Dieu du Ciel Première Neige

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Belgian White (Witbier)
Montreal, Canada

Serve in Tumbler, Weizen

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Dégustée en fût sur place. De couleur dorée-jaune et opaque. Nez de levures fruitées (agrumes, abricots, notes de bananes et de pêches), d’épices (moyen de clou de girofle, notes de cannelle, traces de muscade), moyen de blé avec des notes de sucre bonbon et des traces de gommes balloune. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture un peu crémeuse. Goût de levures épicées (moyen de clou de girofle, notes de gingembre et de cannelle, traces de muscade) et fruitées (abricots sucrés, moyen d’agrumes, traces de bananes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de blé légèrement asséchant avec des notes de sucre bonbon et des traces de pain puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de levures avec des notes herbeuses. Post-goût moyen et aux notes sèches, composé de notes amères de levures fruitées (zest d’agrumes) et épicées avec quelques traces d’alcool. (automne 2006)

Aroma as mentioned has anise, some bitters and gin, (didn’t get nutmeg) hazy yellow, tiny white head, lace. Flavour of wheat is overwhelmed by anise and nutmeg mix, seems like lemon gin, a bit unusual, for my taste, but I applaud the novelty here. Another unique offering.

Tap at the Brewpub: Pours cloudy light yellow with minimal white head. Zesty wheat dominates the nose, with a touch of old lemon peel and dusty phenols. Crispy feel with a perfumy/citric flavor. Touch of lemon peel here as well, with a anisette suggestion and a white pepper presence as well. Pretty good, not great.

Lightly hazy golden yellow body with a creamy white head (3+). Moderate licorice and anise notes in the aroma, tough to tease apart spices. Stronger anise in the flavour, with a milder nutmeg partners, and light bitterness in the finish lingers in to the aftertaste along with the anise. (8+) Average palate is pleasantly effervescent. I very much liked this one, but I don’t know that I could consume more than a glass or two in a sitting.

Bu sur place en fut (10 oz). Jaune blanche très pale et peu brumeuse, mince collet. Arome légé de blé et de muscade. Petit goût de muscade, un peu de blé, pas si épicé mais amère.

Hazy yellow honey hue, with a small white head, wheaten bananaish nose, with a nice anise spicy accent, completed by a faint absinth liquorish note, with a citrus fruitiness follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a zesty wheaty, spicy character, of anise, nutmeg, with a gingerbread and a subtle liquorice note, a mild milkiness mouthfeeling, with a citrus fruits tones, leading towards a wheaten spiciness finish.

Very cloudy yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of spicy banana, very herbal with anis other herbaceous plants. Body is rather full for a witbier, full of bready malts, cereals and wheat. Very yeasty too, really felt alive with banana, lemon and peach flavours. The spices that I got in the nose also appear in the taste but are not as dominant. This is a superior witbier that breaks the boundaries of the style. Seems to brewed only once a year during the early days of winter hence its name First Snow (Première Neige). Important Warning: in Montreal saying out loud that you are looking forward for the First Snow may generate violent reactions from the locals.

Hazy golden ale with a creamy lacing whit head. Herbal aroma, with anis and light banana notes. In mouth creamy bananas with cloves, very smoth and silky, classy wit. Enjoyed with M_Heine and GonzoBeer, on Dec. 17th, 2005 (YeHaa).

draught. hazy white-golden coloured body with a medium creamy white head. the aroma leads me to believe that I like the combination though I’m not usually too fond of anise. there is typical orange zest, dusty yeast, and mild licorice lingering in the back. Then I taste it and have my original qualms about the spice. the body is light and doughy with the aforementioned anise playing a large role. it’s also somewhat spritzy and efferevescent with a mildly astringent peppery texture. I think overall it’s lacking character and could possibly be more...I suppose I should try this again on a warm summer day though I can’t imagine that anise has any thirst quenching properties.

Robe blonde légèrement voilée surmontée d’une mousse blanche qui s’estompe. Arômes de banane, de citron, de curaçao et d’épices. Saveurs de blé, de levure et de citron.