Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel

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

Serve in Snifter

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Bottle. Clear dark black color with a large, frothy - creamy - rocky, excellent lacing, fully lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, nutty, dark storn coffee, coffee bean dusty, dust, light alcohol. Flavor is heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration and a dry dust finish. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy - oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. Very nice ;o)) (120308)

[Tap at the brewpub] A pitch black beer with a small brown head. The aroma contains strong notes of primarily coffee and vanilla - reminds me of a good ice coffee. The flavor has strong notes of roasted malt, coffee, and again vanilla. Wow.

(Bottle 66 cl) 9% ABV in this version. Pitch black, completely opaque with a bubbly, light brown head. Burned nose, full of coffee aromas - actually extemely coffeeish - one of the most aromatic beers I’ve ever come close to. Extremely dry - the world’s driest beer? Very burned flavours, coffee, dark bitter chocolate and burned toast. A bit like licking your fireplace? This may sound unpleasant but the beer certainly is not. It’s a true experience. Very dry, bitter finish - not a hoppy bitterness, again the burned malts dominate. 031205

RBSG07. From 75 cL bottle. Pours black with a nice chocolate rim. Aroma of coffee. Flavour is mild coffee and bitterness into the finish. Very nice coffee stout.

Bottled. Pitch black colour with brown mediumsized head. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, some nuts and wood. Flavour is tobacco, coffee and roasted malts.

A big coffee flavoured imperial stout. Black soloured. Coffee fragrant. Big soft maltyness, very salty, burnt flavours. A tasty, dangerous potion reminding of Irish coffee.

Bottled, thanks to René for sharing. Dark brown coloured with a beige had. Sweet aroma of coffee with roasted notes. Roasted flavour of coffee with notes of chocolate. Good, but too much coffee.

UPDATED: SEP 9, 2010 Bottle. Coffee and ashtray aroma. Cloudy black colour. Dark brown head. Slightly smokey flavour with some coffee. High carbonation. 6 3 7 3 14

Bottle, 9.5%. Roasted barley aroma, some smoke. Black colour. Big stable creamy brown head. Nice roasted flavour with lots off coffee. A little cream in the aftertaste. The flavour is also quite sweet, which is apparent in the slightly slick mouthfeel. 7 4 7 3 16

Draught, 9.5% at the brewpub. Sweet roasted coffee aroma. Black colour. Good creamy light brown head. The flavour starts off nicely creamy, turning to vanilla and alcohol bitterness. Late coffee aftertaste, vinous with a lot of chocolate, quite bitter chocolate. 8 4 8 4 16

UPDATED: JUL 26, 2011
2011-07-26, draught at Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Black color; brownish creamy head. Heavy aroma of roasted malt, spicy (pepper...), some coffee, light leather, very light smoke. Good body structure; smooth mouthfeel, the carbonation is a bit excessive; strong flavor of roasted malt and dark chocolate, coffee, light liquorice; moderate residual sweetness; correct bitterness, some of it coming from the roasted malt, evident in the end. Very well contructed, with a degree of complexity.

2008-03-10, bottle, 6-4-7-3-14=34
Black color, with a huge beige head. It has a delicate coffee aroma, still quite simple. I’m not overy impressed by the flavor, but I have to acknowledge a few qualities, among which the nice espresso flavor, with an original touch (dry liquorice and light spices); it has a good body structure. The final has still a quite intense power, with a pervasive dry roasted malt, that this time I like. Undoubtly good,

UPDATED: MAR 27, 2010
Name: Peche Mortel
Date: April 30, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2004
Appearance: black, foaming tan head
Aroma: strong coffee aroma
Flavor: all coffee flavor, lots of roasted, lots of bitter

Name: Peche Mortel
Date: February 25, 2006
Source: blind coffee stout tasting
Vintage: 2004
Appearance: black, huge foamy head
Aroma: ashy roasted coffee aroma
Flavor: big roasted malt flavor with lots of coffee character, nice chocolate background, hint of sweetness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+ /4

Name: Peche Mortel
Date: December 18, 2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Trade
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: black, thin brown head
Aroma: strong roasted smokey ashtray aroma with a slight hint of sweet chocolate
Body: creamy body
Flavor: big roasted flavor, good long lasting coffee bitterness, beer flavored coffee, coffee is mellowed nicely by rich chocolate, lots of coffee as it is the predominant character but still a very tasty brew

Name: Peche Mortel
Date: February 25, 2006
Source: blind coffee stout tasting
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: black, thin fine tan head
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma
Flavor: nice sweet chocolate malt flavor with a great fruity character, touch of coffee in the finish, nice blend of flavors

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 9/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

Name: Peche Mortel
Date: February 08, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Sunset, Boston
Vintage: 2006
Appearance: black with black edges in a black sort of way, wispy beige head, touch of lace
Aroma: sweet roasted malt and ashy coffee aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich roasted malt flavor, lots of coffee character, light bitterness considering all of the roasted and coffee, even though there is an ashy edge the coffee is tempered enough to be mostly flavor with just a touch of distracting ash

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *** /4

Name: Peche Mortel
Date: May 20, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Bruisin Ales, Asheville NC
Vintage: 2008
Appearance: black, creamy tan head, sudsy lace
Aroma: rich coffee and dark chocolate aroma with a touch of dark caramel sweetness and earthyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich dark chocolate flavor with lots of coffee character, dark caramel and vanilla sweetness, lots of roasted adds balancing bitterness
Overall: a very creamy pint of coffee

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

Name: Peche Mortel
Date: March 06, 2010
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Vintage: 2010
Appearance: black, creamy beige head, thick lace
Aroma: big roasted and coffee aroma, caramel sweetness, dark chocolate
Flavor: rich coffee flavor, dark chocolate bitterness, touch of caramel sweetness, long bitter finish
Overall: a rich dark chocolate mocha latte

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **** /4