Moinette Brune

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

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Hazy reddish-brown pour, mainly down to the fact I poured the whole shabang into the glass to get at those ’viatmins’ the Belgians often talk about! Good lasting beige head. Aromas of roasted malts, raisins, chocolate, licorice, warm bread,herbs. Very nice. Flavours of marzipan, chocolate, malts, raspberries, some cinammon. Finishes dry with gentle hoppy notes.

Bottle (in NZ). A little underwhelmed by this. The nose did not come through strongly, and there is a lot of carbonation in the mouth. There is a cola-ish taint to the flavour, though there is a good spice and sourness. A little disappointing.

33cl Bottle from Achelse Kluis. Clear red-brown colour, off white to beige head. Aroma of sour red fruits, very red wine-like, malts, some yeast, hint of cinnamon. Flavour is dark and red fruits, vinous, malts, yeast, sour-bitter finish. Medium bodied, prickly mouthfeel. Came across as a mix of a Flemish Brown and an Abbey Dubbel.

Bottle. Floral malt aroma, hazy amber body with tall fluffy head. Dry flavor with hints of hops, pine and subtle malt flavor... much dryer then other abbey dubbels I’ve had, but similar to the Saison

750 ml. bottle. Dark reddish brown pour with light brown head, very large and fizzy. Smell is of earthy robust malt which gives way to dark fruit. Taste is yeasty, fruity, sweet. Nice.

Nose of sweet yeast, light sweet bread. Color is light brown with a thin white head. Flavor is again sweet bread with a distant finish of raspberry. Nice.

7th September 2007. Bottle at the end of a long days drinking at the Chappel Beer Fest. Dark brown beer, moderate carbonation. Tart but not enough to make you wince!

Bottle. The aroma is fruity-sweet and malty. The small white creamy head has a medium duration, the body is dark red. The taste is a little bit bitter-sour, malt, some hints of red wine. The body is medium strong with a normal carbonation and creamy.