Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Imperial Stout
Montreal, Canada

Worth the hype, and rather easy to come by to boot! Coffee Coffee Coffee, from the look, to the smell, to the taste. The only weak spot in this beer is the Palate, I was hoping for something slightly chewier from a stout this robust. Nitpicking aside, this is a fantastic beer.

Bottle. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is coffee, roasted, hop. Flavour is coffee, roasted, smoked, alcohol, hop, cacao. Full bodied beer. world class beer.

Rerate: 11.5oz bottle again. Something must have been off in that last bottle, because this is delicious stuff. Pitch black with a medium tan head. Big mocha aroma, with just a hint of greener coffee bean, but plenty of dark roasted coffee and dark chocolate, with a slight smokey, burnt quality. The flavor is massive coffee and sweet and roasty malt. Teetering on burnt, but not really falling over the edge. Bitter like espresso in the finish, with light acidity. Full bodied and smooth. Very much like eating a bitter, espresso filled chocolate truffle. Almost like coffee with beer in it, but I like it. 11.5oz bottle. Black with a medium tan head that settles to a sparse foam slick. Slightly burnt green vegetal coffee aroma. It’s a bit harsh to start but after thirty minutes or so, it mellows into a simply sweet and stale coffee aroma. A bit sweet on the tongue, but with an over-roasted and vegetal coffee character, that ends on an alcoholic and slightly burnt bitterness. Syrupy but also a little thin. I don’t get this one. tastes like they burnt the coffee beans and then let the coffee sit out overnight before adding it to the beer. Honestly hard to finish this one. (4,4,5,3,8=2.4)

11.5 oz bottle served in a snifter. Appearance is midnight black, no head with minimal brown lacing. The sweet, complex aroma contains subtle raspberry and vanilla nut coffee notes. There is lively carbonation on the initial attack with a finish of dense chocolate fudge cake served with premium black coffee. Rich. Right near the top of my list.

12oz bottle poured into a glass. This dark brown beer pours with a chocolate milk-looking head. The aroma is nice, rich and sweet with the expected suspects playing a prominant role along with something sweet like sugared prunes. The flavor is a wonderful arrangement of alcohol, coffee and dark malts. The body is thick and syrupy and refuses to let you forgot what you’re drinking. Many thanks to french tickler for this beer.

341ml bottle couple times, Pours nice deep black with nice "café latté" creamy head. Already in love with the beer right after pouring it. Powerfull aroma of dark chocolate. Quite unique and caracteristic. Taste is also dark chocolate and cofee. nice bitterness in the finish that reminds dark 80% chocolate. Alcohol barely noticable but adds a nice touch to the overall experience. I’m not always in the mood for that beer but quite satisfying when the timing is right. Definately an awesome beer.Rating no 12. 070209

12 oz. bottle. Pours pitch black with a gorgeous dark brown head. One of the best aroma’s I’ve ever experienced. The complexity of this beer is also amazing. Chocolate, coffee, vanilla, and oak all combining perfectly. This is one of the 5 best beer’s I’ve ever had the pleasure to enjoy.

Bottle. Poured Deep midnight black with a beautiful chocolate head that laced profusely. Aroma was predominantly chocolate syrup, vanilla, oak, and coffee. Sexy. Flavor was chocolate, coffee, caramel, vanilla, oaky phenolic finish. Palate was slightly viscous but lighter than I expected given the syrupy aroma and visibily thick body. Also had a little bite at the end but nothing to worry about. Very good beer.