Dieu du Ciel Solstice d’Été aux Framboises

Brewed by Dieu du Ciel
Style: Berliner Weisse
Montreal, Canada

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12 oz bottle shared by beastiefan2k. Pour is bright pink ruby, slightly hazed, with not much of a head. Aroma is a weird fruit raspberry funk, with some vanilla and spice. To be honest, this beer smells like a urinal cake - very synthetic fruit and a weird bathroom funk. Taste is the raspberry, the very weird vanilla funk, and the general synthetic nature of the nose. Palate is medium bodied, a bit slick in the mouth feel, raspberry bath room funk lingers somewhat briefly, whicih is a good thing. I have no idea what was going on with this beer. Very surprised to see it listed as Berliner Weisse on here.

Description: »Berliner Weisse aromatisé aux framboises brassée à St-Jérôme. 5,9% alc.
Comment: Bouteille de 341ml. (merci Patrick). Présentation sans faille.
Visuel: Cette bière est rouge, la mousse rose malheureusement c’est dissipée rapidement.
Olfactif: Le ne zest très agréable, les arômes de framboises sont bien présent. Le petit coté suret est aussi au rendez-vous.
Gustatif: L’acidité de cette bière est à trancher au couteau. Elle pique la langue. L’acide lactique a fait son œuvre. La finale est fruitée et acide à la fois. Elle est très désaltérante
Résumé: Une bière de soif pour amateur avertit. Si vous avez des brulements d’estomac, s’abstenir.
Note: 8/10

Bottle. Pours a shocking dark red like a dark red grapefruit. Vigorous pour leaves a thin head but the colour still catches the eye. Big raspberry nose that smells like pure fruit and not jam or syrup. Flavour is sharp crisp and dry. The beer cuts across the palate nicely. Very clean strong raspberry taste with a sharp tart edge. Sour enough to cleanse but not sour enough to cringe.

(Bouteille de 341 ml, juin 2011, courtoisie de Bean) Le liquide a une robe rouge très élégante traversée par des sédiments. Aucune construction mousseuse. Le nez présente un caractère fruité dominant : les framboises sont appétissantes, légèrement sucrées et surettes. Quelques notes citronnées laissent un parfum doucement acidulé. Les saveurs sont très rafraîchissantes, touchées par une aigreur bien dosée, jamais agressive, belles de framboises et, dans une certaine mesure de canneberges et de fruits surets. En bouche, le liquide est finement structuré et son pétillement assez fort est approprié. La finale est pleine de framboises aigres fantastiquement délicieuses. Krásny pivo!

Solstice d’ete (aux Framboises - raspberry version) 341ml bottle shared by Luk/Julien/Gabe thanks guys! Listed as 5.9 abv, this beer pours a super vibrant red with shades of pink and appears more red than Gambrinus or any other beer with raspberries that I’ve seen. The smell and taste are the same in terms of fruit foward raspberries as it almost seems you’re drinking carbonated sour raspberry juice most of the time. There is some hearty wheat in the nose as well, while the lactic sourness is very refreshing when combined with the perfectly ripened raspberry flavor. I don’t normally like to compare within a review, but this beer is basically what I had expected Bottleworks XII to be. Instead it is simple, but simply delicious.

Draft. Pours a pink punchy body with a plush white head. Cranberries, elderberries. Light strudel and pop tart like sweetness. Very smooth and tart with a thin body and a light tart body. Low acidity and juicy sweet. Solid.

A reddish burgundy ale with a thin white pinkish head. A nice mix of caramel and cherries, berries, a bit muskey. In mouth, a nice smooth lightly acidic malt with grassy butterscotch notes, refreshing and smooth. On tap at DDC 12th Anniversary, Sept. 11 2010.

Hazy pink with thin head. Aroma is funky notes, fruity, barnyard and sugar. Flavor is sour raspberries, moderate sweetness, wheat, thin body and very refreshing raspberries.

Tap at the brewpub. Finally knocking off the last of the summer solstice series I was missing. Beautiful pinkish pour with a bit of pink foam atop. I’m definately not a huge fan of the way raspberry aroma usually mixes beer (see cantillon lou pepe framboise) but in this case, the aroma was enjoyable. There was enough fresh raspberry juice/jam aromas to almost completely cover the rotting fruit smells that I usually get from raspberry beers. Taste was very fruity with a well calibrated sour lactic twist. Palate was mightily refreshing, it’s finely carbonated mouthfeel and tart dry finish left me wanting another sip. A good one, though I still prefer the cherry version as it remains my favorite fruit.

on tap at the brewpub. pours a cloudy ruby red with a light pink head that leaves lots of lacing. aroma is dominated by sour yeast and raspberry. taste is even moreso dominated by the raspberry. very refreshing, with a light body perfectly suited for this beer. an aboslutely excellent summer beer.