Dupont Biere de Miel (Biologique)

Bottle courtesy of mgermani: Poured a hazy golden color ale with a medium foamy head with some average retention and some minimal lacing. Aroma of overcooked vegetable and corn is very disappointing considering the brewery while the funky yeast notes kind of redeem this one a bit. Taste is also dominated by this weird malt taste with some gross sweet notes. I am wondering if I got a bad bottle or if something turned wrong as I was expecting a lot more considering it is one of my favourite breweries. This is definitely not something I would go for on a regular basis.

Big honey aroma. Pours a nice golden/amber color with a short-lived finger’s worth of white head. Flavor was very sweet with some really distinct honey tinges in there. Very nice over all. The malt was balanced very nicely with the sweetness. Not overpowering.

Bottle. High creamy and lasting white head. Slightly hazy amber body. Sweet honey aroma. Surprising flavor of roasted malt, caramel and of course honey. Low carbonation, long sweet aftertaste.

75cl bottle. Pours an opaque blonde with thick white head. Aroma is of honey and yeast. Taste is loaded with honey and grains. Leaves an aftertaste of malt (barley), lightly sugary and fruity (some orange peels). I applaud the idea of using the biologic concept and local produces.

First time I’ve had this one. I’m certainly not in the habit of searching out honey beers but this was excellent. Grainy, cerealy malt with lovely floral, meadowy touches (the honey?), and mushroomy, mossy, white peppery yeast character. There’s a touch of honey and vanilla to the lean malt flavour mixed with coconut phenols. Light and breezy mouthfeel, with only slight bitterness but very dry. Lovely stuff, really good. And it’s biologique too which eases my middle-class guilt about beer miles (bloody heavy bottles!!) somewhat.