 french tickler (457), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
Oct 16, 2006 Updated: Jun 5, 2007This beer is by far one of the best i’ve ever had the pleasure to taste! Aged for 3 years... this amazing brew had a small long lasting head... incredibly muddy looking... WOW... aromas of nutts caramel molasses... there’s just to many flavors and aromas in this beer... i’d die to see the ingrediants used in this beer... Coriander, dates... very flowery port like... a little vanilla...average alcohol twist, slightly carbonated and a nice leathery finish to it... This beer completes me!
erway (1001), Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Jan 8, 2006 Again a big thanks to Stephane for letting my wife and I try this. Pours a deep auburn with a creamy tan DDC head. The aromas are intense to say the least. Maple, vanilla, oak mustiness, mild alcohol, smoke and just a touch of hops are all present. The body is med. but with that creamy texture that only comes from a few select breweries (3Fs and Alesmith come to mind). The flavors are equally as complex. The peat malt makes an appearance but never outshines the fruitcake, sherry and vanilla. The finish is lightly dry and becomes more and more warming as the beer sits. Just one of those beers that I will be able to describe and rave about the rest of my life.
radiomgb (1711), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Sep 15, 2004 Wow. What a great start to the Dieu du Ciel 6th Anniversary party. Cask conditioned. Aged 1.5 years in a oak barrel that had been used for a maple liqueur. Dark amber in colour with a large off white head. The aroma was fantastic, lots of maple, hops, toffee and quite sweet. The flavour was of caramel, toffee, plums, hops, maple. Beautifully balanced, large body with no sign of alcohol. Finishes very smooth and creamy and long. As other people have noted this is definitely top 50 material.
Quevillon (1264), Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada
Sep 17, 2006 Bu sur place à l’occassion de leur 8e anniversaire, en fut veillit de 3 ans (12 oz). Belle couleur terre cuite foncé, petit collet. Arome doux de porto caramelisé. Très bon de malte caramel alcoolisé. Délicieux!
beerhugger (541), Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Oct 8, 2004 Bloody spectacular. I have been getting threating phone calls to rate this so that it has the necessary number to be official....so here goes: Went for a road trip to Mont Royal for the 6th Anniversary Party. This was first up out of fear it would be gone if we waited. Sitting as I was with the sun streaming in caused me to make a choice - either wear my shades in the bar (too cool) or use the glass of beer to block the sun. Clearly the right choice, for revealed to me was a beautiful rich reddish brown liquid that looked like the perfect colour to paint your apartment - or in this case tongue - with. Glorious aromas of hops and caramel and my favourite Canadian flavour. Maple, leeched from the Oak barrels which housed this nectar, infused this glorious candy-ish barleywine.- making it a decadent indulgance. What's that?....it isn't officially a Barleywine?...wow. Toffee and caramel and more maple and hops and where the hell was the alcohol. A beatiful introduction to an outstanding brew pub....at this point I could hardly envision there might be anything better still to come.
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