Dieu du Ciel Corne du Diable

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

Pours like hazy amber with a modest head that swiftly calls it a night. Only a faint trace of lace is evident that the beer was actually poured rather than materialized. Aromas of molasses and citrus rind. Medium nectar weight with ample effers. This one calls for a defined molasses malt backdrop dragging herbs and citrus rind to the playground. The hop rate is moderate and noticeable on the finish. The molasses stains the palate and lingers. This is a very well balanced beer.

Bottle@Home. Nice typical American floral aroma. Amber color, hazy, off-white head, good lace. Sweet, bitter, floral, grassy. All the ingredients you’d expect. Light, tasteful and good balance. Yummy.

(Bottle). Citrus aroma. Dark amber color with large light tan head. Flavor is sweetish grapefruit, and some malt backbone. Not as bitter as other IPAs, and without the lengthy finish of some, but still a quality brew.

11.5oz bottle. Pours a deep, very cloudy red with highlights of amber and deep brown. The head is tan in color pours up very, very thick - but fades quickly into a thin, large-bubbled layer that leaves big spots and chunks of lace on the glass. The aroma is all IPA: a nice combination of hops, bitter citrus, and fruitiness. There is a slightly medicinal and grassy quality to the aroma, too. Hints of caramel and chocolate can be found just under the waves of hops. The flavor is well-balanced - starting off both bitter and hoppy but also quite malty with a good bit of residual sweetness, doughy breadiness, and roasted chocolatey notes. There are lots of bready notes that start tinged with caramel and end at mid-tongue tinged with chocolate. The heavy-handed caramel malts on the front end combined with the color of gravity would lead me to call this an American Amber, not an American IPA... But it is tasty. At mid-tongue, as the bitterness increases, a distinctive ester quality comes through - that tastes more like a Belgian strain than an American one (probably is given the brewer). The finish is spicy and strong with evergreen hops. The big bitterness leads to a dry and green finish. The mouthfeel is well-bubbled - light and crisp with a soft sting from carbonation. The body is medium-full and straight-forward. Overall, a very tasty beer. It is a little more interesting and better balanced than the Weyerbacher Double Simcoe IPA I tried last night... (I know, I know - they’re not the same style - but this one is more sublime and happens to appease my hop-head desires a little better).

Deep, clear copper pour with a foamy head that settles over time. Aroma is dominated by pine and floral hops, but there is also a good amount of roasted, nutty caramel malt. The malt comes through more in the flavor, with lots of pine and grapefruit hops balancing the sweetness. A really nicely balanced IPA. I could enjoy a few of these!

bottle, dark amber color, soft khaki head, good malty pine nose, very smooth bitter pine hoppy flavor, sticky finish with a little bite

Rather dark for an IPA. Fairly large tan head at first that sort of goes away after a minute. Lots of caramel in the aroma, with a dose of pine. The bitterness is all up front in this one with a sweet lasting caramel finish. A solid IPA but I’d like it to be a little hoppier.

Aroma of lots of caramel and toasted malts. The hops smell earthy and floral with light hints of pine and citrus. Darker than most, burnt orange more or less with a great lasting head and fantastic lacing. Lots of malt headed towards the toasty side for the most part. The hops follow through and are floral and citrusy, but not too bitter or over the top. I’m pretty sure my bottle was a touch oxidized, as the hops weren’t as vibrant as I thought, but it was still a good drinking ale.