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stcules

Italy

3.95/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Strong blond colour, clear, but with some corpuscules in suspension.
White foam, thin creamy and with medium pesistance.
Fresh smeel, with flower, bread. The alcohol is quite present. Spicy. Vanilla, spices (peper, coriander, anise (?)). A little too straight.
The taste is more bitter, with yeast and spices.
Aftertaste is again more bitter, and malty, pesistent at the sides of the mouth.
The alcohol (9.5% ABV) is well hidden, and the drinkability is good.

Serving type: bottle

07-11-2003 17:51:18 | More by stcules

mickeymac

California

4.38/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

The only other Dupont product I'd tried before this was it cider, which I enjoyed immensely, so I had high expectations of this beer and was not disappointed. It glows a nice yellow with a touch of orange and has a big, white pillowy head that leaves lace all the way down the glass. The smell and taste are discinctly Belglian. Those "barnyard" smells are present along with a hint of medicinal smell. The taste has a nice tartness bring a slight pucker to the mouth. It has a nice, creamy mouthfeel. As others have noted, the abv is well-hidden, so don't let it sneak up on you.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2003 19:29:12 | More by mickeymac

AtrumAnimus

Texas

5/5  rDev +19%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This beautiful dirty blonde from Belgium pours a perfect tanned gold color that is cloudy and very effervescent. The head is pillowy like a cloud on a hot summer day, long Lived and thick. And the Nose is excellent - Spice and yeast floating on sweet malt and citrus highlights. The Mouthfeel is crisp and carbonated - Bubbles form in your mouth and cling to your tongue as you drink this one. The flavor is aggressive hopping for real Belgian ale that is a great surprise. The malt is not as sweet as the nose in the taste but is there in great undertones that really help set this beer apart from others. Overall this one is incredibly satisfying and enjoyable - Exceptional is the Word.

On a note - There is an element to the hops in the nose that vaguely reminds me of a new can of tennis balls????????

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2003 14:46:55 | More by AtrumAnimus

maxpower

Missouri

4/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a bright and cloudy yellow in color, nice creamy frothy white lasting head. Flowery, grassy spicy and fruity aromas, fruity, yeasty spicy and slightly sour wheat flavors. Medium boby, smooth and silky mouthfeel with some bitterness, finishes, crisp and dry with alcohol in the aftertaste, great for the style.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2003 10:57:46 | More by maxpower

Jason

Massachusetts

3.6/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Thin bubbly lacing, some stickage. Glowing orange hue shows some action from the carbonation.

Smell: Spicy aroma; black pepper, clove with a phenolic herbal smell. A touch of solvent alcohol and ripe pineapple and mango as well.

Taste: Hugely phenolic, the palate gets hit hard with herbal and medicinal notes. Some hops in there as well as some shaded maltiness. More phenols, raw honey maltiness and an earthened hop. Obvious coriander. Light ripe tropical fruit within the solvent like alcohol. Odd tartness in the end and finishes a bit dry.

Mouthfeel: Rolling crispness builds to a textured smoothness.

Drinkability & Notes: More interesting than anything else, certainly a specialty beer that I’d have after a meal or if the meal was bold enough to pair it with that.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2003 10:38:13 | More by Jason

DrewS

Virginia

4.33/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

Another one of those refreshing delights amid the common heaviness of winter seasonals (don't get me wrong, I love the big beers too). This beer pours out a hazy golden yellow with a nice thick, pillowy white head that lasts forever leaving a serious coat of lace down the glass. The aroma smells of a bready yeast and fragrant lemony citrus. The taste is slightly sweet but dries up in the finish where you'll find a trace of hop bitterness. There is a tartness present which melds well with some of the light fruitiness found in the flavor. There is ample carbonation that lends to a full and smooth mouthfeel. The more I taste the more I realize that there is more going on here. For being what I thought was a lighter beer, there is alot going on here - citrus, light malt, fruity esters, and spice. Forgive my oxymoron, but I think this beer is both light and rich. The alcohol is hidden but present and slowly warms the belly. Great stuff, go out and get some.

Serving type: bottle

01-02-2003 15:13:42 | More by DrewS

marc77

California

3.93/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Slightly hazy light golden hue. Lively bubbling supports a thick, fluffy, stiff, sea foam like white head. Yeast must and lightly tart white grapes hit the nose at first, then notes of damp bready malt and clove surface. Hint of dry herbs and black pepper like alcohol. Note of green apple adds additional tartness in aroma. Fairly dry and tart overall aromawise. Contrary to the aroma, the flavor profile abounds in a pleasant, light, sweetness. The initial honey like sweetness morphs into a fruity melange of grape and pear, then is immediately contrasted by green apple, medicinal phenols and notes of black licorice. Hint of heaty, solvent like fusels. Lightly bodied. Agreeably crisp mouthfeel. Finishes herbally sweet, with pronounced clove and an impression of dried oregano. An intense, flavorful beer. Strong on the medicinal phenols and higher alcohols. Perhaps further cellaring to tame this brew would elevate it to excellence. Bottled 2002.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2003 17:42:30 | More by marc77

BKotch

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

I'm obviously a big fan of all the Dupont brews. This winter seasonal is in the same vein as their saison and the Moinette blonde. A cloudy golden color with a huge rocky white head and good lace pattern down the glass. The same peppery-fruity nose and palate but with a stronger yeasty flavor in the back and then the traditional hoppy finish. Also the highest carbonation of all the Dupont beers I've tried. If this had been in town in December, a merry Christmas I would have had, indeed.

Serving type: bottle

04-07-2002 19:09:35 | More by BKotch