Saison Dupont
Brasserie Dupont sprl

The colour is golden – orange, the liquid is a little hazy (the beer is bottle conditioned, but it was quite easy to decant it properly). The gigantic foam sinks slowly down to a three finger white compact head with a beautiful crater. The lacing is massive!

The smell is deep and generous: Lots of fruity, somewhat sour malt is mixed with a hint of alcohol, lots of fresh yeast, wheat dough, cookies, fresh herbs and flowers.

The taste is perfectly balanced, making it a very drinkable brew, even at 6.5%: Wheat dough, lots of fresh fruits, mild notes of yeast and boiled ham, and a hint of butterscotch. The aftertaste develops into a surprisingly bitter flavour with notes of spicy hops, some alcohol, bitter citric fruits and spices like cloves and cardamom.

The carbonation makes the flavours even better; it is quite strong but not sharp at all. They create a little foam in the mouth. The liquid is creamy.

A delicious brew!

 

Look - cloudy, effervescent, light lacing

Smell - funky wild yeast

Taste - crisp bitterness, light malt, wild yeast, some pepper

Feel - like drinking champagne, highly carbonated

Overall - outstanding beer, well-earned reputation as a great saison

 

 

 

Serving: 750 ml bottle (“bottled on 01 24 23”) poured into a 14 oz Rastal Teku glass.

Appearance: Hazy golden yellow with a rocky head of sudsy white bubbles and clumpy lace.

Smell: Straw, hay, black pepper, cloves and slight banana on the nose.

Taste: Straw, hop and yeast spice continue atop a clean malt base with subtle grain sweetness, refined bitterness and a crisp, dry finish.

Mouthfeel: Light body filled out by lively carbonation.

Overall: At once refreshing and drinkable while also deeply complex and characterful.

11.2 oz bottle poured into a chalice glass. Hazy blonde color with big white head that lasts for a while. Smell is a bit funky, hay, green apple, spicy hop. Taste is tart, fruity (apples again, pear), clove, musty. Feel is light, well carbonated, and dry in the finish. The tartness really hits in the back of your tongue. Overall, outstanding beer that is loaded with character and just hits the spot.

 

Pours a slightly cloudy dark golden color. White fluffy head formation with good retention. Spicy, banana on the nose. Fruity, banana, clover taste. High carbonation mouthfeel. Great rendition of the style!

 

 

 

Pours mid amber gold, mildly cloudy with some floating sediment. Instant aroma of old wood, clover and grass. Pure farm. Taste follows with rich oak and musty leather and barn. Full and delicious feel. Real character.

This is a unique and funky adventure. Hay, barn-ass and worker sweat. White pepper and spooky bottom. This is one of take to a Martian to taste. I likee.

7/15/23 On tap at Apothecary Alehouse in Morgantown, WV.

Beautiful head and lacing. Cloudy tan amber in color.

Aromas.... Farmy fresh clover and barn. Malt.

High carbonation. Clove. Definitely finished dry and spicy.

 

 

16oz undated can.

Pours clear gold with three inches of dense white head. Persistent retention with plenty of spongy lacing. Clove, bubblegum, apples, wet hay in the nose. Light bodied with a soft but crisp mouthfeel. Earthy spice and Belgian phenols on the palate with honey-drizzled biscuits underneath. Clove-studded apples and faint peppercorns. Finishes dry and spicy.

Poured from a 330ml bottle .

Pours a lightish orange , clear with a thick white head that becomes a ring . The smell is full on Belgian yeast and very mellow with it and the taste follows suit , that Belgian yeast to the fore with a slight orange hint running through and a pleasant light bitterness from almost the beginning of every sip , everything is very well balanced. The mouthfeel is good , mouth coating and creamy light carbonation. Overall this is a splendid beer , rich and mellow and rounded on every corner .