Dupont needs little introduction for those with an interest in Belgian beer. In reflecting on the provenance and characteristics of classic Belgian saison in his Great Beers of Belgium, our Club's founder Michael Jackson wrote, "The most famous Saison strain is that of the Dupont brewery. 'A brewer with the Dupont yeast is touched by God,' I was told by a proud possessor." It's pretty difficult not to be enamored by the beers of Brasserie Dupont, a brewery that under the direction of 4th generation family brewer, Olivier Dedeycker, continues to offer benchmark versions of traditional Belgian ales as well as more unusual offerings such as Posca Rustica, a Gallo-Roman gruit beer we were excited to feature back in 2011.

Brouwerij Van Steenberge has been a family brewery since its founding in 1874. Today, under the direction of 5th generation brewer Paul Van Steenberge, the brewery produces some very highly acclaimed beers, most quite difficult to find (you may have come across their famed Piraat, as well as their classic Gulden Draak beers). Some of our long-time Rare Beer Club members might recall Witches' Brew: the brewery's delicious tripel that we featured some years back. This time around: we snatched up one of Van Steenberge's limited-edition, barely distributed products for our members-the highly limited Monk's Cafe Grand Cru, a very small one-off release with only about 50 twelve-bottle cases making it to the U.S. outside of the club.