Dieu du Ciel Hors Saison

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Saison
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Tulip

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Appetizing foamy white head stays with us until the very last sip. The body shows golden, cloudy and moderately carbonated. Strikes me first as a pretty round example with generous fruity maltiness that appears even beefier with the rye influence that shows some of the spicy stickiness that was so envelopping in their corpus christi - must have been a mess to clean up the tanks. Back to business, citrus fruits and flower petals bathe aboard this estery pool. Growing grassy bitterness comes by spikes, making its way through the cutting spices. Finishing perfumey, aftershave-like and strong on the cerealic aspects. Full bodied, efficient carbonation reduces stickiness. Deserty. An healthy alternative to grandma’s lemon pie.

Tap @ DDC. This is very much like the Hopfenstark saison du repos I had earlier. The difference is in the taste, much more grassy and grainy than the sour fruit of the hopfenstark. Enjoyable but ordinary.

On tap at the brewpub. Nice aroma of rye, some subtle hops, and a touch of peppery funk. The flavor is more hops, and rye, with a minimal amount of funk. Not a bad saison but it could use some more tartness.

Tap at VBF, off white head, nose of rye. This beer reallys shows it’s grains. I had this outside on a really hot afternoon and it was perfect.

En fût. Verre de 4 oz dégustée à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur d’orange avec une pointe de coriandre. Apparence: La couleur est blonde pâle. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Léger goût d’épices et de seigle. Courte durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #1764)

Tap at the brewpub. Very malty, light spice aroma, grains of paradise, rye. Chewy, muddled, not too saison-y. Flavor is dry and malty, kind of extract tasting, very husky, lots of wheat. Tastes more like an American Wheat. I didn’t know this was a rye saison when I was drinking it, I guess that’s perhaps why it doesn’t really come across as a saison at all.

O tap at D.D.C. The color is a hazy blonde with an off white head. The taste is of spicies and malt with some bitterness, also added is a taste of fruits mostly apples.

On tap at DDC. Zest orange aroma. Cloudy yellowish orange, medium white head. Great zesty citrus taste with a neat malt background. Spicy. Good refreshing stuff.

Draught (6 oz. sample) at Dieu du Ciel! Slightly hazy light gold with a medium white head. Aroma is fruity and subtle with hints of coriander and tingly spice. Flavour follows with the same character. Soft body. A little light for my tastes, but still quite nice.

Hazy blond body with low carbonation and a thick, lasting white foamy head. Nice malty/hoppy aroma with bready, coriander, herbal and spicy hints. Taste is well balanced. It carries rye, herbal and coriander notes. Ends with a sharp hoppy finish. Very well done.

At the brewpub. A changeup of a saison, as the rye truly dominates, followed with some sourness, pepper, a drop of yeast, and above average carbonation. Lacey. Much better with food.