tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1272685774608111443..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Weekend Best BetsJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78760746715502989362009-01-27T10:59:00.000-08:002009-01-27T10:59:00.000-08:00Oh! That last statement was on the Dupont web site...Oh! That last statement was on the Dupont web site too.... Their version of product stroking or is it all just stroking... Hmmmm???<BR/><BR/>Here's something interesting I found on Vanberg & DeWulf's web site. This would have probably gone well with my first post, where I was saying I preffered Dupont's Foret Saison to their "Sasion."<BR/><BR/>Experts’ Opinion<BR/><BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-53909531475839487462009-01-27T10:43:00.000-08:002009-01-27T10:43:00.000-08:00Jeff, Why do I need to be generous with my assumpt...Jeff, <BR/><BR/>Why do I need to be generous with my assumptions? :-)<BR/><BR/>I went to the source, Brasserie Dupont's web site. Not to slight Michael Jackson, but I'm not sure how thorough MJ's notes would be after a day of brewery touring in Wallonia... ;-}<BR/><BR/>I guess we're going to play "Cliff Claven" Trivial Pursuit? OK. Why not? Thanks Aleconner for stirringAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-75120679043152051382009-01-27T09:24:00.000-08:002009-01-27T09:24:00.000-08:00Jackson's my source as well, and his strong sugges...Jackson's my source as well, and his strong suggestion is that Dupont has been producing saisons for much or all of the period of its ownership--thus the 80-year comment. <BR/><BR/>In terms of Belgian beers, it's quite common that a style doesn't date back nearly as far as the brewery itself. Eighty years for a style would make it one of the longest-brewed, even in Belgium.<BR/><BR/>Doc, I Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-86233551145639555772009-01-27T08:54:00.000-08:002009-01-27T08:54:00.000-08:00I'm not trying to make _any_ point about whose Sai...I'm not trying to make _any_ point about whose Saisons best typify the style, but as regards Dupont:<BR/><BR/>"This farmhouse brewery, on a country lane in the village of Tourpes, dates from 1850 or earlier and has been in the Dupont family since 1920."<BR/><BR/>Jackson, "Great Beers of Belgium"<BR/><BR/>According to Dupont's website, the buildings date from 1759 have been in uninterrupted use asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-49815665388506416982009-01-27T01:18:00.000-08:002009-01-27T01:18:00.000-08:00Jeff,Your giving me a headache. ;-}If it makes yo...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>Your giving me a headache. ;-}<BR/><BR/>If it makes you feel better, remove the word "Typical" from my original comment. You're taken the word out of the context I wanted to use... I never said Dupont Saison was Atypical of style. I said it was a classic within it's type of Saison. Meaning Saisons have more than one face and there are other types of Saisons.<BR/><BR/>I don't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-28746721611086540522009-01-26T10:52:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:52:00.000-08:00Doc, just a point of observation--you seem to alwa...Doc, just a point of observation--you seem to always assume that people haven't tried a style broadly when they make a comment about a beer. I wonder if you might hold a more agnostic view before mustering an argument against your own projection.<BR/><BR/>As to the typicality of Dupont, I think it's incumbent on you to describe why the company who has produced the style for over 80 years is Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-68978150773151493842009-01-25T09:20:00.000-08:002009-01-25T09:20:00.000-08:00Jeff,I didn't think my statement was so provoc...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>I didn't think my statement was so provocative. Actually, I thought it would be taken rather blasé'. Maybe, you want me to expand on my statement?<BR/><BR/>I have to say I'm a little taken back. Maybe I make to many assumptions...<BR/><BR/>I know that Dupont's Saison is rather popular locally, but I had assumed people would have searched out other Saisons for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-73883105792152899532009-01-24T11:27:00.000-08:002009-01-24T11:27:00.000-08:00You have said some remarkable things, Doc, but thi...You have said some remarkable things, Doc, but this rates high:<BR/><BR/><I>It's [Saison Dupont] kind of in a league by itself and not really a typical Saison (if such a thing exsists!).</I><BR/><BR/>It's like saying Liefmans isn't really a typical oud bruin. I won't dismiss the comment out of hand though--it's an interesting hypothesis. In any case, you trumped me in provocation--I thought Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-8727922007858926902009-01-24T11:19:00.000-08:002009-01-24T11:19:00.000-08:00had the Alaskan smoked porter 2007 at Belmont last...had the Alaskan smoked porter 2007 at Belmont last night, it was tasty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-17843880190465660052009-01-23T23:27:00.000-08:002009-01-23T23:27:00.000-08:00I'm rather fond of the maltier Foret by Dupont, wh...I'm rather fond of the maltier Foret by Dupont, which also their organic Saison. Also, La Moneuse by Brasserie de Blaugies. Both can be found locally at Belmont Station and John's market.<BR/><BR/>The typical Saison Dupont is nice and refreshing with a citrus freshness which comes from the Coriander usage and a nice yeasty Green Forrest bite. It's kind of in a league by itself and not really a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-45338373519540573462009-01-23T21:43:00.000-08:002009-01-23T21:43:00.000-08:00BTW, just my humble opinion, but much as I like Om...BTW, just my humble opinion, but much as I like Ommegang Hennepin (a very fine beer), I don't think it holds a candle to Saison Dupont. And Dupont Avec les Bons Vouex... that's in a league of its own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-73469390619371269062009-01-23T20:36:00.000-08:002009-01-23T20:36:00.000-08:00And don't overlook De Struise Black Albert, pourin...And don't overlook De Struise Black Albert, pouring at the Green Dragon tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-79647434865706675152009-01-23T18:47:00.000-08:002009-01-23T18:47:00.000-08:00Thanks, MC--corrected in text.Thanks, MC--corrected in text.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-43775019500613491272009-01-23T18:29:00.000-08:002009-01-23T18:29:00.000-08:00Just a minor correction, I do believe that Vertigo...Just a minor correction, I do believe that Vertigo is based out of Hillsboro and not McMinnville.mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015507088893980907noreply@blogger.com