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Dieu du Ciel Feature
Dieu du Ciel Feature
Which ones of these are you guys enjoying these so far?
I find the Blanche du Paradis an unusual and tasty Witbier. The Dominus Vobiscum Blanche is perhaps a notch above it but also costs way more, so I'm enjoying the Paradis as something I can knock back a couple of any day. A sometimes overlooked beer style!
The Route des Epices is a nice peppery ale which I like better blended 1:1 with Aphrodisiacque (AKA Aphrodite, also arriving soon.) So I hope everyone tries it either way.
I know the Derniere Volonte and Corne du Diable will kick butt, as soon as stock levels stabilize and I can actually go get my hop fix. These sell ridiculously fast at Cooper St.
The Equinoxe du Printemps Maple Scotch Ale (not part of the LC's DDC feature) is also really good and selling for <> seven bucks at Only Café.
I find the Blanche du Paradis an unusual and tasty Witbier. The Dominus Vobiscum Blanche is perhaps a notch above it but also costs way more, so I'm enjoying the Paradis as something I can knock back a couple of any day. A sometimes overlooked beer style!
The Route des Epices is a nice peppery ale which I like better blended 1:1 with Aphrodisiacque (AKA Aphrodite, also arriving soon.) So I hope everyone tries it either way.
I know the Derniere Volonte and Corne du Diable will kick butt, as soon as stock levels stabilize and I can actually go get my hop fix. These sell ridiculously fast at Cooper St.
The Equinoxe du Printemps Maple Scotch Ale (not part of the LC's DDC feature) is also really good and selling for <> seven bucks at Only Café.
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Really like the Blanche, but I could barely finish the Route Des Espices. Here's my review on BA:Belgian wrote: Which ones of these are you guys enjoying so far?
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | drink: 1
341ml bottle from the Richmond & Fanshawe LCBO. Part of the Dieu du Ciel! Brewery Feature Release. Pours a deep copper orange with ruby hues, a thick off-white ring, and speckles of lacing on the nonic. Smell and taste are faint cocoa and vanilla, touch of cinnamon, dried fruit, a HUGE black pepper spiciness, some caramel and mocha undertones, slight bitterness, and a very hot and astringent finish. Rye aromas develop as the beer warms. A big blast of peppery heat lingers in the throat for quite some time, and I find it a little overwhelming, even unpleasant. Mouthfeel is dry, grainy, medium, spicy and peppery body, bitter and tingling astringency to end. This is a struggle to get through. I respect the fact that DDC has used an innovative, experimental recipe here, but for me it's just not an enjoyable beer.
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It has a really nice unusual floral/fruit taste and doesn't seem at all gimmicky. Paradis is distinctive, and I agree about St Bernie by the way - it is mind-blowing when fresh.biegaman wrote:For my money, I'm finding the Blanche one of the better witbiers I've ever had. The St. Bernardus is probably the only one I remember enjoying more.
Lots of DDC beers seem to beguile you more than just blow away your taste buds (leave that to the Americans.)
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sprague11 wrote:Lo and Behold 230 plus bottles of Blanche du Chambly showing up as of today. After being assured nothing from this order was coming in from the witch at my local LCBO.
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