Dieu du Ciel La Complice 2008

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

Clear rust in colour with a long lasting medium sized tan head, good lacing. The aroma is quite hoppy, juicy, some pine, caramel malts. The flavour is of citrus hops, oranges, pine forest, lots of caramel malt sweetness, moderate bitterness. Hoppy bitter mouthfeel, medium body, moderate carbonation. Finishes long, hoppy, quite bitter and dry.

A big beer for being 5%, seems larger then that. Good balance and excellent mouthfeel and drinkability.


341ml bottle purchased at Dépanneur Rahman in Montreal, Quebec.

Opened on October 18, 2009.

Brewed for festival, September 1, 2008.

Bottle. Brown pour with reddish tints and a frothy white head. Berry nose (raspberries and cherries) and some candied dark fruits and toffee. Taste is interesting, quite sweetand fruity (cherry), kind of heavy. Watery mouthfeel, this beer has lost some of it’s fresh crisp it used to have but has kept very well nonetheless.

341 ml bottle via JulienHuxley, served at cellar temperature in a tulip glass.

App.: Murky deep amber with a large, messy tan froth. Aroma: Quite fruity, bright berries and tart cherries, some dark dried fruits, supported well by brown sugar and minty molasses, a little nuttiness, some citrus, some even-darker malts of coffee/dark chocolate (sparing), sort of a soapy earthiness. Palate: Medium body with restrained effervescence, the occasional sharp bubble. Flav.: More stark than the nose, nutty, slightly earthy malts, a touch of brown sugar and treacle, but in a dry, stern, British fashion, still a touch soapy, none of the bright/tangy fruit notes, still a touch of darker malts; dry with fair bitterness and a pleasant roasted malt finish.

An interesting brew that held up nicely. To be expected from DDC...

Bottle thanks to blutt59. Golden with a small off-white head. Aroma is of grain and malt. Taste is sweet, with malt, grain and light hops.

Bottle thanks to Glouglouburp!
Transparent red-orange, nice-sized beige head, decent lacing. Sweet nose of chocolate, nut, cola, cherry, and pepper. Very nutty flavor, also some wood and chocolate, light hop bitterness. Rather dry with a lengthy hop finish. Fantastic balance throughout. Definitely among my favorite brown ales.

341ml bottle, dark amber color, with a fluffy beige head, caramelized, toasted, biscuity malt, fruity nose with a toffeeish, nutty, cookie dough, raisiny accent, with a light floral hop citrusy, orange peel aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, toasty, caramelized malt, fruity character of candied peaches, apricots, orange peels and dried raisins, with some cookie dough, toffee, nutty flavors, with some flowery hop leafy citrusy, tangerine accents, leading towards a malty, fruity orange peel, leafy, grassy hop, dry bitterness finish.

Bottle thanks to blutt59. Brown orange pour. Aroma is bourbon, caramel, dark fruits. Flavor is bourbon, yeast, leather, bread.