Dieu du Ciel Aphrodite Méchant

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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En fût. Verre de 12 oz dégusté directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur de chocolat avec une pointe de café et de fumée. Apparence: La couleur est noire opaque. Présence d’un mince col beige mousseux et d’une large dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de chocolat légèrement amer et de piments fumés. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture onctueuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Présence de piment piaquant en arrière goût. (Rating #4004)

In short: A roasted stout with cocoa and a hot pepper finish. Ok but I much prefer the regular version
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Black body topped by a small tan head
In long: Nose is very roasted, cocoa and light hot spiciness. Taste seems more roasted and less vanilla than the regular Aphrodisiaque. Although it might just be the lower vanilla presence that makes the beer feels more roasted. Nice rich cocoa, roast, light coffee notes, chicory sensation. The hot peppers are well integrated until the come back. While you swallow the beer you can feel a hot spiciness but nothing too crazy. But after swallowing there is that burning sensation on the come back that was a bit too much for me. This is one of the best (less bad) hot-spiced stout/porter I’ve had but I prefer the regular Aphrodisiaque by far. I can see this one being better with some time on it, I had it uber-fresh the day of its official release at the pub and maybe the hot spiciness will soften up with time. I enjoyed this beer graciously offered by the owner the day of the beer release, but I left immediately afterwards because the pub was too crowded again, too many people for me, to be honest I only like 65% of people, and only because I love water.

Draft. Pours near black with a beige head. Roasted malty aroma with a light vanilla sweetness. The flavor has some peppery heat, vanilla, and roasted malts. Pretty good.

Beer 2 of my DDC Saturday at Blind Tiger. Pours deep and dark with cocoa and heat on nose. Tastes of chocolate, velvet, earth, hops, and booze u get chilli on finish without being unpleasant. Wacky but enjoyable

On tap at the Blind Tiger for their Dieu du Ciel event. Pours a deep dark black with just the faintest wisps of dark tan head. Soft coffee, sweet vanilla on the nose. Sweet vanilla and cocoa, light and sweet. A small amount of chili heat start showing up slowly and steadily, never getting overbearing. More of a memory of something formerly spicy. Very nice addition. Smooth chocolate, vanilla, and light heat on the finish.

Draft at Blind Tiger with Andrew, Streets, Mark, Ben and Kyle. Pours a deep blackish body with thin brown lacing. Aroma is spicy and grass hops. Mouthfeel starts out with a nice hop flavor and finishes with a great fine spicy pepper taste. Not overdominating like Sculpin Habanero, but refined enough to let the drinker enjoy the other flavors and textures.

[on tap at brewpub] Complex aroma of chocolate and smoked peppers with some biscuits and toffee somehow coming through. Opaque black and thick, under a lasting, dense foam (on nitrogen?). Full, complex flavour that begins with a slightly vegetal smokiness quickly followed by sweet, milk chocolate and subtle, black pepper bite. Full body, moderate to low carbonation, smooth and velvety.

On tap at DDC. Pours a jet black topped with a dense and creamy beige head. Strong earthy and chocolatey aroma, some light vegetal notes also...kind of like a mole sauce. Distinct pepper flavor up front in the taste is quickly overtaken by a wave of dark chocolate and a mild, pleasantly lingering heat. Finishes dry and smoky, mescal comes to mind. Velvety smooth on the palate, the carbonation lends body to the beer without impeding the flavors. Quite nice, a great flavor combination.

Dark brown color, with a thick creamy tan head, nice mild smoked barbecue chips, with a light pasilla smoked peppery, bacon nose, with some soft cocoa nibs, vanilla beans, cappuccino coffee accents, with some chocolatey, cocoa powder, faint dark dried fruit note in the aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a smooth velvety, roasted, chocolate, black, toasted malt, cocoa beans, chocolate cake, smoky pasilla peppery character with some smoked barbecue chips, withe , black pepper seed, licorice, spicy green roasted jalapeno burning sensation flavours, with a mild roasted coffee bean, burnt fruitcake, burnt toast undertone, leading towards a light roasty maltiness, chocolatey, cocoa,fruuity, strong pasilla peppery finish.

Aroma: Heavy vanilla with hints of cocoa. Very rich and desserty. Appearance: Dark brown with a thick, tan head. Taste: Medium sweetness all the way through, with hints of bitterness at the finish. Palate: Medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation, long finish. Overall: Very drinkable beer, and the vanilla and chocolate do add something, but I’m not blown away. It would be great with a variety of desserts.