Moinette Blonde

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

33 cL bottle, snifter. Caramel, cookie, bread, cereal malt (M); lemon, flowers, grass hops (M); dough, leather yeast (L); clove, peach, pineapple, cherry, anise, pepper aromas. Beautiful, billowing, creamy, tight, white head that is well lasting, clings to the glass and sits on a deep golden body. Heavily sweet, lightly acidic flavor becomes a moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter finish. Medium body, creamy texture, lively carbonation. The bottom line is: a classy and nuanced beer that could have easily fooled me into believing it was a Saison.

Spectacular aroma, I mean unbelievable. Yeasty prickly, peppery, wet hay and anise, very styrian goldings. Flavors are indeed sharp, with only a touch of sweetness over the relentless straw hopping, bitter, yes....cotton candyish in the mouthfeel. Very very good.

750 ml bottle, 2003. Bright, opaque orange/gold, snowy unending billowy head. Initial cidery aroma gives way quickly to a big barnyardy/funky aroma, rich with fresh grass and old grains, caramel and lemon zest and white pepper. Flavor initially tart and citrusy, yeasty/bready notes begin to dominate in the middle, finish is dry, peppery, almost astringent. Seems a little sharp on the whole to be called a "Tripel", but its quite nice and original in any case.

Poured dark yellow/orangey with a thick and long lasting head (similar to Duvel)...rich thick body tasted very nutty followed by a citrus zest (almost like lemon rind)...a crisp clean finsh with a mild bitter bite...this is definately one of the best beers of this style!

Very intense aroma of yeast, spices and fruit (oranges and bananas). Hazy, orange-yellow coloured with a lasting, white frothy head. Taste differs much from the aroma. Initial round and sticky taste. Malty (roasted coffee malts), fruity (lemon/citrus), yeast and hopbitterness combined with some light sourness in the finish. Dry palate. Quite an interesting and decent brew.

Poured golden in color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas and tastes of yeast, fruits and spices. Taste was also on the sweet side. Not bad.

Cork date 2003, Sampled July 2004
Pours a very clear gold color. It is well carbonated and the bubbles that dance through my beer support a thick off-white head. The nose is spicy and aromatic with notes of grass, grain, alcohol, lemon, and coriander. The taste is lightly sweet up front, and is followed by a sharp astringency and a bitterness in the finish. This beer is medium-light on the palate. There is some spiciness her, though it is not as complex as the Saison Dupont. My tongue picks up a certain lemony acidity that makes this beer quite refreshing. There is a nice fruity yeast character, and some simple straight-forward malted grain notes. This beer picks up more sweetness in the finish as it warms up and loses its carbonation. Overall this is quite a tasty brew, though I must admit that I prefer the Saison Dupont.

Bottled. Hazy golden with a steady head. Some hoppiness in both aroma and flavour. Rather fresh with protruding alcohol.