Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux

Brewed by Brasserie Dupont
Style: Saison
Tourpes-Leuze, Belgium

Last 750ml at Novare! HA! Had this in the spring, but oh well who’s watching :) Pours a wonderful golden color with a nice cloudy body to it and a big frothy white head. The aroma is slightly spicey, a bit apple-like...though not cidery at all...more like a baked apple pie. Flavor was similar, that hint of apples, oranges, and a hint of winter spicing...although not sure if it’s added spices or just the yeast coming out to play. This was a wonderfully smooth pour too...great velvety texture. Dupont is really moving up my list :)

Green bottle, 75 cl, best before 08 2013, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savoured on April 19 2009; eye: golden, lightly hazy, good effervescence, voluminous white head that falls and turns into a sheet at the centre of which is an island of melting ice cream, light lacing; nose: yeast, spices (coriander), hops, candied sugar, floral, light fruity; mouth: yeast, spices (coriander), hops becomes more present as the beer warms up, candied sugar, floral, light fruity, alcohol, citrusy, medicinal finale with presence of hops, medium body, rather carbonated, slightly sweet, slick; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 75 cl, meilleure avant 08 2013, via Importations Privées Bièropholie, savourée le 19 avril 2009; œil : dorée, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, mousse blanche abondante qui tombe et se transforme en une couverture au centre duquel se trouve un îlot de crème glacée fondant, légère dentelle; nez : levure, épices (coriandre), houblon, sucre candi, floral, léger fruité; bouche : levure, épices (coriandre), houblon devient plus présent à mesure que la bière gagne en température, sucre candi, florale, léger fruité, alcool, citrique, finale médicinale avec présence de houblon, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, très légèrement sucrée, coulante; en résumé :bien

What a fantastic beer this is, and I hope this rating doesn’t bring anymore tears to drewbeerme’s eyes. Pours an unclear orange golden with lots of fine tiny bubbles and a huge rocky white frothy head 4.5. Great aroma floral and spicy, noble hops, yeasty, orange peel, noticeably malty. Flavor is spicy and rich, floral hops, lightly fruity, some candi sugar, very yeasty, seems like a touch of nutmeg, lightly funky, cheesy, the sweetness really disguises the coriander, some citrus. I could drink this all year long. Just a hint of alcohol present, but doesn’t at all elude to 9.5%! Fantastic finish, quick leaving a longer lasting yeast aftertaste. One of my favorites. This is the beer equivalent of a vodka soda with a splash of lime, i.e. delicate sweetness while still being dry and extremely crisp and refreshing, ok maybe thats a stretch. Medium bodied, softer abundant crisp carbonation with a very quick clean finish. [simply amazing with some blue veined cheese]

On tap at Toronado. A phenomenal saison. Excellent orangish golden appearance with a large white head and good retention and lacing. Yeast, spice, and fruity esters on the aroma. Flavor is yeasty with pale malt, light fruits, citrus, and spices. Smooth yet carbonated palate. Incredibly drinkable.

Appearance: textbook! darker orange color, slightly amber; largest head I’ve ever seen, rocky ivory; Belgian lace; hazy Aroma: medium to high fruitiness; moderate hop aroma of spice and floral; light spice aroma; seems well integrated Flavor: The layers of complexity are unbelievable; starts out yeasty with a soft malt backbone; then, explodes with fruit and soft malt in good balance Mouthfeel: very smooth texture, but too smooth; carbonation is flattened/overpowered by smoothness

Bottle 37.5 cl. Pours a nice orange color with a huge foamy white head. Aroma is kind of sticky with lots of yeast,spice,citrus and some alcohol. Taste is yeasty,spicey and kind of citruslike. Some apples and bananas can be found aswell. A slight hint of pepper is felt to. Had this one fresh and it was ok, probably much better aged.

Bouteille de 750 ml. Nos yeux observent une bière de couleur dorée avec plusieurs particules de levure en suspension ainsi qu’un beau col de mousse imposant et durable. Au nez on découvre des arômes de fruits exotiques, de citron, de pommes jaunes, de levure, de sucre avec une pointe d’alcool. En bouche le corps est rond avec une effervescence moyenne. On goûte des saveurs fruitées (pêche-mangue-citron), des saveurs de levure rappelant des saveurs poivrées ainsi qu’une bonne présence de houblon citronné en coalition avec une légère pointe d’alcool. Une excellent bière complexe et houblonnée. L’alcool est vraiment bien caché.

Nose is bright and floral with notes of orange. Pours hazy and blond, with a golden hue. Flavor is arm and sweet, with a dry finish. Notes of citrus and pine nuts. Overall, a great beer.