Saison Dupont - Brasserie Dupont sprl

tonistruth

Nevada

3.63/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A- cloudy but a bubbly golden beer, huge fluffy white head with amazing or annoying retent, you chose

S- floral and medicinal

T- mild fruity malt characters, some pear, mellow citrus, well balanced, earthy and grainy as well. spicy hints at finish

M- smooth with a dry finish and after

D- great example of saison and very enjoyable/drinkable, but not my favorite. recommended for style

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2008 04:28:26 | More by tonistruth

brewmudgeon

Wisconsin

3.63/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

popped the cork and out came a cloudy, light golden, hazy brew. lots of little particles. nice head, but not overly foamy. good retention and leaves a little lace.

smells similar to hoegarden and paulaner hefe. is there coriander in this stuff? maybe some other things going on in the background, a bit of hay and husk.

not much flavor up front, some mellow hay and faint dried apricot. somewhat spicy midpalate ends in a very powdery aspirin bitterness with a hint of lemon. pretty dry.

major carbonation and a pretty light body.

saison dupont is supposed to be sturdy enough to take some aging but refreshing enough to drink as a summer quencher. in my opinion 6.5% is too high an abv for this task, and the aspirin quality is a bit over the top for any season. not bad, but not something that i'd want to drink very often. at 7.49 a bottle, i guess that's fortunate.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2008 00:06:50 | More by brewmudgeon

jpittman80

Florida

3.63/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Hazy orange with large white head that lasts with plenty of lacing.

S - Belgian yeast, a little horse and straw, citrus.

T - Pretty hoppy saison. Earthy and bitter. Hop quality combines nicely with the (ugh) horseblanket (we have to come up with a better descriptor, y'all). Sweet at first then finishes dry and hoppy.

M - Very bubbly on the tongue with a nice thin body. Maybe it's the carbonation making it appear this. Either way, it feels great.

D - Eh, I thought good at first, but now that I'm down to the end, I'd want it over soon. It's good, very dry. It loses points here because the carbonation's making me a little too burpy.

Serving type: bottle

05-27-2010 22:58:12 | More by jpittman80

foogerd

New York

3.63/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A- Somewhat cloudy golden yellow body with a white tightly packed one inch head. Nice lacing left over after the head eventually dies down.

S- Smelled almost like a pilsner at first. Sharp spices came in followed by yeast. Not much of an nose here.

T- Phenols totally dominate the taste of this brew. The beer then takes a turn with pepper and yeast. A bit bland from what im used to in this category. Very dry finish.

M- Fresh smoothness.

D- Very refreshing Ive seen better mainly from Fantome, I still cant deny this being a solid very drinkable brew.

Serving type: bottle

01-20-2011 05:29:36 | More by foogerd

AwYeh

California

3.63/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

750ml bottle , 2010 vintage, poured into tulip pint.

A: Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow color, with hundreds of tiny bubbles flowing upwards at any point. At least four fingers of towering, foamy, white head, and great lacing- one side of my glass looks like it has a head of its own.

S: Musty, slightly 'barnyard' smelling yeast appears first and is quickly followed by a bouquet of hops- earthy, floral, and grassy hops are all prevalent. Lots of light, sweet, citrus flavors too- orange and lemon peel- and some peppery spices, particularly coriander.

T: Sweet and moderately funky; the yeast is a little overbearing here. Peppery and earthy tones compliment but never balance the yeast, and the finish follows much of the taste- sweet, peppery, and tangy.

M: Light and creamy, thanks to the lively carbonation. Smooth, with a slightly dry finish.

