Rigor Mortis ABT - Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel

OldSchoolGamer

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I am a huge Dieu Du Ciel fan, but Belgian Quads are one of my least favorite styles. They often times have this very astringent character, which detracts from my enjoyment of the beer. Lets see how this compares to other 'authentic' Belgian Quads out there.

A: Pours a real murky, dark brown. No light penetrates the deep haze present in the beer. Head is rather minimal, but lacing is present.

S/T: The aroma reminds me of a Tootsie Roll. Chocolate, licorice, alcohol, and a nice nuttyness in there. The Tootsie Roll flavor is there, but overshadowed by other, more pronounced characteristics. It is a very sweet and malty beer, first off. The initial taste is chocolate and brown sugar, and that gives way to a slight nuttyness. The final wave of flavors is where the Belgian character shines the most. Very bready, yeasty, and spicy. That astringent character I mentioned is present, but blended well with the rest of the flavors. Maybe it is the strong spice and alcohol that don't mesh well with my palate? Either way, this is one of the best Belgian Quads I have had to date.

M/D: Mouthfeel is very rich and semi-full bodied. Not quite as full as an Imperial Stout or Barley Wine, but close. Alcohol does warm the throat, which is nice. This is definetly a sipper. Drinks better as it warms.

I am a fan. I honestly think this is my favorite Belgian Quad to date. It just has a great pronounced chocolate-brown sugar flavor, which I like a lot. Very complex and very tasty. Seek this one out.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2010 21:47:27 | More by OldSchoolGamer

tfield

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

05-25-2013 03:39:18 | More by tfield

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

4.49/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Taken in 'La Trappe' San Fransisco on 6 Feb 2013. The basement is very dark (where we sat anyway), so I had trouble seeing the true colour of the beer: it looked dark brown though. The bottle label being dark also was almost unseeable too, which is a shame because the art work is lovely.

The smell told me however I had a great beer in front of me, even if I couldn't see it too well. Malty molasses and rich fruit esters filled my nose and I couldn't wait to taste it.

The richness of the flavours exploded in my mouth, sweet malty molasses (like the aroma) with hints of toffee, caramel and chocolate. Add dark fruit and yeastiness into the mix and you have a very tasty beer indeed.

Full bodied and rich from the first sip, overall an excellent beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 04:20:11 | More by BlackHaddock

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

4/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

341ml bottle served in a tulip glass.

A: First of all, perfect beer art. Dieu du Ciel makes, IMHO, the most beautiful beer labels ever! Pours a dark amber to brown color forming a small beige beige head which dissipates quickly leaving a tons of lacings in the glass. A thin layer remains for a long time on the top

S: Strong notes of toffee, roasted malts, caramel malts. Candy sugar, vanilla and dark fruits, mainly raisins and plums

T: Sweet upfront. Strong toffee and candy sugar. Dark fruits, notes of vanilla, Belgian-like earthy and bready yeasts. End is light bitter

M: Heavy and creamy body. A little bit molasses. Roasted malts, biscuity aftertaste

O: Very drinkable. One more great beer from Dieu du Ciel

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 16:00:10 | More by eduardolinhalis

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-20-2013 04:57:21 | More by Kmat10

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

05-19-2013 17:03:35 | More by tom10101

polloenfuego

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -17.3%

05-03-2013 23:58:40 | More by polloenfuego

Rutager

British Columbia (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Thanks Caudalie! Another selection from my CANBIF box of goodies.

Appearance. Pours a deep hazy brown with a little orange and a thin off-white head.

Smell. Caramel malts and prunes, some spicy belgian yeast, brown sugar and spices.

Taste. Caramel malts, some belgian yeast and raisins, interesting spices, and a little brown sugar.

Mouthfeel. Full body, maybe on the lower side. Medium-low(ish) carbonation.

Overall. A good beer. Nothing stands out as amazing, but a solid quad with some interesting spices and that DDC house flavour (which is not a bad thing).

