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Dieu du Ciel Blanche Neige


 Percentile 
87
overall
Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Belgian Ale

Montreal, Canada

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
273.59/5.03.54/5.0Winter7.5%91.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Brewed only once a year to keep you warm during the cold winter months, the Blanche Neige (« Snow white ») isn’t your typical wheat beer. Firstly, the level of alochol is surprising and is perceived rapidly both in the bouquet and in the mouth. The spices come through immediately, giving very little room for the usual wheat beer aromas (coriander and curaçao). Cinnamon and clove dominate and the flavours are generously well-rounded thanks no doubt to residual sugars. It is therefore a very sweet beer that is best appreciated slowly.
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 presario (2953), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Mar 17, 2009  
Glass at the pub. Amber. Lasting tin white head. Cinamon and cloves dominate the aroma. Creamy spice body. Aromatic spice flavour. Strong spice is not overpowering but you cannot hide from it.


 french tickler (642), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 11, 2009  
Dégusté avec Agaguk. Apparence Jaune avec reflet or et une belle mousse beige typique des futs de Dieu du Ciel. Aromes de clou de girofle en quantité industrielle, saumon frais, un peu la cannelle et pelure d’orange. Tres bon corps, bonne équilibre, tres épicés. Gout prédominant et ecrasant de clou de girofle. Un peu tropa mon gout personellement et je trouve que ca nuis un peu a son expérience sensoriel.


 grandgenie (252), gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 15, 2009  
Dégusté en fût à la brasserie en format de dégustation. Appaence ambre voilé orangé caramellisé. Arômes de cannelle, clou de giroffe, céréale et pelure d’orange. Une bière sucré, épicé de canelle et clou de giroffe avec une amertume moyenne. Wow, dans les petit pôt les meilleurs onguents.


 MJGG (398), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/516/20
Feb 14, 2009  
Verre de 12oz en fût, à la brasserie de Montréal. Dès que l’on hume cette bière, on remarque les épices très présentes, la cannelle et clou de girofle dominent le bouquet, ainsi qu’une délicate note de céréales (blé). Robe de couleur paille, plutôt trouble, peu de mousse. En bouche, la levure est très présente, on sent encore une fois le blé et bien sûr, les épices ainsi que des sucres résiduels (un peu trop?). La finale est dominée par les épices et un côté sirupeux d’alcool. Bien bon.


 elihapa (1028), Honolulu, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/514/20
Jun 1, 2008  
1/18/08 notes: on tap DdC. This was my favorite amongst lighter beers that night. Aroma of wheat, fruit, cloves and other spices. Features a grainy mouthfeel of medium thickness. Spicy flavor of clove, cinnamon, nutmeg and some malt. Great beer, the spice is contained nicely by the grainy wheat. A real treat to drink.


 HogTownHarry (3922), Toronto (Harbourfront), Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 21, 2008  
Draught. At Dieu du Ciel. Pale clear gold pour with a small white head. Aroma was spicy, fruity and lightly yeasty - like a pungent saison, very fragrant and clover-sweet. The taste was apple, alcohol, spice and sweet, sweet malt - good, warming. My note on mouthfeel: "alc! - sugary ... 3" - had a fairly long, moderately boozy sweet finish.


 blankboy (3156), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Feb 19, 2008  
Draught at Dieu du Ciel! Pours a hazy golden-orange with an average size diminishing white head. Fruity aroma along with spices and mild hops. Flavour’s sweet and yeasty with a good amount of spices, a bit of maple syrup and a light bitter finish. Medium bodied. This is very tasty stuff, I really enjoyed it.


 GregClow (2492), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 12, 2008  
Draught (6 oz. sample) at Dieu du Ciel! Dark golden with a small white head. Aroma has a whole lot of cinnamon, with background notes of cloves, yeast and dark sugar. Flavour has a lot of cinnamon as well, with a subtle fruitiness, and a balanced finish. An interesting beer that I wasn’t sure of at first, but ended up enjoying.



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