Péché Mortel (Imperial Stout Au Cafe) - Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel

mhewes

Colorado

3.93/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A : Pours a pitch black with a good tan head that leaves some good lacing behind

S : An overwhelming fresh ground coffee aroma which drowns out any other aromas.

T : Huge coffee flavor, so much so that it really drowns out everything else.

M : Creamy, smooth, bitterness on the finish

D : Not a bad stout but I would have preferred the coffee to have been toned down some.

Serving type: bottle

08-04-2008 13:45:54 | More by mhewes

cmdmzmjm

Illinois

4/5  rDev -9.5%

06-18-2013 14:32:33 | More by cmdmzmjm

YamagamiTravis

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-18-2013 03:34:46 | More by YamagamiTravis

jtladner

District of Columbia

3.75/5  rDev -15.2%

06-17-2013 00:54:57 | More by jtladner

KeKeKumba

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev -3.8%

06-17-2013 00:09:36 | More by KeKeKumba

KYGunner

Kentucky

4.29/5  rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Poured black as night, it was served with a collared khaki head of thick foam and had nice lacing.

The scent is nicely varied with chocolate malt, caramel, marshmallow, light espresso and overtures of roasted coffee.

The taste is more coffee-centric, with a strong roast and char presence. Bits of dry chocolate are there but very little sweetness. The beer is smooth, with no visible alcohol presence. Very good flavor, great scent, very good beer.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2013 21:42:09 | More by KYGunner

bird22

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-16-2013 19:47:17 | More by bird22

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

06-16-2013 14:27:10 | More by TheBeeraholic

Phillyz

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-16-2013 08:25:16 | More by Phillyz

12packpoet

Arizona

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-16-2013 01:52:25 | More by 12packpoet

Heavy-G

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

06-14-2013 20:48:11 | More by Heavy-G

andylipp

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-14-2013 00:05:44 | More by andylipp

LostInTheFlood

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

06-13-2013 20:33:23 | More by LostInTheFlood

IndyDad

New York

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

06-13-2013 17:21:45 | More by IndyDad

nollie77

Ohio

4/5  rDev -9.5%

06-13-2013 16:42:43 | More by nollie77

HopsMatt

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -9.5%

06-13-2013 06:51:01 | More by HopsMatt

dunix

Vermont

4/5  rDev -9.5%

06-11-2013 17:55:08 | More by dunix

heavenlyStash

California

4.75/5  rDev +7.5%

06-11-2013 01:22:47 | More by heavenlyStash

Dave_Treat

Virginia

4/5  rDev -9.5%

06-11-2013 00:44:42 | More by Dave_Treat

No1Smitty

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-10-2013 22:40:23 | More by No1Smitty

Leftofthedial

California

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-10-2013 15:27:51 | More by Leftofthedial

BuckTuckian

Kentucky

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-10-2013 13:53:16 | More by BuckTuckian

greg4579

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -9.5%

06-09-2013 17:58:03 | More by greg4579

Kopfschuss

Oregon

4.5/5  rDev +1.8%

06-09-2013 02:44:31 | More by Kopfschuss

hopsputin

California

4.56/5  rDev +3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

not sure how old this bottle is

a: pretty much pitch black. maybe a little dark purple/ruby red at the bottom of the glass. 3 finger tan marshmallowy head

s: smells delicious. sweet toasted malt, tons of milk chocolate, very faint hint if black licorice, some coffee (not as much as i would have liked), fig, smells almost woody/oaky and smokey towards the end. smells really good - hoping there is more coffee in the flavor than the smell

t: roasty toasty malts right away followed by dark toffee and caramel malts. that immediately fades into milk chocolate and smooth coffee and coffee bitterness. there is some (not as much as you'd expect from 9.5%) alcohol in the flavor that cuts the sweetness. dates and raisins on the backend along with some nice bready flavors. all the flavors harmonize really well.

m: fuller side of medium. not much carbonation

o: maybe i had an old bottle but there is not as much coffee flavor in here as i would have liked. HOWEVER even without the abundance of coffee this is still a stellar beer - its delicious and well balance and dangerously drinkable for the abv. i need to get my hands on a bottle i know is fresh

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2013 05:15:22 | More by hopsputin