Brasserie Dupont is without doubt known for their Saison Dupont, which is held out as a benchmark in the Belgian saison style. But as most breweries do, they make a lot of other good beers and this is one of them.
The Moinette label is one you will commonly see in Belgian beer bars, and in fact this beer is considered to be the flagship of the Dupont range.
The beer is a slightly hazy gold in colour with a big fluffy white foam. The aroma is full of grainy malts, sweet yellow fruits and Belgian yeast.
There is an early fruit sweetness inviting you in. Banana, pear and a little citrus bite. This combines with the smooth malt flavour, which is cut with a degree of herbal hop bitterness that sharpens things up toward the finish.
Beers like this are dangerously easy to drink. The balance of flavouts and full, smooth body make this beer an easier proposition than the ABV might suggest.
As expected for a brewery of Dupont’s standing, this is an excellent beer.
An interesting beer from Alvinne, and one of Belgium's most bitter beers at 115 IBU
by Abdij Averbode (Brouwerij Huyghe)
A multi grain mix of barley oats and spelt, plus dry-hopping make this strong blonde ale a really interesting creation
A Strong Blonde Ale cross Belgian Tripel, with oak chips used in the brewing process to add a hint of vanilla
by Brouwerij De Hoorn (Palm - Swinkels)
A Belgian Strong Blond Ale aged on oak chips
The 'Devil's' little brother, made to the same recipe but without secondary fermentation in the bottle
by Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (AB InBev)
Like a super-charged Hoegaarden witbier...but better
A special Belgian Strong Pale Ale that is the only Belgian beer to use Witloof
A sort of Belgian style strong blonde ale, made using unsold sourdough bread
Like a bigger, tastier (and classier) version of the classic Leffe Blond
A strong blond ale in the style of Duvel, brewed by Het Anker brewery
A delicious strong blond ale with a crisp malt body and a nice hop bitterness
The world renowned Belgian Blond Ale from Orval Trappist Monastery. There simply is no other beer like Orval.
by Brouwerij Palm (Swinkels Family Brewers)
A fruity, malty Belgian pale ale, originally brewed in 2003 to celebrate the 90th birthday of the brewey's former head brewer.
by Brouwerij Verstraete (Deca Services)
An unfiltered, unpasteurised, dry-hopped strong blond ale with barley, oats and wheat in the grain bill
A classic strong pale ale from one of Belgium's old family breweries.
A variation on the acclaimed Piraat strong blond ale, this time with four different hops added at three separate times during the beer-making process
A delicious, complex but light and dry Belgian Strong Blonde Ale from Brasserie St Feuillien
A special Belgian Blonde ale, dry-hopped with Cascade hops. A tribute to Armand Desplenter, one of the founding brewers
A full malt body, spicy Belgian yeast and five different hops in this strong blonde ale
A Belgian stout, full of roasted malts, coffee and chocolate
The classic farmhouse ale, and benchmark that re-popularised the saison style of beer.
A special annual vintage version of Dupont's classic saison