D: A moderately enjoyable beer, but the balance here is too much in favor of this particular yeasty flavor for me to be really excited about having another one soon.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2011 04:27:19 | More by AwYeh

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.63/5  rDev -13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours gold with a large, lasting head.
Nose shows floral and herbal hops, something like coriander, doughy yeast and spicy phenols.
Similar flavours with doughy yeast, spicy notes, cooked vegetables and minerals leading to a dry finish.
Very high carbonation.
Pretty refreshing but I’m not impressed with the cooked vegie taste.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2011 01:15:01 | More by CrazyDavros

zjungleist

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours slightly cloudy yellow with a great frothy white head. The smell is citrusy with a musty sweetness. The taste was a little off balance. I would say this is a bit on the hoppy side for a saison, and the yeasty, basement-like flavors were a bit overpowering as well. I got hints of other complexities, perhaps some bitter apples and sour oranges, but the hop/yeast flavors pushed them aside. Mouthfeel was light with champagn bubbles. Overall, not my favorite, but a fair example of the style.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2006 00:25:08 | More by zjungleist

jujubeast6000

Texas

3.65/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Reviewed 3/26/2006 (750mL bottle):

Pours a cloudy yellow opaque colored body with a big white head, and decent lacing. Has an aroma of flowers, some hops, a subtle aroma. Flavor is reminiscent of Hoegaarden, very strong perfume. Frothy, warm, good mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2009 04:30:59 | More by jujubeast6000

sethmeister

New Hampshire

3.65/5  rDev -13.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Hazy gold with a billowing white head. Patches of fluffy cotton candy lace.

Scent is funky horse blanket and hay with green apple, pear, cloves and white pepper.

Taste not quite as interesting as the scent. Very dry. Spicy - cloves and white pepper. Mild fruit notes, primarily underripe pear. Lemon. Very slight hint of bubblegum.

Clean, refreshing, impressively dry and easy to drink.

A classic but not my favorite saison.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2012 22:05:29 | More by sethmeister

IronDjinn

Alberta (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Picked this up in Vancouver, my first saison sample, and highly recommended. Poured from a small brown 250 ml bottle, best before date on the back label is 04/2006. Massive chunky white head on the pour into a tulip glass, the foam rose so high above the lip of the glass that it eventually formed a saison nipple as a crown. Hazy pale golden coloured body, intense carbonation. Pepper, corainder and citrus on the nose, some sweet malt and candi sugar as well. Through the billowing foam it seems to have a cotton candy sweetness to it, it suits the texture, that's for sure. Intensely sweet flavour up front, definitely cotton candy, strawberry licorice, citrusy towards the middle, and the spices popping up near the finish: pepper, coriander, bitter orange peel. Floral sweetness on the aftertaste, some clover honey. A small sample to make a decent impression from. The mouthfeel is smooth like mylar, a frictionless plastic texture that slides through the mouth. I'd drink another of these just to get part 2 of the experience, hopefully in a larger serving. Otherwise my glass of this saison disappeared far too quickly.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2004 05:50:55 | More by IronDjinn

warriorsoul

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Downtown for keeping this one on the shelves.
Pours a cloudy golden color w/ two full fingers of bright white head.
The aroma is faint, but nice...hint of lemons, bread, and malt.
Taste is enjoyable...very refreshing. Buttery w/ a slight citrus tinge.
Not detecting any spice at this point...we'll see once it warms up a bit.
Surprised to detect the alcohol in the taste, but it does show up minimally in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel is not thin and is highly carbonated.
The perfect style to enjoy on a warm spring/summer's day.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2005 20:42:18 | More by warriorsoul

poundboy

Vermont

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Wow, my first review in a long time. This is only my third saison, so I'm not sure If I really understand the style yet, but here it goes.
Poured from a 375ml bottle into a Hapkin glass. Needed all that extra room because it produced a vigorous head. My first thought when I smelled it was, "Wow this is skunked". But maybe that is how it supposed to smell. Another Saison I had smelled the same. Ended up tasting pretty great. Fruity sweetness mixed with corriander and a lingering bitterness. The most enjoyable of the few saisons I've had. Would go great with any dinner that calls for white wine. Definately worth picking up.

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2005 23:10:55 | More by poundboy

Damian

Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured a translucent mustard/straw yellow with a huge, rocky, white head that faded into clumps of white froth. Beautiful lacing.

Aroma consisted of clove, all spice and honey (similar to a Belgian strong ale).

Taste, however, was radically different from the smell. Grassy and quite hoppy with a dry, somewhat bitter finish.

Carbonation was a bit much initially. The beer turned to fizz once it hit my tongue. Later, the beer settled down markedly.

