Dieu du Ciel Rigor Mortis Abt

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Montreal, Canada

Bottle.Tasted blind with hobbersr against Rochefort 10, Westy 12, and Chimay Blue. Dominated the tasting, WTF? Pours a big, rich, thick off-white head with good lacing. Beer is a rich slightly hazy brown. Araoma is classically Belgian, with fig, coffee, pineapples, licorice, apples, pears, a bit of brandyish booze, straight up fruitcake as it warms, along with oranges/marmalade. Palate is drier than the nose, with a lovely sourness, big richness, malty, yeasty, complex, outstanding! Creamy mouthfeel, raisin, cherries and chocolate, mild brandy, cake, rum. A constantly-shifting kaleidoscope of aromas and flavors. I really beleived this was the Westy, almost shit myself when it turned out to be the Belgian Pretender. Brilliant!

Bottle from jessup plaza. poured an earthy dark brown with a small off white head. aroma is very sweet and fruity. Lots of dark fruit and some spices. Taste is quite spicy with lots of dark fruit and some chocolate then the alcohol hits on the way down. Very warming and nice. A good one.

Bouteille de 341 ml. Dégusté avec french tickler. Bière de couleur brune avec un collet presque absent et collant. Odeur de sucre, orange, alcool, raisins. Gout sucré, sucre brun, raisins.

Bottle: The aroma consists of dark fruits, grapes, raisins, faint chocolate, and some alcohol. It pours a dark orangish-brown with some transparency through the sediment and a small beige head. The flavor starts with dark fruits, grapes, and a hint of chocolate. There’s a light fruity tanginess in the background. The finish has moderate raisin and alcohol (flavor and warmth). Medium bodied with soft and somewhat lively carbonation.

Bottle. Very dark brown orange with a medium creamy off-white head with good retetnion and lacing. Aroma is sweet roasted malt, dark fruits, raisin bread, flowers, pot-pourri, some spices and no alcohol at all. Flavor is roasted malt, brown sugar, raisins, caramel, bloody orange, hint of grapefruit and alcohol. Full body with a creamy mouthfeel. Awesome! I’m so glad we now have this one in bottles!

Pours a dark brown with no head. Aroma is faint - coffee? Taste is almost stout-like - coffee, and roasted malt, some caramel. Odd flavors for a Quadruple. Still, there is a slight fruitiness to this one - plums mostly. Alcohol is noticeable - burns once it hits the stomach. Another great beer from Dieu du Ciel. Shit, I didn’t age this for six months . . . guess I’ll have to get more.

A nice beer that is sugary sweet and mine was a bit oxidized I felt. Nevertheless I liked this one and the cherries and other dark fruits, plum skin, blueberries, were all present but not really balanced by much. It wasn’t a particularly crisp ale. A good beer but not a great one.

This dark brown ale poured with virtually no head and a fruity malt aroma. The flavor is also quite fruity with a lot of licorice and a faint alcohol trace. This brew is unique and very tasty.