Dieu du Ciel Rosée dHibiscus

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Montreal, Canada

Bottled at Bishop’s Arms Vasagatan, Stockholm. Hazy pale red/copper colour, pink head. Floral nose with notes of marzipan and unripe red currant. Drysih with slight lactic tartness. Interesting perfumy floral notes sway over a light body with mildly spritzy mouthfeel. Gently fruity and completely without bitterness. Just by looking at it it may be mistaken for one of those new wave Belgian super crappy super sweet fruit beers, but this beer is for real, with a unique character yet super refreshing. In short - this is Dieu du Ciel quality.

Bottle 341ml. @ home.
Clear light to medium red color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy flowers, perfume, roses. Flavor is moderate to heavy fruity sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, blood orange. Body is light to medium, texture is watery - sticky, carbonation is soft. [20091014]

Bottle at home. Hazy red coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of citrus with notes of spices and berries. Fruity flavour of citrus, spices and berries with notes of rubber and hops. Citric finish.

Name: Rosee dHibiscus
Date: 05/24/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear red with a pink hue, fine pink head,
Aroma: sweet and fruity aroma with a nice floral character,
Flavor: sweet malt flavor, nice fruityness, lots of balancing floral character, light bitterness adds to the balance,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Cloudy pinkish-amber. Very wheaty aroma is slightly floral, spicy, yeasty. Spicy taste, lightly fruity, with hints of coriander and hibiscus. Finishes wheaty, floral and refreshing.

(33cl bottle) Small off-white head that mostly diminishes atop hazy amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, orange/floral, some honey, wheat. Taste is medium sweet, lemon sour, some honey, wheat, light orange. Aftertaste is lemon bubblegum. Light-medium body, light acidity, low carbonation.

Bottle, bought @ Vinens Verden, Odense.
Pours deep, hazy orange-pink with a great, staying, creamy, light pink head. Aroma is sweet and wheaty, extremely flowery. Some oranges, raspberries, light tartness. Highish carbonation, fine mouthfeel. Flavour is lovely floral, some spiciness, light tartness. Good wheaty sweetness as well. Quite elegant, different and rather nice.

Rosé to orange coloured, completely opaque and magnificiently covered by an eternal 1-inch white foam. Beautiful pour. Surprisingly dry aroma with boastful fruitiness reminiscent of blood orange, cracker-like fresh wheat, slight manure and just an overall balanced fruitiness. Becomes more floral in mouth where the hugely refreshing, tart and juicy (cactus juice?, coconut?) flavours are met by a slender bitterness aromatised with leafy undertones. Lasting fruity aftertaste. Tight, foamy palate with expressive carbonation and a supporting maltiness like anything by DDC. Remarkable offering.