FOUNDED IN 1950, BRASSERIE DUPONT IS ON A WORKING FARM THAT DATES BACK TO 1759 AND HAS SIGNIFICANT BREWING HISTORY. IN THE 1990S, A BREAD BAKERY AND CHEESE-MAKING FACILITY WERE ADDED. HISTORICALLY, THEIR BEST-SELLING BEER WAS THE MOINETTE BLONDE. HOWEVER, THE POPULARIZATION OF THE SAISON DUPONT BY THEIR AMERICAN IMPORTER IN THE 1980S LED TO GREAT INTERNATIONAL POPULARITY FOR THIS BEER, WHICH PROVIDES A LINK TO THE HISTORIC FARMHOUSE ALES OF THE REGION.