Dieu du Ciel Solstice dÉté aux Cerises

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

Tap @ DDC. My Big winner of what turned out to be quite a night at DDC brewpub. Bright red pour with a head that fades into a pink-white ring. The aroma is so sour, filled with sweet candy-like cherry smells. Lactic-dry taste that makes your tongue curl under all the cherries. Fizzy carbonation on the palate contributes to the overall dry sensation the beer leaves in the mouth. I was getting flashbacks of 3 Fonteinen Oude Kriek while drinking this. Truly an awesome beer great to see a quebec brewery make such a good sour product.

Delectable cherries and subtle wheat are involved in a lovely, soul-mate interplay with an oily lemon juice...Sweet and sour cherries take all the room to display their multi-faceted wonders...Like all of their berliners, this feels ultra-fresh, packed with the life of hundreds of sweet and tart fruit...Sourness is subdued compared to their vibrant Framboise, which is their best berliner weisse I think, but Dieu du Ciel is no doubt one of the best fruit brewers I have encountered...

Cloudy red. Pink foam. Light sour cherry & musty leather on the nose. Light body. Very tart sour cherry flavour w/ some noticeable wheat. Dry, "puckering" finish. Quite lovely.

Impressive, vibrant red with a slick of froth that contrasts with it’s pearly white color. It really does look like those alcopop nightmares...
Strong, fruity acidity that reminded of raspberry flavored vinegar or a dry rosé wine, it had a floral-like sweetness that didn’t come out at all in the taste, sort of like eau-de-rose or those flowery essences they use to make some mediterranian desserts.
Whoh, this stuff is tang-tastic! Lip-smacking, like pure, unsweetened cranberry juice. May not be for everyone, but I seriously believe that it’s impossible to make a Beer more refreshing than this. Light, wheaty body, and a dry mead aftertaste. This stuff is kick ass.

On draft at the brewpub. Poured a rose red with a small pink head. Big aroma of wild cherries, grass and a nice splash of slight sour funkiness. Flavor on this medium bodied beauty is tart cherries with a slight bitter aftertaste. Very good indeed.

On tap at DDC. Pours deep red with a medium creamy head. Really nice looking brew !! Nose is wheat, lactic, tart and cherryish. Taste is cherry and light tart. Quite lactic but not too much. Very dry and very tasty. Carbonation is small bubbles, quite fizzy. Hints of grain in the taste. Grainy finish. Very refreshing, awesome beer. I’m truly grateful to be able to taste this style here in Montreal ! To me this one was better than the framboise. Can’t wait for next summer !!!

Red body, pink head, cherry, wheat and lemon aroma. Nice tartness, lemon notes, cherry pits. The fruit isn't as present as in the rasberry one. Some yeasty hints in the finish. A very good beer.

Red color, no head. Sour aroma of cherries. Sour flavor of cherries with a sweet finish. Slightly dry mouthfeel, light body. Very enjoyable and refreshing, I like it a lot.