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It’s been over 3 months since my last blog posting! Busy like the bee. How appropriate is it then, that my first blog posting after so much time be a review of a beer, given to me as a Christmas present in June! Appropriate.

The bottle has a cork in it, like wine, so I initially thought it was wine. It’s also a pint bottle, so about the right size for wine too. But don’t be fooled! It is beer.

It’s a product of Belgium, which is par for the course for my beer sampling. Unfiltered and bottle conditioned. So it’s a cloudy beer with sediment. 8.5 percent alcohol? Doesn’t that seem like a lot for beer?

The taste has a hint of the typical of a Heffeweisen flavor, but, on the whole, taste more to me like vodka or some other hard liquor. Not a bad taste, but the high alcohol content is apparent.

Let’s see what the beer has to say for itself. “In the pastoral province of Hainaut; the ‘artisinale ale belt’ of Belgium, is the Dupont family farm and brewery. Famous for their Saison Ale, Brasserie Dupont is also renowned in Belgium for their Moinett. This sturdy ale has an herbal bouquet that indicates its well hopped character. But unlike it’s drier cousin, its body is fuller and rounder with a slightly sweet finish. Delicious before a meal and with foods like marinated meats and barbecue.”

It’s good with chili too. Take if from me.