Love for Belgian beers

Tom, yes that is possible.

I have on my ‘bucket list’ to try:

Dupont Strains

It is reported that Brasserie Dupont house Saison yeast strain is comprised of multiple yeast strains. I have seen one beer blog where the author claims there are four unique yeast strains. Both Wyeast (3724) and White Labs (WLP565) produce a Saison yeast strain that is reportedly from Brasserie Dupont. Some folks state that these are the same strain and others report that they are two different strains from the Brasserie Dupont house yeast blend. Someday I plan of brewing using a co-pitch of 3724 and WLP565 but I will need to be patient here since both of these strains can be fussy. I already know from my homebrewing experience that 3724 is a fussy yeast (but it makes tasty beer).

Yeast Vendor Blends

Another yeast product that is on my bucket list is Yeast Bay Saison Blend:

“A blend of two unique yeast strains isolated from beers that embody the saison style, this blend is a balance of the many characteristic saison flavors and aromas. One yeast strain is a good attenuator that produces a spicy and mildly tart and tangy beer with a full mouthfeel. The other yeast strain is also a good attenuator that produces a delightful ester profile of grapefruit and orange zest and imparts a long, dry and earthy finish to the beer. Together, they produce a dry but balanced beer with a unique flavor and aroma profile.”

http://www.theyeastbay.com/brewers-yeast-products/saison-blend-i

Cheers!

 

Thanks! That helps clear up a few things.

 

.75 of westmalle tripel in fridge ready for consumption !so yeah I like Belgian beers.

 

Another huge fan of true Belgian beers here. Saisons, Belgian pales, Flemish Red and Oud Bruin are among my favorite styles. I also like Belgian strong dark ales and lambics, gueze, kriek, et.c but they are a little farther out of my normal frequent drinking orbit mostly due to cost but also the nature of the beast.
I was gratified to see De La Senne get a positive nod from @77black_ships as I've liked what I've had from the brewery, Taras Boulba in particular. IMO it simply runs away from most U.S. beers in the sub 5% ABV range (as do many English cask bitters, but that is another thread).
In many respects I'm fortunate to live in Maine, the presence of Allagash not least among them. Again IMO one of the better Belgian inspired breweries in North America. Their tripel in particular I think is a great value. While not quite scaling the heights of the best Belgians there is a strong price to performance case to be made for it. The corked and caged 375s and Odyssey and Interlude are also generally very good to excellent but the cost to performance ratio isn't quite as stellar.
Saisons have been well covered here recently and I will just reiterate my love for Dupont, De Glazen Toren (not just the saisons) and the Blaugies. Fantome is both spendy and more hit and miss but the best batches are superb. Thiriez just doesn't do it for me, chalk it up to personal
@77black_ships I'm curious as to how Van Hecke/BOM/Triporteur is received in Belgium? The beers are relatively new here and not broadly available, at least in Maine, and I haven't formed a strong opinion yet.
Finally, since we're linking Belgium and cycling a tip of the hat to the hard men of the north, the very great grimpeur Lucien Van Impe, Roger de Vlaeminck and his late brother Erik, Rik Van Looy, the Planckaert brothers and the extremely talented but rather sad Freddy Maertens. Everyone even peripherally connected to cycling knows the name of Eddy Merckx and it is difficult not to argue that Merckx was the greatest of them but these men should be remembered as well.

 

I love Belgian beers. Meaning from Belgium. However, some American Style Belgians are right up there. Allagash White, which I am having now, is a wonderful interpretation and I can get it fresh and for less money and without the carbon foot print. Cheers.

 

Belgian style beers are great, even American made ones. That is why I am in the fermentation process now with a Saison I brewed.

 

BOM/Triporteur seem to appeal to the more casual beer lovers and less to the geeks. They are a fairly approachable brewery that takes some inspiration from the USA beer scene but still makes quite Belgian beers. All of their beers are brewed by commission by the people of Brouwerij Anders! who do nice work. BOM/Triporteur is clearly a brewery with a clear plan, ideas etc.

Save for 1, I have tried all of the beers that they have released so far & found them to be hit or miss. It almost seems like for every success they falter. From Heaven is a nice hoppy De Ranke / De La Senne style beer (not entirely as good). Their fruit beer is an awfully sweet, abysmal chemical affair with clear very mainstream aspiration. Their two sour beers were made with bad batches and were largely weird at best. But than again their BIPA Total Loss was pretty nice. Their newest beer “Triporteur Special Roast: Winter Oak” was very lovely after two strongly disappointing first entries in their Special Roast line-up. I suppose, I haven’t either fully made up my mind yet about them, I am optimistic.