Overall, a crisp and flavorful beer that can easily be substituted for a dry, white wine.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2006 22:13:40 | More by Damian

roadhouse

Florida

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from 12.7 oz. green bottle into a tulip glass.

Appears a slightly hazy golden yellow with a big white three finger head that continues to climb over the rim of the glass. Giant sheets of lace down the side of the glass.

Up front the aroma has a bit of a skunky smell, perhaps from being in a green bottle. After that there is some spicy cloves, a bit of bubble gum, and the sweet aroma of candi sugar.

The taste presents a similar display. Starts out spicy and gradually some sweetness slips in and now the skunky note is on the finish mingling around with earthy/herbal hops.

Mouthfeel is medium, high carbonation makes it nice and smooth.

I was a bit disappointed, but I think the green bottle might have something to do with it. I just can't figure out why anyone would use a green bottle when we all know that it does the beer harm.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2008 01:25:27 | More by roadhouse

medic25

Connecticut

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Served in a tulip from a 750ml bottle. The earthy aroma was pretty apparent even as I poured my first glass; color is a slightly hazy orange with a huge frothy head. I got the same foam on the last glass that I did on the first, and the lacing lingered nicely. Aroma is a strong one; tough to pin down, but the best way to describe it would be the hay/barnyard aroma I associate with Saisons. Taste is a little strong, a little acerbic, pleasant but I've tasted others I prefer. Very dry finish; definitely a palate cleanser. I've always thought of this as the "standard" for the style, but to be honest I'd rather have a Hennepin.

Serving type: bottle

11-21-2009 04:39:31 | More by medic25

Wisconsinality

Wisconsin

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pour from 750mL into Duvel tulip.

A- Pours a nice golden/straw that is a little bit murky. As with any good Belgian, a nice big pillowy head, about two and a half finger's worth. Leaves some great lacing on the side of the glass.

S- A big burst of Belgian yeast with some fruity notes in there. Some candy sugar to go along with some lemon and a little bit of orange.

T- Like the nose, a lot of yeast up front with some candy sugar in there as well. Grassy notes with a little bit of lemon.

M- A medium bodied beer that is crisp and has a good amount of carbonation. Pretty clean and the carbonation tickles the tongue just a bit.

D- I can see why the bottle says it was made for summer. Easy drinking with good flavor but nothing overpowering. A good definition for the style although it seems saisons seem to be all over the board.

Serving type: bottle

04-04-2010 03:35:57 | More by Wisconsinality

TheFightfan1

Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to the craft beer outlet for this one. This one really doesn't come into the immediate area and why I don't know.Poured into my snifter dogfish head glass and a very hazy gold with a great white heading.Lacing all over the glass.

What an aroma my wife was sitting at her lap top when she asked "Did you spark up a doobie" and I concur. A very heavy marijuana like aroma came through at first. A second very hoppy aroma came through as well. Very odd for a belgian brew.

A heavy citrus aroma first touches down to get them tastebuds watering. A more of an earthy and pronounced medicinal aftertaste finishes it off.Sorry to say doesn't really taste like marijuana.

Medium bodied and crisp. Great carbonation with a slight seltzer and peppery linger in the mouth for a tick.

A nice saison but I did think the flavors were a bit dialed down. Not saying it was a bad beer I just seem to expect a bit more.

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2011 23:28:03 | More by TheFightfan1

Hoppsbabo

United Kingdom (England)

3.68/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Peach colour. Bit of a foamy white head.

S: Belgian spice, no banana.

T: Typical Belgian pale ale flavour. Banana and spice are assumed rather than presented. Not very complex. Fizzy and sharp.

O: Not a bad beer at all but I can't imagine ever buying it again.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2012 07:19:37 | More by Hoppsbabo

carln26

Missouri

3.7/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

This beer presented a hazy golden color with a thick dense head fed by champagne bubbles. Frothy, snowy lace left on the glass. An aroma of malty roasted grains balanced by fruit, hints of apples. The smell of this beer reminds me of a wonderful brewing process. Medium malt character up front with a mild hop finish. A distinct sourness comes late (after a few minutes. Fresh, light mouth feel, very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2004 19:19:19 | More by carln26

clabaugh

Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours a lovely golden pewter, with a fine cascading effect. A voluptuous, pillowy head colored a snowy white accumulates on top. Displays excellent retention, with lacing that appears generously in opaque sheets.

