Dieu du Ciel Rigor Mortis Abt

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Montreal, Canada

God of Heaven, this is a terrific beer. Quadrupels in Québec are harder to find then proofs that God exists. This Dieu du Ciel beer might in fact be one of these proofs! I never had a Westy but I prefer this one to Rochefort 10 and St. Bernardus 12. Who could describe all the flavours in there ? The commercial description only mentions a few of them... And the description doesn’t say a word about its rich and thick texture... 9.5% ABV for the brew I had today on tap, on the second anniversary of being with my girlfriend. I don’t think that it is the special occasion that has me giving a perfect score; it is an amazing beer. ADDED: I bought 18 bottles today! Hehe! Price ranging between 2,59$ to 3,55$ for 341 ml, 14,49$ for 6 at a mysterious location. 10,5%. I could presently lower that perfect rating a little but I won’t do it. The beer will benefit from a few months more of aging and the texture will thicken, but it is already heavenly to me. More spices than I remembered on tap. God am I happy they bottled THIS ONE. Thank you, really! ADDED: Aging’s making it smoother and smoother. The perfect score will stay. November 09, I still have 6... And La Porte des Bieres, on Laurier street, in Montreal, still have many bottles... Sold at the bargain price of 4,99$ per 341 ml bottle. Such a bargain and such a rip-off at the same time. If I was rich, I’d buy all of them...

This truly is one of the greatest beers on the planet(possibly in the universe). I never believed in the gods before, but now i thank them for every day i can get down to Chancey’s and sample another one of these. This is better than any other Abt(obviously in my opinion). The first one i had i could do nothing but stare down the glass as people around tried to converse with me. I will not describe to you this beer, words seriously fail me here. Get your ass out there and try this fucking beer.

Pour was ruby brown with a thin dense tan head...smell was sweet dark fruits...grapes, prunes...yeast and alcohol...taste was also similiar...dark fruits with the addition of plums...a great alcoholic finish cleans out the fruits nicely...finished a little creamy...

Pours brown with some floaties present when held up to the light. Smells of a Ye Olde Pepper Mill with some very nice chocolate and cherry notes. Tastes of pluots, raisins, blueberries, rasberries and soda bread. Very complex and well developed.

On Tap, 30-Aug-2007 only offered in 12 ounce tulip cups. This beer was not offered when I was there on Monday. Eat your heart out Dorwart.......wish you were here to enjoy this! Pours dark brown with a light tan head. Smells of banana, bread, spice and wood. Taste is sweet and complex. A wonderful mix of fruit. Some prunes and rasins come through. Great mouth feel. The 10% ethanol is well hidden in this gem. This is a complimentde by a generous dose of hops. Possibly the best beer I’ve ever had. Rather than trying another of Dieu Du Ciel!’s fine selection I came back to this beauty.

Bottle from SL. A flat out nearly perfect example of this style on my first tasting (bought another two bottles already). The pour was brown with some orangey-reddish hues to it. The head was small for the style, probably my only knock on the beer. The aroma was dark fruits, chocolate, some coriander, caramel and yeast. The flavor was a great blend of grapes, plumy type dark fruits, coriander, cherries, caramel, candi sugar, other phenolic type spices, a touch of chocolate, and a noticeable barley/grain undercurrent that reminded me that this was "beer," kinda like my first experience with Westvleteran 12. Mouthfeel was smooth and moderately big, amply carabonated, not sure why the head didn’t impress more. An excellent Abt.

Draft at DDC. Wow was this stuff awesome, I drank a bunch of these over the course of several nights and each one was better then the last. It’s rather dark in DDC so this beauty might of been a 5 for appearance but I’d rathat hold back slightly then bump up a rating. Poured a super deep dark brown, almost black, with ,some red hues on the edges and a medium size foamy off white head. Aroma is phenomenal lots of yeast, brwon sugar, dark fruit, banana and a slight touch of bread. Perfect palate mdium-full bodied, light carbonation, creamy mouthfeel. I can’t speak highly enough of this one or for DDC for that matter. I can’t wait for their bottled bers to make it to the U.S.

RBSG 2005... Poured a hazy reddish brown color with a light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of yeast, dried fruits, apples, bananas, caramel, nuts, and alcohol. Taste of cherries, grapes, caramel malts, smoke, light citrus, and alcohol. Really freakin nice!