 after4ever (1752), Brier, Washington, USA
Jul 15, 2008
750, corked and baled. Pours deeply cloudy medium amber with a thick, peaky, fluffy platinum blonde head. Nice big wet hay, grass, and mild skunk/soggy hop nose. Creamy body a little on the shy side of medium, plenty of active carb. The mid-palate is somewhere between the extremes of comments about this beer--some claim it’s just a watered down vielle provision, some was poetic over it as a triumph of restraint and delicacy. It’s a yummy, mild, subdued table beer. Slightly sweet nutty finish. It’s delicious and probably good anytime, but, then, I am a bit of a whore for anything from Dupont.
Cornfield (4342), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
Oct 10, 2008 Rating from a 750ml bottle of Dupont Avril: It pours a slightly hazed yellow body with a sustained, creamy head. There were a bunch of swirlies in the glass that settled out after a while, a bit of a surprize because, if the cork is to believed, this is a 2008 bottle. The aroma was warm bread seasoned with herbs and grasses. Very lively, carbonated mouthfeel. The flavor was pretty reflective of the nose and had the addition of a floral bitterness. Dry finish. Very refreshing and drinkable.
Pat’s Liquors, Porter, IN
Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Oct 8, 2008 Hazy straw colour is pale but vibrant. Spicy dupont aroma is rich with herbal hops. Slightly musty, with lots of sweet bready pale malts and pleasant florals. Spicy, quite well-carbonated and fairly full bodied for its size. Refreshing, lively, and with a wonderfully herbal dry finish. I could drink a lot of this.
presario (2441), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Oct 6, 2008 Bottle. Ever lasting light white cloud on dark yellow. Light soft cloudy Belgian wheat and salt scent. Very light soft body and flavour. Soft salty and bready. A soft baby Belgian Saison!
Sammy (3135), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oct 4, 2008 From State Line. A very nice yeasty mildly spicey Belgium, at a low ABV. Very drinkable. This is sometimes called the Avril. Lots and lots of drinkable foam, very nice with lunch. Beige tone, a little farm in the aroma but more or less neutral.Good mouthfeel.
General_Gao (2575), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Draft at Hop Leaf. Poured a clear golden color. The head was white and left some decent lace behind on the glass. Nice enough aroma which included the likes of clove, light ginger, and a touch of banana. Very light bodied, even to the point of being a bit watery. Slightly sweet up front, spicy (clove, ginger), and earthy (in a woody kind of way). Dry cereal grain finish graced by some light grassy hops.
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