Dieu du Ciel Route des Épices

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

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Comes out of the tap an opaque chocolaty brown with a fine-bubbled pale beige, almost off-white, head. Spicy aroma is like freshly-baked rye or pumpernickel bread. Lively, spicy flavor has malty and fruity undertones and leaves a spicy finish that hangs around for a while. Texture is smooth yet edgy and quite tingly.

dough, banana, citrus, chocolate, soy sauce, vanilla, smoke, clove, red, sparkling, white foam, medium sweetness, very bitter, medium sourness, umami, full body, thick feel, flat, long finish, bitter, verry spice

This beer was everything I hoped it would be. The rye used to brew the beer gave it a great palate and character that supported the aggressive, but taseful (and tasty!) addition of peppercorns. This is the kind of beer i could drink almost any time. It has enough flavor to sip by itself, but is light enough to enjoy with many foods, and especially cheeses. Attractive amber color with decent head. Nice transition of flavors from sweet to aromatic to spicy....just like the description. I would have liked to see a more pronounced bouqet of pepper in the aroma, but otherwise a perfect peppery rye beer. If only these dieu du ciel beers weren’t so darn expensive.

Copper color with a medium head. Fresh peppercorn aroma. Holy crap! This puppy screams black pepper, and great black pepper at that. Like you just popped a couple whole corns in your mouth and started chewing. Hot. Once the burn subsides, the spicy rye and sweet malt come out. Incredibly underrated.

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.

UPDATED: AUG 12, 2009 Bottle at Mike and Molly’s in Champaign, IL. The bar owner so kindly bought this and recommended it for me. Pours dark amber with a light tan dissipating head. Aroma of fruity esters and pepper. Medium bodied with somewhat soft carbonation and a great mouthfeel. The flavor is a nice blend of dark malts and rye, countered by a bold, but great peppercorn flavor. Hints of lemon as well. This is just a great beer that is screaming to be paired with a steak. Way underrated if you love black pepper. Fuck balance, this is a spice beer and this has tons of it.

Courtesy of Jim @ OTH. I am getting more and more suprised and pleased with every new Dieu du Ciel beers that I taste. This one pours amber color, with a little dark head. Aroma is of malt and spices. The use of black pepper is very pleasant. It takes a few sips for the actual spiciness to set in. Highly drinkable beer, something different.

Poured from bottle, into glass, appears cloudy copper with a medium to light head which dissipated quickly. Initially, it has a nice malty, fruity nose. Fruitiness not overpowering; hints of chocolate come together with a malty palate. A nice long peppery finish makes this beer a unique and warming experience. Medium to light bodied, well worth the try if you get the chance. Bottom line: Definitely enjoy this beer in moderation; its complexity and finish will turn many casual beer drinkers away.

Bottle poured a clear reddish brown with a large lasting amber head. Aromas of rye, graininess, cocoa nibs, pepper, light carmel and a hint of fruittiness. Palate was medium bodied and smooth with a dry warming finish. Flavors of rye, peppercorns, carmel and light chocolate with a smooth dry lingering warming pepper finish.

Amazing pepper beer in my opinion! It has inspired me to homebrew a beer with peppercorns.

UPDATED: DEC 7, 2004 Feb 2003: Sweet peachy English bitter meets a powerful hot pepperiness that overwhelms you throughout the nose, first tasting and middle-late palate. Assertive and bold, but not eyewatering and harsh. The first beer made with "hot" spices that has been totally successful for me; I knew this was a better-than-good pub at this point. 8/4/8/4/16 4.0

December 2004, pint, only a touch of it shared with the gracious but pepper-beer abhoring tiggmtl, esq. Even better this time around, I find that though the pepper is dominant expecially in the nose, the flavor is extraordinarily complex and inviting, with caramel, bits of cherry and apple and a wonderful creaminess throughout...another masterpiece!