Dieu du Ciel Dernière Volonté

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Belgian Ale
Montreal, Canada

Volonteeeee EH. Spicey grassy belgian yeast aroma. Flavor is sweet pastures. What I imagine the cows grazing on during the finest summer day. A bevy of sweet floral and grass notes mixed together to create a truly enjoyable experience.

Bottle (34 cl) at Ölrepubliken, Göteborg, Sweden. Hazy golden, rich white head. Malty aroma with marzipan, tropical fruits, and herbal hops. Meidum bodied and smooth. Dry with a bitter finish. Very nice!

It’s unclear, golden with a lot of sediment and a white, creamy head. The aroma has notes of yeast, coriander, peach, citrus and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of coriander, yeast, citrus, citrus peel (a little harsh), malt and the finish is slightly dry and harsh.

Bottle at Bishop’s Arms, Vasagatan, Stockholm
Hazy golden color; big creamy head. Malt and spicy aroma, Belgian yeast activity, not too exciting, but at least it has a light fruit touch. Medium bodied, there is some malt flavor, with a bitterness that surpasses the average Belgian Ale, and creates a drier profile for the malt. The final is strong and long, where the yeast spices are still present. Quite pleasant Ale.

341ml brown bottle drank 09.11.28 : Clear copper, med carbonation, rocky white head. Superb floral nose mix with fruity esters from yeast. It isn’t too yeasty which make it really easy to drink. Body is low to med. Think about the complexity of the Orval minus the brett and you get this beer. A must have in anyone cellar.

Bottle 341ml. @ home.
Clear light medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate to light heavy yeasty, soap, fruity, apricot, mandarin, coriander. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and peppery bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091017]

THOUGHTS: Really nice. One of the better Belgian ales I’ve had. A little too bitter at the end for the style, but still nice. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a cloudy, dark yellow with a large, off-white head that slowly diminished and incredible lacing. The aroma was moderate light bread; light resinous hops; moderate yeast; marmalade, light fruits and pineapple. The initial flavor was sweet and acidic; while the finish was sweet, acidic, slightly sour and a little bitter with and average to long duration. There was light fruits, yeast, bread, citrus, toast, more yeast, a little spice, some honey, floral hops and pineapple. The light to medium body was a bit creamy and then dry with fairly fizzy carbonation and a light to moderate astringent finish.

Pours a vivid orange color with white head. Lots of floating sediment. Spicy, hoppy aroma with notes of orange peel. Full bodied, lots of spicy hops, coriander, essence of orange, wheaty malt, cloves, subtle notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. Dry palate. Very nice!