La Moneuse
Brasserie de Blaugies in Blaugies, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Farmhouse - Saison Regular|
Score
7.26
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La Moneuse is named for A. J. Moneuse (b. 1768), a famous local bandit and gang leader, and ancestor of the brewers’ family. It is a classic "saison" beer by virtue of its strength and its earthy, aged quality. It has a hardy, semi-dry malt character, a fresh but not overpowering hoppiness, abundant yeasty, fruity flavors and a fairly strong, but pleasant and enticing mustiness.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
75cl bottle, given as a gift from a customer for recommending Corsadyl for his toothache, saving his holiday. Drunk on my birthday. Pours hazy amber, large off-white head. Aroma is gently sweet, floral, funk, yeast. Taste is richer with a deeper caramel profile than I prefer my saison to have, some doughy yeast, grain, dried fruit hints.. extremely high carbonation that encourages slow sipping. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2019
at 08:12
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Amber, slightly unclear with a large white head that collapses to a cm. Aroma is mildly funky, floral and lemony - old and zest - a little toast. Lightish bodied, fizzy. Some toast, plum skins, sugary fruit chews but not all that sweet. Dry and bitter finish with citrus and some minor spice notes. Intriguing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2019
at 12:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.75 l bottle from 'Etre Gourmet', best before December 2019, cellared for two-and-a-half years. Opens with a loud bang. Clear, amber with a massive, foamy, stable, white head. Slightly sweetish, moderately floral, slightly grassy, a bit yeasty-spicy and a little fruity aroma of hay, dried apricot and some honey. Slightly sweet, a bit malty, moderately bitter, gently yeasty-spicy taste of caramel, honey, hay, dried apricot and clove, followed by a medium long, gently bitter, quite yeasty-spicy, slightly boozy and a little grassy finish. Medium body, rather effervescent mouthfeel, lively carbonation. Nice beer, not really Saison-ish anymore but nevertheless quite enjoyable, just a bit too boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2019
at 19:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
On tap at Vrteška 2018, Belgrade. Dark golden, small off-white head. Lightly spicy, lightly fruity, lightly malty. Slightly tart, alcohol is hidden, light lemony flavours, estery, peach. Medium body, moderate carbonation, moderately lasting finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jun 2019
at 21:22
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2019
at 20:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dark orange fading into amber, quite hazy. Not too much of a head, expecially per style, but still holds well and leaves nice lacing. Good intensity in the aroma. Red fruits and orange take the main stage, with an underlying caramel sweet malty base. A touch of spiciness. Slight grassy notes and a pleasant hint of a musty/earthy feel. Taste opens on the sweet side with caramel malts and sugary hints, strong red (almost dried) fruit notes soon take the main stage, with a pleasant warming feel that still hides the abv pretty well. A hint of spiciness shows up as well. Finish is balanced with a bit of lingering sweetness in a slightly grassy and earthy feel. Overall this stands in the middle between a saison and an amber strong ale. Medium bodied (actually a bit light for the abv) with medium to high carbonation, resulting in a lively, quite easy mouthfeel for a beer of that abv, which also shows a bit of warming character. This was very interesting, complex and still quite easily drinkable. Sadly, i found a bit too much muddiness in a not too clean aftertaste. Still highly satisfying however.
Tried
on 19 May 2019
at 16:26
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Apr 2019
at 22:19
7/10
Tried
on 15 Mar 2019
at 11:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Tap at Foeders, Amsterdam, 5th November 18. Pours an orange beer, off clear. Aroma is yeast, citrus. Taste is yeasty, citrus, slight grain, slight sourness. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Nov 2018
at 17:20
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Le terroir belge...je trouve que dans cette La Moneuse de la brasserie de Blaugies ressort le terroir belge. Et un peu à l'instar des cidres fermiers,, je retrouve ce côté terroir dans cette bière. Mais outre cela, je trouve cette bière très intéressante aromatiquement avec une belle complexité autour du fruit et des épices. Je trouve cependant la saison d'épeautre du même brasseur plus équilibrée et cette dernière a donc ma préférence. En verre, nous sommes sur un blond orangé trouble surmonté d'une mousse blanc cassée de 5 mm, donc rien d'extraordinaire. Son caractère bien forgé se fait ressentir dès le nez : beaucoup de fruits (pomme, poire, banane, orange, citron notamment), des épices (coriandre en tête) un petit peu de miel et un côté terreux faisant terroir. A noter une acidité marquante qui sera omniprésente à la dégustation, légèrement trop poussée à mon goût. D'ailleurs l'attaque est axée sur cette acidité avec des arômes de citron mais permettant tout de même aux autre arômes fruités et épicés de s'exprimer. la deuxième bouche s'adoucit quelque peu toujours avec une pointe acide conférant de la fraîcheur et avec une très bonne complexité aromatique. Sur la troisième bouche et le final, l'amertume augmente très légèrement (tout en restant mesurée) pour retomber assez rapidement. L'ensemble des arômes restent cependant longtemps en bouche. A noter une astringence certaine qui pourrait déplaire à certains. L'alcool à 8 % est bien dosé sans se faire réellement ressentir (hormis sur le final où il est légèrement présent). Bière très intéressante, agréable, qu'il faut avoir testé, même si pour ma part je retournerai davantage vers l'épeautre.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2018
at 16:03