Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Imperial Stout
Montreal, Canada

12 oz bottle. Didn’t think much when General66 picked this up, then he showed me the rating. Then I read the description. Wowzers. Pours a dark black with a finger high tan head that is very thick and dissipates slowly. Smells SO strongly of fresh brewed coffee I uttered an obscenity. The smell is THAT impressive; and yet, smooth. Beautiful roasted coffee smells that tickle the nose and make you want to smell it more and more. Tastes (and god I am excited by this point) of the best coffee you have ever had in your life, not too strong, not too bitter, not too smooth, but very natural. Honestly this is an amazing beer, and one of my all time favorites.

Bottled oct 2007 making it 1½ years old. Close to black. No transparancy at all. Nice small lasting light brown head. Definately coffee on the nose, but that kind of African coffee with a peppermint like smell. There is some vanilla, is this a trace of barrel aging?. Very smooth on the tongue, and the alcohol is well hidden. The smoothness I find is often there in high quality stouts. It is really not more of everything but lots of everything, just balanced to not throw anything in your face. Wauw this is good stout.

On nitro tap at Dieu du Ciel. Pours a deep black with ruby highlights and a remarkably thick and dense tan to deep brown head. Aromas are sweet and full of roasted malt and coffee, with more notes of candy, and caramel, but a little sweeter than caramel, and without the touch of vanilla. Medium bodied (even with the nitro which usually thins things out), and sweet, a little like a milkshake. Finishes with a nice roast bitterness, and a little more sweetness. Hides its abv pretty well.

Huge coffee in the aroma and on the palate. I love great quality coffee and the coffee that they used in this brew is outstanding quality. Dominates though and harder to find the chocolate notes that I love so well in an imperial stout. Full bodied, not quite worn out motor oil but still nice and full. Different yet very fun imperial stout. I would highly recommend this one especially if you love coffee.

Unfortunately the bottle version - but on the day I’m leaving to go back to Montreal, hopefully I’ll have it on draught as well. Pitch black coloured body with a thinnish fast-dying light brown head. 100% opaque, with very deep black colours - nice! Aroma of metal, deep roasted coffee and pit fruits, smoked peat and some nuts - very deep scents. Full-bodied; Strong assertive scotch, vanilla and oak flavours come out at first, then fading to a deep maltiness with coffee and chocolate coming through. Aftertaste shows alcohol - a warming oaky characteristic and of course, the deep caramalised sugars. Overall, a pretty good imperial stout - definitely showing complexity, but the warming qualities perhaps are a bit much. However, when you are walking in the chill of Montreal, this hits the spot. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from Merchant’s in Dearborn, Michigan on 13-August-2008, sampled from home in Washington on 07-April-2009.

Bottle brought back from Portland, but thanks to golubj for originally getting me a bottle that I broke. Poured a black color, a bit thick, with a compact and long lasting tan/khaki head. Aroma was quite strong with coffee, roasted oats, and earth; less pronounced notes of cocoa. A pretty tasty and drinkable brew, although I wasn’t overly in love with the aftertaste. Flavor was undoubtedly dominated but coffee, but that soon gave way to roasted oats and chocolate. Only a mild sweetness. REally nice beer.

This black ale poured with a massive foamy tan head. It smells like a cup of good coffee. I waited for a few minutes for the head to subside enough that I could reach the liquid, and it was well worth the wait. There is a smooth and creamy coffee and chocolate flavor that is a pleasure to imbibe. The coffee masks the alcohol to the extent that it is just a rumor. Good to the last drop.

’07 bottle drank in the beginning of ’09. this coffee stout is just that. super rich coffee aroma and taste. coffee is bitter but the finish is almost sweet. very easy drinker, at least with age it is. this is a great coffee stout for those who like the style. just not as much depth as i would have liked. still a great drink.