Dieu du Ciel Été Indien

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Berliner Weisse
Montreal, Canada

Murly golden colour with large white head. Aroma was quite tart and sour, fruit and wheat. Flavour was sour, lemons and orange citrus, lots of acidity. Medium body, high carbonation. Finishes quite sour and dry. Very thirst quenching and refreshing. This brewery is so good it scares me.

Pale cloudy straw colour, big white head. Citrussy aroma, a hint of breadiness, a bit woody. Refreshing tartness, fine carbonation, a nice subtlety in the flavor, a bit champagne-like, come lemon notes, long lasting acidity. I would not have minded a bit more tartness though.

9mo aged cask at the brewpub, DDC 9th anniversary Appearance: Hazy yeelow gold with a goodly amount of thick white head. Aroma: Sharp and acidic, but clean acidic smooth and lemony. Very appealing. Flavour: Zap! Clean and smooth sourness which doesn’t hide the wheat character of the beer. Lots of citrus peel. No bitterness, no hop flavour. Lemon yogurt. Mouthfeel: Light bodied acid and smooth. Overall: Clean and refreshing very nice a great berliner weisse (but more alcohol) smooth citrusy and lactobacillus or sour mash probably.

Re-rated at 6th anniversary party 11-Sep-04. Tart, yeasty character. Excellent wheat flavour shines through. Straw coloured and hazy with big white head that lasts nicely. Thirst quenching and flavourful with a pretty big mouthfeel from the wheat and high carbonation to excite the tongue. Posted new score as I have gotten to know the style a bit better.

Original rating (7-4-7-3-14=3.5) Tart, citrus yeast aroma. Opaque straw colour with strong white head. Mildly spicy, tart citrus flavour. Strong carbonation. Sampled 2003.

Probably the best Berliner Weisse I’ve had that didn’t come from Germany-and better than most from there. Dead on for aroma and tart flavor, like a "sour patch kid" candy, ,but less sweet. Would’ve liked to try this with a little syrup added. A refreshing palate cleanser among the malt monsters of the pub.

I think it’s hazy/murky/cloudy light gold bodywith a minimal head. Could be my eyes acting up after a nigt of awesome beers at the 6th Anniversary party. Sour bitter aromas with some grain-being-stored-in-the-silo barnyard mustiness. Acidic but the lemony orange flavours are very refreshing and thirst-quenching. Lightly sour finish is very dry. And very good.

Served neat. Hazy blonde color. Sour fruit aroma with wheat. Sour flavor of wheat, maybe spicy too. Sour finish that leaves a chalky feeling. Medium body, soft carbonation. Very good and refreshing.

(Served neat, taken neat)...A well-fed, silky body graciously releases an uncorseted citrus acidity...Sweet, somewhat lactic undertones impinge, but rather decide to carry the tartness a bit further...A gorgeously munificent cleansing fluid...4/5

The 2005 version was a lot wheatier in flavor and body, acitively lactic, and moderately acidic...You could almost bite that wheat...A strikingly different rendition of the same recipe, still pleasant and quenching, but maybe more approachable than it was...3.6/5