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BELGIAN STRONG PALE ALE

Moinette Blonde

Brasserie Dupont • Hainaut Belgium

Top Fermentation Bottle Conditioned● 8.5% ABV

Dupont's other flagship beside Saison Dupont. The same expressive farmhouse yeast drives a strong golden ale with firm bitterness and a long, dry, peppery finish.

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FLAVOR PROFILE
PepperCitrusHerbalHoneyDry

Bright, golden and deceptively strong, with notes of pepper, citrus, herbal, finishing rich and sweet.

SERVING

Serve at 8-12°C in a tulip to maintain a generous head and let the aromas bloom.

8-12°C

CHARACTER
DrySweetSweet
LightMediumFull
SoftBalancedBitter

Style-based profile from ABV, style & tasting notes.

TASTING NOTES
Appearance
Pale gold, clear, with a tall white head
Aroma
Citrus, Herbal, Honey
Taste
Sweet, medium-bodied, pepper, citrus, herbal, honey
Finish
Dry and a warming glow.
BEER DETAILS
Style:
Belgian Strong Pale Ale
ABV:
8.5%
IBU:
25-40
Origin:
Hainaut, Belgium
Glassware:
Tulip
CELLAR1 to 5 years

Can age. Will soften and gain a honeyed depth, though it is lovely fresh too.

PERFECT PAIRING

"Excellent with roast pork or a washed-rind cheese, where the dry, peppery finish balances the richness."

Aged Cheese

Aged Cheese

Gouda, Trappist, Bruges

Roast Meats

Roast Meats

Chicken, duck, beef

Cook this: a wedge of aged abbey cheese (Chimay, Orval), or roast pork with grain mustard.

AVAILABILITY

Specialty shops & better bottle stores

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PRICE GUIDE
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Premium

A considered, special pour.

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Flavor & Aroma

IOn the nose
  • Citrus
  • Honey
IIOn the palate
  • Pepper
  • Herbal
IIIThe finish
  • Dry

Dupont's other flagship beside Saison Dupont. The same expressive farmhouse yeast drives a strong golden ale with firm bitterness and a long, dry, peppery finish.

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Story & Heritage

ABOUT THIS BEER

From Brasserie Dupont at Tourpes in Hainaut, the same farmhouse brewery that gave the world Saison Dupont. Moinette takes its name from the brewery's own locale and is, in Belgium, Dupont's best seller. It is built on the house's expressive, peppery yeast but pushed to a stronger, rounder strong blonde: herbal and citrusy with ginger and pear, a firm hop bitterness, and the long dry finish that is the Dupont signature.

On the Belgian Strong Pale Ale style, Strong, pale, and often more hop-forward relative to other Belgian styles. Fruity, spicy, and potent with a warming finish.

Explore the Belgian Strong Pale Ale guide Source: RateBeer
BREWERY

Brasserie Dupont

COUNTRY

Belgium

REGION

Hainaut

STYLE

Belgian Strong Pale Ale

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Glassware & Ritual

The Tulip
THE TULIP

For aromatic Belgian ales

The tulip's flared lip captures the foamy head while the bulb concentrates the beer's volatile aromatics, made for swirling and savouring.

01

Chill the glass

Rinse with cold water, not freezer-cold

02

Pour at 45°

Aim for the inside of the glass wall

03

Finish upright

Build a two-finger head for the bouquet

04

Swirl, sip, savour

Re-release the esters halfway through

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THE MONK'S NOTE

Pour it into a tulip, served around 8-12°C, and let its aromatics open before the first sip. Lovely now, though a year or two will only soften and deepen it.

Brother Anselm, cellarmaster

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