Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel

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

Bottle pours thick and slow black brown with minimal head, leaving a surface ring and islands of tan foam. Agitation in my tulip reveals more foam clinging to the sides as the legs slide back down. The aroma is of spicy dried plums, coffee, and bitter chocolate laced with chipotle. The flavor does amazing things as it starts out with rich chocolate and coffee, shows some dark fruit sweetness, and lingers a coffee finish unlike many others attempting to be in the same league. The palate has a solid richness that also packs a satisfying carbonation. Warming brings out more complex chocolate notes and some cinnamon. Overall, this is world class.

My personal creed is "Life is short. Drink good beer". Therefore, any highlight of my day and a blessed moment of my life is when I come across a beer which lives by a similar creed of "Life is short. I will be the best damn beer possible" and the craft brewery from Canada, Du de Ciel does just that with their Peche Mortel.
Coffee + Beer = Nirvana
My Peche Mortel poured a dark black with touches of deep earthen brown along the very edges of the glass when held up to the light. A thick soft head of cappuccino colored foam blankets her body below. Her nose is sweet and creamy with fresh brewed coffee and milk chocolate practically bursting out of the glass. A promising start as I delve into my first quaff of her luscious body. A minor bitter bite which immediately makes way for rich milk chocolate and fresh brewed aromatic coffee. A touch of molasses and caramel holds the coffee esters together while the succulent chocolate and toasted malt notes balance out Peche Mortel’s palate. A light and dry body with a clean mouthfeel as brussels lace coats my glass from the first quaff to the last.
I’ve been a coffee drinker far longer than a beer drinker, but both are pleasurable passions of mine. To marry the two is a perfect union and Dieu du Ciel’s Peche Mortel is the result. I could easily drink a couple three of these in a row, maybe even start off my morning with a Peche Mortel instead of my usual coffee. Magnificent.

Une bottle. Pours ebony with a pinkie-high brown head that devolves into a crescent-shaped slick. Massive aroma of chocolate mousse and strong coffee. Drool. Taste is an amazing melding of creamy coffee and dark chocolate. Finish is mildly bitter and warmingly boozy. Lighter in body than any other RIS I’ve tasted, and strangley effervescent. (Not fizzy or anything, just surprisingly lively for a stout.) An all around amazing beer for the coffee generation.

(Bottle). Powerful sweet fruity/coffee aroma. Red black color, brown head. Delicious coffee/chocolate flavor, with some bitterness that balances well. Lengthy coffee finish. Excellent concoction.

Ok gang, this is an IS. Almost black in color with strong roasted aromas. The head rises and falls leaving a good lacing. Medium full nectar with superb carbonation. A heavy roasted espresso disposition marks the grade. I drink this and I say to myself Jonpol, this is a classic specimen that even a troglodyte like Turbo can appreciate. Strong flavors resulting in a heavy roast and a mild sweetness creep up on my person leaving a fine mild bittering component to finish.

The description from the brewer says it all. If you don’t LOVE coffee, then don’t bother. I’m not a coffee drinker, so I didn’t really care for this one, but I STILL recognize that this is one amazing coffee stout. Balanced brew with bold flavors. Looks gorgeous - you could use a pour from this bottle for a photo shoot pitching fine stouts.

Jet black... suitable for a ’coffee stout.’ Head on here is HUGE and lasts into eternity. Medium sized bubbles are the only thing that keep it from being a silky cream. Very nice. A nice, smooth, iced French Roast. A nod towards espresso aromas, and a fine, creamy chocolate scent. A prime example of what a coffee stout should be, as far as I’m concerned. I don’t know if I’d go QUITE so far as to say espresso, but certainly a fine dark roasted coffee. Little hints of the malts beneath it all sneak through, offering a touch of flavour diversity. Some hints of raisin sweetness and a light chocolate to top it off. Outstanding. Rich, and just creamy enough for the style / flavours. The finish lingers on the palate forever, allowing each sip to be savoured for quite some time. An excellent beer, I prefer it over some others of a similar style such as Alesmith’s Speedway Stout or Southern Tier’s Jah-va. ABV makes it a sipper, but it’s a challenge!

Pours black with thick brown head. Nice tan lacing. Thick mouthfeel. Aroma of coffee and roasted malts. Taste is huge smack of coffee. Not a bitter taste from the overwhelming coffee taste. Great imp stout.