Moinette Biologique

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

As always much better in the larger75cl, less achol than the non-bio version, i like this better.

On draft at The Brick Store Pub in Decatur. I ordered a Saison DuPont but they were out. Saison Foret was available instead so I took it. It was an fantastic replacement. Bright hazy orange gold with a dense and frothy white head. Significant fine lacing. Smells very peppery, spicy, dry and banana-ish. Odd for a saison (the banana, I mean). Ever had Saison Dupont? This tastes very similiar (now I see that it is from the same brewery so that makes sense.) Some sweet malt, lots of pepper and spice. Banana flavors still evident in the taste. Quite dry, lots of pepper in the finish and aftertaste. Really tasty. If I wasn’t there for a beer tasting, I could have stuck with this all night. This goes to the top of my saison list.

Aroma of hops, malt and grain, pretty straightforward, but each of the individual ingredients could be detected. Really nice bright golden-yellow color. Ample head, super frothy and foamy, long-lasting, leaving some traces of bubbles on the glass. Flavors of wheat, yeast, citrus, spices, hops ...wildflowers maybe. Absolutely no hint of alcohol. Well-carbonated, extremely refreshing with a nice dry (and slightly hoppy/bitter) finish. An awesome Saison.

Bottled. Hazy orange in colour. Minor white head. Lacings. It has a yeasty and sweetly fruity aroma with wheat. The flavour is a bitter wheaty experience. It has a dry aftertaste.

Smells citrusy, floral, very nice. This beer is really good. It’s got a light amount of hops in the finish, it seems. Smooth and a little spicy throughout. I could drink this all the time.

Bottled. Hazy orange colour, big fluffy head. Aroma wheat, hops and some sugar. Flavour is hops, malts, yeast and some earthy and ginsengic notes. Very weird mix, but still very refreshing.

11.2oz bottle, no date. My bottle says Foret on it. Pours a hazy golden with few floaters and a large off-white head. Aroma is banana, spicy earthy hops, yeasty, fruity esters. dust, small amount of alcohol. Nice. Taste is the same with a dusty dry finish. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Very good beer.

Hazy gold. Huge, dense, sponge of a white cap. Grainy malt, earth, crisply bitter hops, cereal, subtle spices, and a dry yeasty finish. Medium body is extra bubbly, too much so. Other than the carbonation, a solid brew.