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Saison Dupont
Brasserie Dupont sprl
- From:
- Brasserie Dupont sprl
- Belgium
- Style:
- Saison
Ranked #157 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 93
Ranked #3,122 - Avg:
- 4.19 | pDev: 10.26%
- Reviews:
- 1,758
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Today at 12:39 AM
- Added:
- Feb 26, 2002
- Wants:
- 324
- Gots:
- 734
The Saison Dupont is a top fermentation beer with refermentation in the bottle. Since 1844, this beer has been brewed in our farm-brewery, during the winter time. Then this beer became a second refermentation in the barrel. During the next summer, this very thirst-quenching beer was served to the “saisoniers” which were working on the fields. Surely therefore, our Saison Dupont is considered as “the classic” among the Belgian season beers!
Coppery blond, the finest aromas and a strong bitterness transform this beer into a thirst-quenchener with no equal, just the way it was created. Our selection of yeasts is the perfect base for these typical aromas and ditto taste. A real refermentation in the bottle, which will continue for a long time in your cellar, result into this complex and particular aromatic beer.
Coppery blond, the finest aromas and a strong bitterness transform this beer into a thirst-quenchener with no equal, just the way it was created. Our selection of yeasts is the perfect base for these typical aromas and ditto taste. A real refermentation in the bottle, which will continue for a long time in your cellar, result into this complex and particular aromatic beer.
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Reviewed by Reaper16 from Alabama
4.6/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
4.6/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
750mL bottle served into a tulip glass
Pours out of the green bottle a pale shade of straw yellow. The body is very hazy from yeast and (presumably) wheat; this is definitely and unfiltered beer. The white head was pretty voluminous at three fingers. It is nice and pillowy on top but doesn't cling to the glass much.
Lots of cracker malt and tangy wheat and brewing spices waft up from the glass. There is a ton of damp hay along with some banana esters. As it warms the beer's funkiness develops; it takes on something of a bandaid left out in a pigpen. Maybe a touch of apricot & bubblegum smell as the beer warms. Scratch that, definitely some apricot/stonefruit. Lovely.
Man, is this the textbook saison or what? Grassy hay spritzed with lemon up front, hoppy, with a rounded, rubbery taste in the middle and nailed home with zippy malt flavors, anise and yeast funk. So much earthiness, so much expression of yeast. It finishes dry with a lasting, astringent, earthy aftertaste that commands another sip.
Saison Dupont is prickly with carbonation, and medium-light bodied. It carries every flavor to their fullest potential and makes for a beer that you can drink throughout the whole meal. Keep it flowing, too, it has a light enough ABV % at 6.5 that you can consume a couple of bottles if you wish. This is such a refreshing beer in the summertime, yet holds up as a sipper with complexity here in the winter. It is also perhaps the most versatile beer to pair with food; saisons are great for all kinds of foods and this is perhaps the quintessential saison. It is impossible to be more versatile than this beer; it is supremely drinkable.
This is the saison that other saisons are compared to; this is the benchmark for the style. For good reason, too. Everything that saison lovers enjoy about Belgian farmhouse ales is here in some capacity. And while I've had better saisons -- some that add Brettonamyces, some that up the hops -- this is a staple of my fridge, a beer with few peers.
Feb 19, 2010Pours out of the green bottle a pale shade of straw yellow. The body is very hazy from yeast and (presumably) wheat; this is definitely and unfiltered beer. The white head was pretty voluminous at three fingers. It is nice and pillowy on top but doesn't cling to the glass much.
Lots of cracker malt and tangy wheat and brewing spices waft up from the glass. There is a ton of damp hay along with some banana esters. As it warms the beer's funkiness develops; it takes on something of a bandaid left out in a pigpen. Maybe a touch of apricot & bubblegum smell as the beer warms. Scratch that, definitely some apricot/stonefruit. Lovely.
