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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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193.57/5.03.51/5.06%42 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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 robinvboyer (1003), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 31, 2008  
what a great beer, you get thr nice roastiness of the porter, with the smoke, and the hints of coffee, witha nice wallop of hops.


 Quevillon (1298), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/517/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Bu sur place le 11/4/08, en fut (20 oz). Brune cola, moyen collet avec de la dentelle. Arome d’houblon légé avec une finission cafiné. Goût de malte roti et de café mocha est pas mal semblable à une stout sec, bien qu’elle est un peu amère, c’est sa finission houblonneuse qui la rent une hybride intéressante.


 GRM (830), 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


 pforei (335), USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Mondial de la Biere 2008. Dark borwn color with moderate head. Nice hoppy citrus/pine and floral aroma with malt roastiness supporting. Taste starts and finishes bitter with a solid roasted malt appearance in the middle. One of my favorites from the festival.


 jerc (3114), 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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