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Dieu du Ciel Corne du Diable

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Montreal, Canada

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4753.67/5.03.66/5.06.5%92.2Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Corne du diable (French for "Horn of the devil") is a contemporary interpretation of the classic English India Pale Ale. This new style, born on the west coast of North America, is characterized by stronger and hoppier beers. The result is a red ale expressing caramel flavours coming from the malt, sharp bitterness and powerful hop aromas, thanks to dry hopping.
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 17thfloor (1453), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
May 22, 2008  
Pours a dark reddish brown with big carbonation bubbles and a medium off-white froth on top. Sweet waxy malt, honey, and very fresh grapefruit hop aroma. First taste is honey, grapefruit and a little bit salty. Finishes with quite a bit of dark caramel malt, honey and pine. A very rich bold malt. Trademark Dieu du Ciel spiciness. Medium light bodied, lots of smoother carbonation. [anything garlic pairs well with this]


 argo0 (6890), Washington DC, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
May 21, 2008  
(33cl bottle) Small beige head atop clear, dark amber body. Aroma is medium sweet, orange/floral, caramel, some grapefruit. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit/orange, some caramel, nectarine/mango, light bread. Soft medium body with light acidity. Seems more like a hoppy amber than an IPA, though it’s quite tasty however it’s categorized.


 TBone (6741), Pori, Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
May 21, 2008  
Bottled
Clear amber color, small beige head, lace. Piney, ryeish fruity hoppy nose. Pale malty, very bready hoppy, bitter flavor. Very IPA-like, malty pale ale. Long bitter aftertaste.


 jazz88 (2236), San Francisco, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 21, 2008  
Bottle. A cloudy orange amber color with an off-white head. A citrus and fruity hop aroma. Earthy, pine, and caramel with a nice bitter finish. Well balanced.


 jmikolich (405), Athens, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
May 20, 2008  
11.2oz bottle courtesy of NimbleProp Thanks!!!! This is a definite malt balanced IPA, going for a good flavor rather than eccentric bitterness, its very easy drinking and goes down smooth with some cararmel and light bitterness in the end... leaves almost no aftertaste.... not bad.


 DavidP (1743), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
May 20, 2008  
Bottle. EPA-ish aroma: light crystal malt and perhaps some lime-y hops. The flavor has grapefruit nuances but this is primarily a malty IPA.


 beerinmarch (2781), Alabama, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
May 19, 2008  
Umm, malty IPA, I really enjoy these. The maltier start gives a warm toasted caramel flavor that gives you more then just a soapy citrus IPA. The heavier malts allow the hops to not get to sharp, very good pairing of flavors with a solid citrus finish.


 Davinci (295), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/514/20
May 19, 2008  
Deep translucent orange to red brown pour with big fluffy cream colored head. Sticky lacing leaves distinct rings around the glass with each sip. Caramelly roasty malts are very forward along with a rich resinous hop character. Both richly sweet and piercingly hoppy aroma at the same time. Underlying hints of raisin and vanilla add more complexity. Initial sip is incredibly bitter, somewhat astringently so. Flavor is very piney masking the complex malts that I sensed in the nose. This is pretty straight forward and is a bit of a dissapointment after the excitment of the initial aromas. Finish is kind of soapy leaving an oily finish on the tongue, again very piney. As the palate adjusts the malts make a soft but noticable presence, still very occluded by the strong piney hops... did I use piney enough in this rating?



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