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

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common

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RATINGS: 140   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.74   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 285   ABV: 9.5%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This "Imperial Dark Saison" is a collaboration between DDC and Shiga Kogen. It has the grain bill of an Imperial Stout, hops grown at Shiga Kogen and is fermented with Saison yeast.


most recent ratings

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Ungstrup (26261) - Citizen of the universe, DENMARK - JUN 1, 2012
Draft. A black beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and bread. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt and bread, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rune (6125) - Tromsø, NORWAY - JUN 1, 2012
100ml draught, served nicely chilled at CBC. Deep dark brown. Spotty lacing. Dark fruity aroma joined by liquorice and spices. The taste character is a nice mix of dark fruits, dark malts and yeasty fruitiness. Roasted, bitter endnotes. Full bodied. A fresh, living product (Copenhagen, 11.05.2012).

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
sfhodense (4793) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - MAY 29, 2012
Pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, coffe, liquorish and perfume. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, liquorish, coffee and perfume.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 17/20
TheJestersBeer (1667) - SWEDEN - MAY 27, 2012
Draught. Pours pitch black, with a brown head. Spicy, roasted aroma, coffee, yeast, chocolate, hops, ashes, smoke, citrus. Off-dry, full bodied, medium to high bitterness, creamy CO2. Rich, roasted taste, chocolate, licorice, phenols, cloves, coffee, tobacco, ashes, lightly smoky. (2012-05-11)

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
chrisv10 (7860) - DENMARK - MAY 26, 2012
Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2012. Black with medium brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, yeast and spices. Flavour is roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, yeast, medium bitter, medium sweet and hops.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Camons (3706) - Hasselager, DENMARK - MAY 26, 2012
Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2012. Pours black with a creamy tan head. Aroma of malt, chocolate, dark fruit. Taste is malt, brown sugar, dark chocolate, light spicy, dried dark fruit. Medium body, lively carbonation. 110512

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
thewolf (9882) - Kolding, DENMARK - MAY 24, 2012
Tap @ CBC, 2012.
Completely balck pour with a small, creamy, light-beige head. Good lacings. Aroma is sweet, chocolate, fresh, light milky. Highish carbonation, nice light and dry mouthfeel. Flavour is delicious, good fresh chocolate, roasted malts, dry, soft peppery. Lingering elegant bitterness. Mild vinious. Very good.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rasmus40 (7004) - Beder, Aarhus, DENMARK - MAY 23, 2012
CBC. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, dark fruit and yeasty. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 110512

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
anders37 (12738) - Malmö, SWEDEN - MAY 23, 2012
Draft @ CBC 2012. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor with toasted hints. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
madmitch76 (9867) - , Essex, ENGLAND - MAY 20, 2012
11th May 2012
On tap at CBC, Copenhagen. Opaque black beer. Small tan head. Softish palate but with good fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts. Traces if coffee and dark chocolate. Minerally finish. No noted Saison character - decent none the less.


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