Dieu du Ciel Isseki Nicho

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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On tap at the Dieu du Ciel brewpub in Montréal, served in a tulip. Pours deep reddish black with a moderate, dense tan head. The head remains, leaving a moderate amount of dense lace. The nose has fresh piney hops, lots of herbs, some spice and a hint of alcohol. It has saison elements combined with sweet roasty chocolate notes. The taste is of fresh sweetish chocolate malts balanced with bitter piney hops and a saison-like spiciness. There is a good dose of pepper throughout. The finish is long and similarly peppery-spicy. On the palate, it is full in body with a smooth, creamy texture and average carbonation. Overall, this is a really cool beer that combines elements of a saison and an imperial stout. The saison-like elements really start to come through as it warms. Yet another interesting and delicious beer from Dieu du Ciel! 2011-02-02

dark brown color. Basically a Belgian black ipa. Lots of funky moderate bitterness. Well balanced. Earthy peppery finish. Extremely well executed. Wonderful.

On tap at the brewpub before ingloofest with brend and sacks. Pours very dark with an off whote head. Awesome ripe hop, sugar, malty flare. Nicely carbonated. Chocolately aroma, some espresso.

Draft, talk about extreme brewing this is crazy. Pours a black body with a tan head and good head retention, resembles a ris. Roast y and a bit boozy with a light chocolate sweetness. Herbal notes that go past the roast y tones, hints of fruit with a solid drying and a nice warmth. Fan.

Aroma is chocolate mixed with hops. Has a black body with a dark brown head like chocolate mousse. Flavour is spicy barley, with some roasted chocolate. Very alcoholic finish that drowns out the sweet flavours quickly. It’s an okay attempt at something interesting but rather unbalanced.

Sample, at the Mondial de la bière, savoured on June 2 2010; eye: black, opaque, tiny ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: roasted malt, alcohol, spices, coffee; mouth: roasted malt, alcohol, spices, coffee, tea, really dry finale in roasted malt, nice and lots of astringency, lots of acridness, full body, more bitterness than the nose suggested, oily texture; overall: interesting FRANÇAIS Échantillon, lors du Mondial de la bière, savourée le 3 juin 2010; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : malt torréfié, alcool, épices, café; bouche : malt torréfié, alcool, épices, café, thé, finale très sèche en malt torréfié, bonne et beaucoup d’astringence, beaucoup d’âcreté, corsé, beaucoup plus d’amertume que le nez suggère, texture huileuse; en résumé : intéressante

On tap at the Blind Tiger. Pours a clear cola and ruby highlighted brown with a thin tan head. Roast, tons of it. Cool and subtle caramel. Lots of roast in the body, slight medicinal sweetness. Light Belgian esters and phenols. Lovely. Huge roast on the finish. Very nice.

Tap at Blind Tiger. Nose is yeasty with roasted malts. Kind of an odd./interesting mix. Lots of roasted malts and coffee chocolate notes. Extremely bitter yet has a overlying sweetness. A bit thin and somehow it stays on the lighter side of things.

Draft: described as an imperial dark saison at the brewery, poured dark black with a tan head, malty aroma, roasted malt and coffee taste, medium bodied. Probably my favorite draft out of the six I had at Dieu du Ciel.

Sample at brewpub. Poured a dark blackish brown with particulate settling out under a dense mocha head. Huge roasted notes in the nose, the kind of thing that immediately suggests black IPA rather than black saison. Somewhat imperial stout all things considered. Taste is earthy, woody, almost tobacco-like in finish that gives it some distinction. Reminded me in style of an American strong due to the almost utter subversion of the saison characteristics. Regardless, very good.