Dieu du Ciel Corne du Diable

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Montreal, Canada

Acheté à la trappe à fromage et dégusté dans un verre de IPA. de couleur orange cuivré légèrement voilé avec une belle mousse. Odeur d’houblon tranchant, de résine, de poivre et de pelure d’orange. Un goût d’épinette, de zeste d’agrumes, de poivre et de gingembre en finale. La bière prend bien sa place, elle est gracieuse, souple, intrigueante et avec du caractère. Je dois vous dire que la version en fût est beaucoup plus équilibré et encore meilleur vieilli de quelques années. Une bière qui mérite que l’on arrête pour la déguster.

THOUGHTS: Nice beer, but I was expecting much more from this one. I’ve heard good thins about the brewery and this my first sample. It seemed to have qualities of both British and American IPAs. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a reddish, brownish, orange with a large, off-white head that mostly diminished, but left good lacing. The aroma was moderate molasses and caramel malts, moderate resin, grapefruit and orange hops, light to moderate earthy yeast, brown sugar and light band-aid. The flavor was caramel malt, earthiness, tea, citrus (orange and grapefruit) hops, pine and resin then metallic hops, finishing with a long duration. The medium body was sorta syrupy and sticky on the lips, but more oily really with soft carbonation and a metallic and moderate tho heavily astringent finish.

330ml $4.49 Binny’s Orland Corne du Diable (The Devil’s Horn) pours a shade darker then orange and a shade lighter then amber, where that leaves us I’m not quite sure. When backlit the body sports long orange highlights from top to bottom through the mild haze. Explosions of carbonation rush to the surface and keep the billowy off white head in place for the entirety of the drink. As I drink the head leaves solid patchy lacing behind. The aroma isn’t really what I expected. There is a lot more malt then what I was expecting to the point it smells like this is a malt heavy IPA. This is a caramel heavy brew along with a good handful toasted grains. There is a decent hop presence but it takes the form tea leaves like this IPA has been sitting around awhile. As far as I know these were just recently brought into the states for distribution. The flavor follows the aroma perfectly unfortunately the aroma was just ok. The caramel plays a big role and lays down the foundation of this beer. Toasted grains join in to add a bit of depth. The hoppiness shows signs of tea leaf and mild candied orange. There is a very mineralish flavor that must come from the water used. I really enjoy the mouthfeel of this beer. As it hits the tongue it’s creamy and medium bodied but the carbonation quickly gets it moving a little quicker and lightens the body slightly. There isn’t much bitterness but it does grow as I work my way through the glass. This beer seems to go down fairly easy. It’s a balanced IPA so the hoppiness never takes hold and beats down the tongue like a lot of American versions which make it a little easier to put away. While this is a decent IPA I have to say I was expecting more from Dieu de Ciel. It’s not quite what it’s labeled and it seems to be a little on the older side. Either way it’s Dieu de Ciels doing since this has just been imported very recently. I will be passing on this from now on; there are much better IPAs out there that are local and much cheaper. Bottle 6/29/08

Bottle. Pours a thick inviting cheddar orange with a healthy head of off-white. Aroma is a sweet grapefruit that gives way quickly to a more sour (and proper) version of the aforementioned fruit. Flavor is a a blunt grapefruit with orange rinds and pine in the finish. Nice mouthfeel. Refreshing and very approachable.

341 ml bottle at Haket, Göteborg. On January 15, 2009. Clear dark copper to brownish red color, small tan head. Fresh hoppy and malty sweet scent. Bitter hoppy taste. Medium mouthfeel. High bitterness, long lasting afterbitterness.

33cl btl. from ølbutikken. no best before stamp on the label, but the last year printed is 09. tasted jan.13.2009. hoppy, faint peachy, aroma, slightly mouldy. appears cloudy orange with small floaties. was a little alive when opened, some foam came out by itself. flavor is hoppy, but also slightly mouldy. sawdust. slightly watery. strange almost a little sour note in the flavor. i will probably rerate when i find a bottle that is with a best before date.

Bottle. Pours dark orange-red with big pale head. Soft, fruity but very marked aroma of grape, orange peel and dried apricots with hints of pine and flowers. Medium big, slightly sweet and caramelly malt transforms into a grapey and markedly bitter dry finish. Excellent beer, but a bit on the dark and sweet side for an IPA.

Hazy deep amber,small lasting beige head.Sweet hoppy nose.Good bitter hop profile, citrus mid, lasting bitter end, lots of malt backbone. Very nice