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

Bottle, pours ruby with an off-white tan fine bubbled small to medium head, maybe a few tan bubbles here and there, aromas of caramel, malt sweetness and toasted malt, I think there is a faint pepper fragrance but it is hardly there, I had to search for it, I think the caramel sort of buries the pepper (?), some fragances that resemble the Holidays – cinnamon and cloves, some caramel and malt flavors with a good pepper bite on the palate, a little too much bite, felt like it was grating on my taste buds, this beer permeated my facial cavities with pepper, mouth feel is good, interesting idea but not that great on my tongue, too much pepper bite and heat in the mouth and it overshadows the rest of the flavors, I love pepper, I put it on almost everything, but beer and pepper do not make me happy, I do not know why I would ever purchase this again, not a good thing.

341ml, surprenante bière de seigle, bonne saveur et une fin de bouche exceptionnel avec son goût épicé qui a du mordant.

The beer was picked up in a 330 ml. bottle, and was poured into a pint glass. The pou looked amber to orange-brown in color and the head was two finger thick. The smell was quite malty with sweet maple syrup aromas. The taste was malty up front with the spicy sweet rye grains quite apparent, some honey showed up in the middle, while the finish was pure peppercorns. I love all of these flavors so it worked for me wonderfully. The aftertaste lingered on for eternity. The body seemed sticky and creamy. This was a rare find, a beer that pushes the envelope, but still remains very drinkable.

Off white head on a ruby red body. This beer, as the name indicates, is rather spicy, coriander, pepper and other. Yet it is not too bitter and quite drinkable. A ramarkable and nice treat!ù

341mL bottle from a sixer, brought back to me by my parents from a trip I couldn’t go on. Pours a dark red with a burgundy hue. Huge tan head. Aroma is mostly just some indistinct malts, no real hint of what is to come other than some mild pepper. Flavour is an experience, to say the least, starts out nice and sweet, some nice roasty caramel malts, a little rye, and then WHAM my tongue is hit with peppery spicey hottness that takes over and defines the finish and aftertaste. Wow, weird, unlike anything I’ve had before. I honestly don’t even know what to make of this. As it warms the aroma of black pepper corns eminates from the glass more and more. I’ll give it points for originality, and I’m sure people who love spicy things would get a huge kick out of this, but I’m not entirely sure it’s my thing. Interesting experience though.

bottle shared at July BA tasting. Pours a clear amber with a thin, off-white head. Nose is of spices, especially pepper. Taste is super peppery. Mouthfeel is thin.

Dark amber with an off-white head. Spicy with some malt tones. black peppers, rye and some caramel. Medium body with a dry finish.

Shared with a friend, sample from a BOMC. A very out of the ordinary brew. Dark amber beer with a creamy off white head. Spicy caramel malt aroma. Flavor starts with the rye malt, semi-sweet and spicy… then the pepper comes on and leaves a lasting burn at the finish. A very odd concoction. Very well made and enjoyable to sample but there was enough pepper in just one to hold me for a long time.