Smell: Mildly yeasty, with a raw barnyard character. Rich and wheaty, imbued with subtle floral notes. Faintly grapey.

Taste: Toasty oat flavor with an earthy, yeasty character. Implications of fruit ripening on the vine; apple, pear provide some tartness. Some residual bitterness.

Mouthfeel: Exquisite sensations. Pleasingly creamy and sumptuous. Caresses the palate and the tongue as well as any beer I've had the privilege to imbibe.

Drinkability: Only adequate flavor, and fairly filling. Successfully hides the 6.5% ABV. Just lacking that "craveability" that is so elusive to describe.

Serving type: bottle

11-18-2006 06:17:18 | More by clabaugh

BucBasil

South Carolina

3.7/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: After I uncaged the bottle, I thought the cork was going to come out itself. Poured into my tulip glass with a very inviting cloudy bright orange color. A 3 and a half finger white head built quickly on this one.

Smell: I wasn't impressed here at first but it kind of grew on me. At first it was comparable to a low grade pils, but then some nice citrus aromas started coming through. Eventually it just lost aroma altogether, turning into a clean inoffensive breath inwards. Confusing.

Taste: Nice and light with hints of citrus at first, some hoppiness comes through, but then it turns sour... literally. I'm not sure what to think about that change, but it wasn't bad. There is a grassy note in there somewhere and a bittering finish that adds just the right amount of bite. Refreshing after cooling off an hour or so after running.

Notes: What a strange brew this is. It's my first of the saison style, and probably won't be my last. My only complaint, and the thing that will probably keep me from buying this for wuite sometime is the hefty price that comes on a glass of this. It was about 6 dollars... Ouch.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2007 01:19:50 | More by BucBasil

armock

New York

3.7/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Poured a hazy yellow color with a white head that leaves lacing

S - Has a citrus yeasty funk to it possible snunk

T - Like the that smell citrus yeasty funk with some spice to it

M - This beer has a medium body with high carbonation to it

D - This isn't a bad beer I just doesn't really do it for me its like drinking a Duvel crossed with a Heineken

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2008 01:56:46 | More by armock

Tone

Missouri

3.7/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Pours a cloudy, maize color. 3/4 inch head of a white color. Great retention and great lacing. Smells of hops, tart malt, earthy malt, yeast, and grain. Fits the style of a Saison/Farmhouse Ale. Mouth feel is smooth and crisp with an average carbonation level. Tastes of yeast, pale malt, grain, slight citrus, slight hops, and tart malt.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2009 02:59:00 | More by Tone

morebeergood

Massachusetts

3.7/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 375 ml half bottle into two tulip glasses. Huge white head forms from the start. Looks like meringue, so thick and fluffy. Body was hazy yellow and cloudy. Smell was lemony and pine-like. Taste was tart and refreshing. The citrus flavor gave this beer a nice tang, but the mouthfeel of this farmhouse ale really balanced things well. It was so smooth, light, crisp, and mellow. Not overpowering though, so it paired well with a variety of cheeses. A very flavorful and classic example of a Belgian saison.

Serving type: bottle

12-29-2009 18:45:51 | More by morebeergood

Jimmys

Pennsylvania

3.7/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured from a corked 750 into a 0.5L Becker.

A: Bubbly, big fluffy white head towers over a hazy golden straw, yellow body. CO2 streaming from the bottom of the glass. Poured carefully, but still have a little yeast in suspension.

S: Chalk, fruity yeast, grapes, very mild hop aroma.

T: Fruity yeast powers initial gulp. Cactus? A lot going on here. A little salty/spicey finish with a lingering pear/alcohol. Dry.

M: Bubbly, but not overbearing.

D: I know this is typically a summer brew, but throwing one down during the first winter snow wasn't the worst idea I've ever had.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2010 03:00:34 | More by Jimmys