Moinette Blonde

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

Slightly cloudy, golden with fluffy head and nice lace. Nose is yeasty, lemony, bready, herbal, farmy and hints of peppery spices. Medium bodied, lush feel, grainy malts, alcohol is evident, somewhat acidic/tart, peppery and yeasty. Wish the sweetness of the malts were a little more developed, would have balanced this badboy out. Good brew but the fact its a triple throws me, more a saison?

Nice orange/yellow color. Big fluffy white head. Great lacing. Spicy nose with citrus fruit and pepper notes. Taste of citrus (orange/grapefruit), spice(black pepper?), and flowers. Has a almost tart finish. Very nice as it warms up.

Didn’t float my boat at all. I’m surprised at the 96% overall, I thought it was a little average. One I may have to re-rate, I’d had a curry earlier. I’m a big tripel fan, this just didn’t really do it for me. Differenty strokes an all that. What you talking about Willis?

(06 bottle) Pours a clear gold with a large white head that has the thickness of lake foam. The aroma is very sweet, spicy, and bready. A lot of smells really bounce in and out of perception. Fruity aromas of pear, peaches, cherries, and light raisin are featured. Sweet floral honey is present (increasing more upon warming), along with some cinnamon. Other aromas of bubblegum and sweet bread are coupled with that familiar somewhat musty/funky undertone I’ve smelled in many Dupont beers. The aroma of tart apple-skins along with spiced apple cider is added when the yeast is dropped in. Alcohol is also present, but it does not detract from this great aroma. The taste is also really sweet upfront, with a lot of pear, candi sugar, and floral honey. Right after these flavors, a little spike of alcohol appears, which like the aroma, only enhaces the experience. The spiciness along with the yeast really kick in mid-palate. Tastes of orange and lemon peel are displayed later on in the finish, and this imparts a lingering lightly bitter taste, that becomes more tea-like and dry. It was a good run De Dolle, but Dupont has now officially superseded you as my favorite Belgian brewery.

Bottle, 33cl. Clear yellow color. Aroma is fresh and fruity with slightly notes of yeast. Flavor is very citrus with strong bitterness like grapefruit.

A very good blonde. Spicy malt, smooth finish. Aroma is of lemons...very impressive for the style.

750 corked brown bottle bought at the SAQ A: nice golden wheat colour almost no head, some carbonation S: complex nose, spices, some yeast, T: intense flavour, some tartness, coriander, spices, complex, M: good boby, round, long D: this is a nice complex ale.

Re-rate. Obviously I got a bad initial bottle. Good and very drinkable. Nice summertime blonde ale. A bit spicy. Im not a fan of Belgians but I’d drink this again.