Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel

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

bottle. This was a one year aged bottle tasted at the brewpub - batch #42. Pours a thick pitch black body with a luscious rocky mocha head. Boatloads of coffee aroma and cigar smoke coming from other tables does not mask this powerful essence. Also notes of raisins and licorice. I probably just sat there smelling this for a good five minutes. First sip, yes, this is definitely a coffee inspired stout. Bittersweet chocolate throughout. I’m simply amazed by how well this beer is balanced and how silky smooth it is. This is truly a masterpiece. I’m still going to have to try this fresh on draught some day though.

Nitro/CO2 mixture on draft
Consumed at at Dieu du Ciel in July 2004
This is US batch #2, released in September 2005, but on tap for RateBeer in July 2005.
Poured with a huge fluffy head of light tan color, ice-cream texture and standing very tall. At first after the pour it’s a cascading gradient from the deep brown body of the beer to the light tan head at the top, but then it settles into a solid cake-like layer about 1/3 tall relative to the glass. The nose is intense sweet chocolate and espresso beans, creamy dark roast coffee abounding and just satisfying the senses perfectly. Unbelievable texture - frothy, thick, and extremely smooth, to the point that I can’t believe what I’m drinking. At times it reminds me exactly of warmed, melted ice cream with chocolate syrup. An amazingly complex bourbon and dark chocolate coating in the finish just sends this beer over the top. There is nothing about this beer that I could improve or want differently. It’s a different beast than others that I score very highly, such as Alesmith Speedway or Rogue Imperial Stout, but it’s no less perfect. Praise to the DDC brewer, this is one of the best stouts in the world.

Dark brown nearing black. Thick body and syruoy with a nice foamy tan head. Aroma is esspresso strength coffee with vanilla and some dark chocolate. When this first hits your lips its a blast of rich coffee. As it warms the roastiness comes out and the choclate kicks in. Finishes nice and thick with a beautiful hoppy bitter "come back for more" bite. Great beer.

Bottle courtesy of hopdog. Wow. This is like Founder’s Breakfast Stout on crack. Really, smooth, drinkable beer. Coffee dominates nose and mouth. Subtel alcohol. REALLY GOOD! BELIEVE THE HYPE!

Huge fresh brewed coffee aroma. Chocolate, coffee, vanilla, spices, toffee and mocha all wrapped up in the flavor. Chocolate becomes more pronounced as it warms. Extremely smooth. Very good.

22oz bottle - batch 2. My 1000th rating of the year! Poured a dark black with a large sized brown head. Aromas of coffee, roasted malts, some chocolate, and some caramel. Tastes of coffee, coffee, some more coffee, roast, some dark fruits lurking in the background and caramel. Nice smooth body that is very easy to drink. Lacing left on the glass. Alcohol content hidden. I love coffee in my beers and this one does not let down. I have a bottle of Batch 1 in the cellar and am curious to see how it differs from this one.

finally got to try this after a long time of trying. jet black with a solid tan head made up of the smallest bubbles you could find. strong coffee aroma. taste is from coffee up to and including the kitchen sink. very complex. amazing beer.

It was good................. ... .. . ..... .. .. ... ... ... ... .... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... .... ... ... .... ... OH, I would lIke to say thanks to myself for sharing this wonderful wonderful beer with myself. Without me this would not have been possible!