 ksurkin (354), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Nov 7, 2009 11.5oz bottle via trade with zathrus13. thanks, Jeff! pours a beautiful, deep cherry-wood brown with a thin, creamy light khaki head. aroma is excellent with sweet dark fruit notes of black cherry, plum, fig, and red wine with hints of yeasty funk, brown sugar, and bready malts. flavor is great as well with smooth, sweet dark malts, toffee, sweetbread up front with vinous red fruits, tart cherries, and plums through the middle with cedar wood and belgian spice notes of cinnamon and clove on the finish. palate is full bodied but crisp and bubbly with pleasant alcohol warmth and a lingering, sweet, earthy finish. overall, another great brew from dieu du ciel.
thenick (742), North Bellmore, New York, USA
Nov 6, 2009 Bottle, shared. Pours a deep brown with a small but creamy white head. Aroma is dark fruit - raisin, plum, fig - with malt and even a bit of alcohol detectable as well. Sugary sweetness with malt up front, though I also detected some dark fruit in there, with a fruity and sweet aftertaste. Alcohol is there but it doesn’t take away from the overall experience. I love my quads, and this is a solid example of the style.
jujubeast6000 (772), Houston, Texas, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Reviewed 8/2/2009 (bottled):
Pours a dark brown colored body with a small creamy whitish head, somewhat lasting. Strong aroma of dark fruit, fig and plum. Some alcohol too. Creamy mouthfeel, some warmth. Dark fruit in the taste too. Some acidic bitterness. Some more sugary sweetness as it warms up. Some roasted flavors too, more as it warms.
bblack99 (195), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Nov 1, 2009 Murky, pondwater brown with a thin (and thinning) off-white bubbly head. Smells funky and yeasty with a little red wine/grape. Flavors are the typical belgian mix, but with complex layers on top, red grapes, cherry, liquor, more liquor, booze, liquor...(get it?), and candy sugar sweetness.
dkachur (2315), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Oct 30, 2009 12 ounce bottle from my summer secret Santa. Pours a dark bronze color with a thin tan head. Moderate head retention and lacing. Aroma is very malty with notes of brown sugar, bread, berries, plum, yeast. Taste is toffee, brown sugar, bread, alcohol, berries, plum, cherry, maple syrup, leafy hops and chocolate. Medium-full bodied. Slightly warm and very smooth. Very good beer. Dieu du Ciel! impresses yet again. A worthy choice for my 2300th rating.
curly (548), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Oct 29, 2009 Pours a beautiful ruby amber with a thick light tan head. Aroma of lemon, Belgian yeast, ripe fruit, berry, and toffee. Taste is some alcohol, caramel and berry. Thick molasses body with a roasty finish.
bitbucket (2026), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Oct 28, 2009 12-oz. poured blind. Clear and dark amber. Lightly sweet and softly nutty/smokey aroma. This was my favorite after the westy, beating St. Bernie by a point.
tennisjoel (931), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
Oct 28, 2009 11.5 oz bottle rating. Pours a dark brown with a creamy vanilla head. Huge particalia noticed while pouring. Aromas of caramel, bread, dark fruit, vanilla. Definitely to style here. Very good sipper on a nice cold evening in front of the fire. It would be fun to see how this fares head to head against some of top belgian quadrupels. I’m guessing it would hold its own.
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