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Dieu du Ciel Solstice dÉté aux Framboises


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A Berliner Weisse brewed by
Dieu du Ciel

Montreal, Canada

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This beer is an adaptation of a wheat beer brewed in Berlin known as a Berliner weiss. This is a cloudy blond coloured beer lightly tinted by the fruits which are steeped in it: either strawberry, raspberry or blueberry depending on the time of year. It is a highly acidic beer due to the lactic fermentation which takes place. Its aromas are acid, tart, and fruity.A light tasting beer, its acidity is quickly felt on each side of the tongue before leaving all the room for the wonderful fruity taste.

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 MJ_GG (134), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Jun 28, 2008  
Verre de 20 oz, d’un fût à la brasserie. Arômes de framboises où pointe une légère touche d’acidité. Robe rouge, belle mousse rose. Plutôt sûre en bouche, les framboises sont très présentes et cachent quelque peu les autres caractéristiques de la bière. Celle-ci demeure tout de même peu sucrée pour une bière aux fruits. Intéressant.


 Taktik_MTL (1769), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 23, 2008  
En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégustée à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur de framboises sûrettes. Apparence: La couleur est rouge. Présence d’un mince col rosâtre mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de framboises légèrement sûrettes avec une pointe de citron. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût légèrement sûrette. (Rating #1762)


 DuffMan (1838), Calgary (back from 1yr in AUS), Alberta, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
Jul 3, 2007  
On tap at the brewpub, visited June 23 2007 with a big group of friends (no fellow rateberrieans though). This was my wife’s choice-- and a fine choice indeed! Deep hazy ruby red with a fluffy pink head displaying excellent retention and decent lace. Aroma of very fresh art raspberries, maybe some wheaty malt undertones after you become re-calibrated to the raspberries. Lip-smackingly tart, even sour, fresh raspberries all the way. This really squeezes the salivary glands into acton! I didn’t know this was a Berliner Weisse until I came to rate it-- now I understand this beer’s character! Very interesting and refreshing-- this and New Glarus Raspberry Tart are among the two most interesting fruit-driven beers I’ve had.


 blankboy (2464), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 12, 2006  
Draught at the brewpub. Yes, finally a Berliner Weisse rating! Pours a very dark deep ruby with a good size lasting pink head -- one of the best looking "fruit" beers I’ve seen. Very tart raspberry aroma with some malt and not much else. Flavour’s the same, lots of tart raspberry and that’s pretty much it -- it’s pretty good but it’s very acidic making this an acquired taste and I wasn’t blown away by it. Medium bodied, acidic and very carbonated mouthfeel. It’s good but a whole pint is too much for me.


 tupalev (2261), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/515/20
Jul 10, 2006  
On tap at the brewpub. A new style for me! Gorgeous pour - served to in a Weisse tall glass. Dark deep blood red, pink head - looks amazing. Wow, so much acidity, which, now that I read up on the style I see I should expect - but this much in the aroma? Tart and lots of berry - acidity and fruit mix well. Taste is more of the same, very acidic and very tart. Medium to light bodied, once you have adjusted to the acidity, the berry flavour does creep in and balance out. Still, it is tough to finish a glass this size given the acidity level, which lessened my enjoyment just a little bit. But show me another brewpub where I can go from a wonderful cask IPA to something like this!




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