Dieu du Ciel Route des Épices

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

It pours deep amber with a slight haze and a fine white head. In the nose it is a intriguing combination of caramel, malt, dried dark fruit and a clear peppery spiciness. Upon tasting, it starts malty with the fruit elements playing in. Within seconds the peppercorn peers out and builds in intensity, even after the swallow. A mild heat and spiciness increases after each sip making it quite clear. A bit of carbonation giving the first prickly sensation on the tongue, the lingering pepper giving the next prickle.

Pours brown/red, with a white fine head. Aroma is strong with black pepper. Flavor is sweeter, malty with a fair burn from black pepper. Hoppy finish. Very interesting! Full of character!

Bottle, bought @ Wohlenbergs, Sønderborg.
Pours a pretty brown amber with a fine, creamy beige head. Lots of small bubbles reaching towards it. Aroma is sweet malty, lots of pepper and slight ginger. Fine mouthfeel. Flavour is initially sweet and malty, light caramel. Then the pepper assaults me. Lots of hot pepper, giving a powerful spicy burn. I like spicy food, and paired right, this could be stunning - as a unique treat, it is too odd and far too powerful. But a brew that manages to please simply in its uniqueness.

Creamy off-white excellent mostly lasting head. Brown colour. Moderate bitter falvor. Nice malty aroma. Moderate bitter finish. Strange pepper power at late finish. Weird stuff.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma is pepper, malt and spices. Taste is pepper, malt and spices as well. Very peppery finish. More odd than good.

Bottle date 12/07 Pours clear amber, with a slight chill haze. A full three-inch head of off-white builds to the rim. Lacework aplenty as the dense foam recedes. Aromatics are pretty non-eventfull. Fairly malty and caramel-laden, with some mild citric tinge and toasty. Akin to a British pale ale. The mouthfeel is medium and has bristling carbonation. The pallet starts off with straightforward malt, some crisp bitterness, and toasted malt. After the second sip, something odd happens. My throat begins to burn! There is a strong, building heat as each sip finishes the next. A blast after blast of finely ground black pepper, and perhaps paprika. No wonder the dude on the label has what looks like peppercorns for a beard. The heat from the pepper detracts from the subtle nuances of the rest of the beer, to the point of being astringent. Rye in itself does not add this amount of pepperyness. Finishes with lingering heat and eventually leaving the back of the tongue somewhat numb.

341 mL bottle received via trade with Glouglouburp. Pours clear tawny with a small, fizzy, light brown head, mostly diminishing with spare lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, nutty, caramel), light hops (herbs), average yeast (leaves, earth) with notes of apple, date, and cola. Light bodied, thin texture, average carbonation, and a metallic finish. Average duration, light sweetness, acidity, and bitterness.

341ml bottle acquired in trade with beerlando (thanks!). Poured a medium and cloudy amberish / brownish color with a large sized off white head. Aromas of some pepper, ginger, caramel, yeast, and toasted grains. Tastes of pepper (more than the aromas), caramel, and toasted grains.