside the head. Dangerously drinkable, smooth and delicious. One to keep your eye out for when you’re out buying beer. A top notch Belgian by anyone’s standards.

Another Dupont product that fails to capture my imagination. Sampled from a 11.2 oz brown bottle the beer poured a medium golden color with a huge creamy white head. The aroma was yeasty, flowery and sweet. The flavor was sweet, lightly fruity, a bit flowery and overall dominated by yeastiness. The yeast flavor really lasts on the finish and really detracts from what otherwise might have been a rather nice beer.

Bottle (330ml). A hazy golden color with a big foamy white head. A light fruit aroma with vanilla, pears, and honey. A smooth herbal fruit flavor with a dry finish.