Dieu du Ciel Pénombre

on tap, DDC. Pours a dark brown with ruby undertones. Aroma of citrus, and hops, surprisingly IPA-like given the color. Flavor can be characterized as “bitter fruitiness.” I would compare it to a more citrusy ESB. Overall, I though this brew was seriously flavorful, with a delicious bitterness. Some may consider Penombre a bit too stylistically confused, but I think this is simply innovative. Nice.

Dark brown color, with a creamy tan-colored head, leaving laces, mild roasty, toasty nose, with some nice black chocolate accents, with a spicy licorice note, in floral hop citrusy aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a rich roasted malt, light toffeeness character, with a dark bitter choccolatey note, and some burnt toast, roasted coffee bean, espresso accents, with a faint licorice spiciness, and a light flowery hop citrusy bitterness, leading towards a roasty, leafy hop bittering finish.

Tap at the DDC 10th Anniversary Party. Best beer of the night I’d say. Beautiful black with a very creamy head. Great roast and pumpernickel aroma. Fleating hops in the flavor behind a very grainy, espresso, dark malt flavor. More pumpernickel here. Quite nice.

On tap at Dieu du ciel. The color is a dark brown with a thick dark beige head. The taste is grainy and bitter, a mix of hops and malt , also added to this is a taste of roasted coffee. This is an I.P.A. mixed with a strong ale as only Dieu du ciel can do.

[1412-20080530] Tap. French vanilla milled soap aroma has a bit of toasted malt. Clear, dark brown red body with a medium-lasting creamy light tan head and thick lacing. More French vanilla and faint wood in the flavour with a bitter background. Medium-full body is mildly boozy. Nice, unexpected notables.
(@ Dieu du Ciel!; Montreal, QC)