Dieu du Ciel Corne du Diable

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

341ml bottle, with a big thanks to HogTownHarry for this excellent bonus! Pours a clear and darker amber with a frothy two finger off-white head that lingers; great lacing. Aroma is some pine/resin, citrus and floral, with some caramel in there for good measure. Flavor is a sharp hops bite that is quickly tempered with a caramel malt backbone combined with some grass/pine earthiness. Only the slightest hoppiness lingers briefly on the palate. An interesting IPA and glad to have the chance to try; thanks again Harry!

11.5oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear, bright red-orange colored body with a billowing, two-finger width, dense and creamy, off-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves lots of clinging lace. Sexy looking IPA. Aroma is sweet and chewy caramels with a good amount of sweet, resiny, piney and grassy hops. A light amount of dark toffee and plenty of citrus. Flavor is full and sweet caramels, earthy toffees, woody and piney citrus, a bit of biscuit, and resiny oranges and grapefruits. Finishes dry and grassy with plenty of earthy caramels and hops that linger for a long time. Palate is full and slightly chewy. Overall, a really tasty and balanced IPA. Lots of malts and hops that blend very well together. Good one.

On draft at the new Pizzeria Paradiso. Sample fro Orr - thank you. Light golden color, white head. Aroma of flowers and grass. Malt and caramel taste, nicely balanced with hops. Bitter edge and finish.

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).

Pours a really nice deep orange color with a thin off white head. Aroma is toasted malt, a little citrus, some biscuit smells. Flavor is a little hoppy but more on the sweet malty side with a hint of toast and bread. Kind of yeasty. Not overly bitter, and maybe a bit more towards the English style of things. Interesting beer.

Pours murky, dark copper with a creamy 2 finger beige head that fades to a chunky half finger after a few minutes and holds, leaving some pretty nice lacing as it goes, this is a nice looking brew. Aroma is dark caramel, lots of sweet citrus, a little pine, lightly buttery toffee, some husky grain and nice biscuit notes. Flavor is caramel, light peppery spice, strong, yet muted citrus notes - sort of like there are dried citrus peels in here or something, white bread crust, sweet bread spice, berry blossom like floral notes and biscuity malts. Finish is moderately bitter blood orange citrus, burnt sugar and toffee. Palate is medium body, dry on the entry a little syrupy in the middle and dry again for the finish. Really nice IPA, it has alot of interesting character to it, and a really elegant balance, could be a little hoppier though.

11.5 oz. bottle. Pours a murky, rust-colored amber body with a finger-thick tan head. A rich, malty aroma that features lots of roasty caramel upfront with some resiny hops underneath. Medium to full-bodied. A whole lot of caramel starts things off taste-wise. Finishes with some ample hoppy bitterness in the form of grapefruits and orange rinds. A little biscuity too. Nice balance.

Pours a cloudy, very dark amber/ chestnut brown color with a HUGE foamy tan head that settles into a lacing that lasts throughout. Malty aroma with a floral hop presence. Very well-balanced with a nice malt bacbone countering the bitter hops. Very hoppy up-front with some chocolate, carmel maltiness and a dry, bitter hop finis