Dieu du Ciel Grande Noirceur

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

Serve in Snifter

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341ml bottle from jsprime. pitch black, brown head. nice roasty dark malt nose. the flavour is dominated by roasted malt and is quite bitter. the body is thin for the style and there is not enough sweetness to balance the roast and the hops. peche kills this stuff.

Pitch black body, minimal khaki colored head, spotty lacing. Nose is heavily roasted. Roast coffee, roasted barley, bittersweet chocolate, light caramel, some traces of smoke. Flavor follows suit. More roast. Intense bitterness. Full bodied, gentle carbonation, earthy, roasty, bitter, dry finish.

Bottle. Pitch black with a thick mocha head with great retention. Aroma is roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, smokey notes, vanilla and some herbal notes. Flavor is roasted malt, coffee, tobacco and herbal hops with a hint of wood and alcohol and a bitter aftertaste. Medium to full body with a creamy mouthfeel.

Bottle from MartinT. I must get around to deciding whether Impy stouts or Bohemian Pilseners is my favorite style. I love them both dearly and both can be so diverse. But let’s get down to brass tacks here shall we? First and foremost, I disagree with their bitterness qualification. It is not imposing. Imposing bitterness is the hatred and bias that Slovaks have against both the Russians and the Hungarians. That there is some bitterness. I will give em the intense black and dense part. Large burnt sienna head. Roastyness does abound....alcohol is present and hidden in the maze of malt layers. It (the alcohol) is much like a burlesque dancer showing you nothing and just enough at the same time. Leave it to the French Canadians to pick on the Russians thru beer....something the Ruskies cant make worth a damn. My this is a fine brew. Martin, what’ll it take for you to send more?

Black with brown head very good beer, lot of roasted aromas and chocolat alcohol well hidden.

Crazy deep black colour with a tan frothy head. Roasted malt aroma with a lovely texture. Rich chocolate malt flavour. Roasted malt, smooth gorgeous beer. Easy on the palette. Great stuff.

Un autre grand chelem pour Dieu du Ciel! Bière d’un noir encre, odeur et goût très torréfié, rôti, café. Excellent.

Pours a liquid tar black with a 2 finger brown head. Aromas of coffee, chocolate, cocaine. Taste is heavy roast, bitter malts and just a touching hop hit. Milkshake mouth feel. Creamy. Very good.

Dégustée à quelques reprises et était moins agréable la première dégustation que les fois subséquentes. La couleur est toutefois fidèle d’une fois à l’autre. Noire opaque coiffée d’une mousse brune, dense et persistante qui, en se résorbant, très lentement, dessine une dentelle sismique. Au nez, je ne retiendrai que les bons côtés, parce qu’ils sont plus constants. Alors, les grains grillés, ou encore fumés, le café, la mélasse, avec des élans acidulés, ou encore lactiques constituent l’ensemble de ses parfums. Au goût, c’est très prononcé et agréable, composé d’avoine, d’herbes, de torréfaction, accompagné d’une amertume perspicace. L’alcool est pratiquement indétectable, tellement c’est bien équilibré. Très appréciable. (Lot-1 Embout. 11-12) (473-111112/021212)

Pours jet black with a toffee head, well laced. Aroma of stewed fruit and chocolate and toffee. Complex, it develops a layered aroma once it opens up. Big flavours, toffee and burnt bitterness. Rich brew. Well done.