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Dieu du Ciel Pénombre


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An American Strong Ale brewed by
Dieu du Ciel

Montreal, Canada

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173.56/5.03.49/5.06%38.9 Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Black IPA. Again, an american invention. This style was born at the "Vermont pub and brewery" around 1997. It could be said that this beer tries to be an hybrid between a regular IPA and a porter. The Pénombre presents a light body and well expressed tofferaction tastes. The whole is however dominated by an evident bitterness, which stays always in balance with the other tates found in the beer. In the after taste, the bitterness and hops flavours are growing slowly dut surely, sip after sip.

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 beerbuzzmontreal (2674), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20

May 8, 2008  
Pours a very dark brown color with brown highlights and a thin tan head. Aroma of roasty, coffeeish malt with resinous, woody malt. Very good flavor of roasted malt with resinous, woody hops, there’s a burnt feeling along dryness and bitterness is felt in the end. The body is medium with a creamy texture and medium to lively carbonation. Very good.

 Lubiere (3146), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 29, 2008  
A deep clear brown ale with mahogany hues and a thin dark moka head. A nice floral hops in aroma with citrus notes, and nuttyness. In mouth, like a rich rich nutty IPA, with light chocolate notes. If this was a blind tasting, I would have thought this was a regular IPA. On tap at brewpub June 14, 2008.


 GRM (792), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 25, 2008  
Sample, savoured at the Mondial de la bière on May 30 2008; eye: black, burgundy reflections, coffee head, no effervescence, no lacing; nose: roasting, hops, buttery; mouth: roasting, bitter hops, pepper, finale in roasting with a good presence of hops and a hint of pepper, full body, mildly bitter; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Échantillon, savourée au Mondial de la bière le 30 mai 2008; oeil : noire, reflets bourgogne, mousse café, pas d’effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : torréfaction, houblon, beurré; bouche : torréfaction, houblon amérisant, poivre, finale en torréfaction avec une bonne présence de houblon et pointe de poivre, corsée, moyennement houblonnée; en résumé : bien


 rodenbach99 (325), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 20, 2008  
au fut au pub. wow, belle bière noire, belle mousse, nez de torréfaction, bouche houblonné à souhait amère, agréable. beau mélange...


 DougShoemaker (2553), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Tap @ Mondial 2008. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, some hops too, deep brown, long lasting toffee head. West coast hops, fine roasted malt backing, medium bodied, extra well balanced, way too easy to drink. Especially good!


 jerc (3056), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 4, 2008  
2008-05-30. Very dark brown body, modest creamy tan head and attempt at lacing on the glass. Aroma is mild, dry roasty malt, brief note of wet dog that may be imagined or mis-processed. Minute allusions to coffee-mocha. Interestingly roasty malt throughout the flavour, dry moderate roasty bitterness. Not a lot of hops really, but they grow quietly in the background as you drink, eventually adding some pleasant but muted resin and citrus touches to the lingering dry roast in the finish. (7+) Average plus palate. Pretty interesting. Draft, Dieu Du Ciel, Montreal




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