Man, is this the textbook saison or what? Grassy hay spritzed with lemon up front, hoppy, with a rounded, rubbery taste in the middle and nailed home with zippy malt flavors, anise and yeast funk. So much earthiness, so much expression of yeast. It finishes dry with a lasting, astringent, earthy aftertaste that commands another sip.
Saison Dupont is prickly with carbonation, and medium-light bodied. It carries every flavor to their fullest potential and makes for a beer that you can drink throughout the whole meal. Keep it flowing, too, it has a light enough ABV % at 6.5 that you can consume a couple of bottles if you wish. This is such a refreshing beer in the summertime, yet holds up as a sipper with complexity here in the winter. It is also perhaps the most versatile beer to pair with food; saisons are great for all kinds of foods and this is perhaps the quintessential saison. It is impossible to be more versatile than this beer; it is supremely drinkable.
This is the saison that other saisons are compared to; this is the benchmark for the style. For good reason, too. Everything that saison lovers enjoy about Belgian farmhouse ales is here in some capacity. And while I've had better saisons -- some that add Brettonamyces, some that up the hops -- this is a staple of my fridge, a beer with few peers.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by MaltsOfGlory from Oregon
3.82/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz can
Pours a finger of fizzy white head into my teardrop glass. Retention is average. Lacing is pretty good. Body is deep gold - nearly orange, pretty cloudy, with a good amount of nucleation when held to the light. Looks fine.
Nose has plenty of clove and banana, some bread hiding underneath, no pepper. Definitely a perceived sweetness, and it leans towards the richer, fuller side of the spectrum - almost hef territory. Smells good.
Clove is very present on the flavor. Banana, some bread. Vey yeasty, almost musty. The beer certainly isn’t as bright as most saisons. Tastes decent.
Carbonation is medium, not very high for a saison, but I don’t mind too much. Medium bodied, that malt certainly has some weight to it. Definitely some sweetness in the middle of the palate, finishes dry. Bitterness is on the lower side, but adequate. Drinks a lot heavier than most saisons, not as crisp, I guess it makes sense for a beer pushing 7%, but still. Mouthfeel is nice enough.
Drinkability is fine.
Overall not really what I want out of a saison. Not sure if it’s quite off-style, but it’s certainly more unusual.
Jan 03, 2024Pours a finger of fizzy white head into my teardrop glass. Retention is average. Lacing is pretty good. Body is deep gold - nearly orange, pretty cloudy, with a good amount of nucleation when held to the light. Looks fine.
Nose has plenty of clove and banana, some bread hiding underneath, no pepper. Definitely a perceived sweetness, and it leans towards the richer, fuller side of the spectrum - almost hef territory. Smells good.
Clove is very present on the flavor. Banana, some bread. Vey yeasty, almost musty. The beer certainly isn’t as bright as most saisons. Tastes decent.
Carbonation is medium, not very high for a saison, but I don’t mind too much. Medium bodied, that malt certainly has some weight to it. Definitely some sweetness in the middle of the palate, finishes dry. Bitterness is on the lower side, but adequate. Drinks a lot heavier than most saisons, not as crisp, I guess it makes sense for a beer pushing 7%, but still. Mouthfeel is nice enough.
Drinkability is fine.
Overall not really what I want out of a saison. Not sure if it’s quite off-style, but it’s certainly more unusual.
Reviewed by Grax from Iowa
3.73/5 rDev -11%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -11%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Fruity, malty head, rather faint, some bananas and clove. Body has a spicy, herbaceous kick, followed by cloves, banana, and hefeweisen-esque sweetness. Waiting in the mouth, it develops a more creamy texture and some bitterness. Enjoyable and solid beer.
Dec 18, 2023Reviewed by Caoimhin from Pennsylvania
4.26/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.26/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
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
Nov 25, 2023Smell - 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
Reviewed by HipCzech from California
4.14/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
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.
Sep 10, 2023Appearance: 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.
Reviewed by Wattie83 from Pennsylvania
4.44/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
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.
Sep 03, 2023
Saison Dupont from Brasserie Dupont sprl
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