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 04:00:22 | More by Rutager

mportnoy

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

04-25-2013 03:18:40 | More by mportnoy

acevenom

Louisiana

4.03/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured into a Chimay chalice. The beer pours cloudy toffee brown with a thin, off-white head that doesn't last very long. There are some visible tiny bubbles along the side of the glass and alcohol legs. The beer smells of bread, toffee, and chocolate. I get an aroma of dark fruits as well. The taste follows the nose. The beer has a nice bready flavor as well as some toffee that brings some sweetness to the flavor. I get some light flavor of raisin and some hop bitterness that mildly lingers on the back end. I also taste the alcohol. The beer is full bodied with moderate carbonation. The finish is slightly dry. This is a very good beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-22-2013 01:14:13 | More by acevenom

ShawneeIrish

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

04-21-2013 02:07:43 | More by ShawneeIrish

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

04-17-2013 14:12:22 | More by Whatup14

AndrewIronfist

Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.8%

04-12-2013 18:25:02 | More by AndrewIronfist

weonfire

Kentucky

4.2/5  rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

A - Brown almost a deep burgundy, light cream finger thick head, dissipates after a few moments, completely opaque

S - Carmel, chocolate, raspberry, aged fruit, rum

T - initial: Sweet aged fruit- really complex flavors, chocolate, carmel. finish: a hint of booze, almost a roast, fruit/carmel is a linger-er

M - Full, thick, creamy, velvet, silky - amazing.

O - This is really really good. Sweet aged fruit, complex flavors. Mouth is Rochefort-like, do wish there was a stronger nose. Flavors are really nice but slightly mellow. 10.5ABV is hidden so well. One of the best non-trappist Quads I've ever had.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 03:23:26 | More by weonfire

4ster

Quebec (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Poured into a Tulip. Bottled Feb 2013.

A: Medium brown, hazy with amber undertones, light, bright white head on pour disappearing to a few bubbles around the edge, and lacing on top.

S: Dark red fruit (plum, dark cherries), yeasty and some sweet spice.

T: Black slightly sour cherries, plums again, burnt sugar/caramel malts in the middle, then finishing with a bit of spice, funky Belgium yeasts, and alcohol...

M: Bright and sparkling with med carbonation, sticky on the finish. Pretty refreshing and overall well balanced in the flavours, except a the body is a bit boozy.

O: DDC says this is ideal with at least 6 months of age on it, so consider this a "fresh" review... I would say this is a quite nice quad for a beer out of Belgium. Nice flavours, interesting yeast profile, just not quite as refined as the 400+ year old Belgium's :P ... Overall, not the most complex, perhaps a bit sweet, but still worth snagging if you happen to feel like a triple during its once a year release or ones kicking around in your basement.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 01:53:30 | More by 4ster

clayrock81

Virginia

3.84/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Poured a thick almost brownish body with minimal head on top of a heavy aroma that seemed to have some sugary malts along with touches of dark and tropical fruits as well as the typcial orange/citrusy yeast strain I find in these beers as well as a touch of medicalness/booze. Beer is more of the same as it is thick and full and definitely a sipper. A very good beer, I just found, for me at least, while there are strong notes of sweetness and breadiness (yeastiness) that make it sweet and go down easy and balance the hops and something akin to dark fruits like cherries or figs, the ABV gets into the beer a little and as my b eer warmed the alcohol took over and somewhat muted the rest of the beer's flavor profile. A nice beer and I would recommend it but just not my favorite of style.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 15:24:46 | More by clayrock81

warnerry

Michigan

4/5  rDev +1.8%

04-06-2013 02:42:01 | More by warnerry

mendvicdog

Maryland

4/5  rDev +1.8%

04-06-2013 00:44:21 | More by mendvicdog

Jayhoop

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

04-03-2013 16:14:16 | More by Jayhoop

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

04-01-2013 20:57:46 | More by Krakpoff

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: It has a nice hazy amber/brown color to it. It has a nice beige head that dies down moderately and leaves nice lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of Belgian yeast, dark fruit (raisins and cherries), caramel, brown sugar and a subtle spiciness.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has a some bready yeast, raisins, some cherries, caramel, brown sugar, cloves and a slight metallic aftertaste.

Mouthfeel: It has a medium carbonation with a nice overall balance and feel.

Drinkability: It's a very smooth drinkable beer accompanied with good flavors and aromas.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2013 20:43:13 | More by SebD

nquigley16

Massachusetts

3.98/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured into a "tulip style pint glass" from a 341 ml bottle. Bottled February 2013.

Appearance
Pours a beautiful red-brown. Dark copper brown with hints of dark red. One and a half fingers of thick light tan/white head. A very inviting Quad.

Aroma
Figs, strong dark malts, sugar, grapes, prunes, and a tiny hint of booze. Smells pretty nice, but not super complex. Also getting a little must.

Taste
Tastes very sweet, lots of nice maltiness and sugar, with a bunch of dark fruits coming through. Not a very prominent yeast profile. A bit of alcohol, but not very intense seeing as this beer is 10.5% ABV.

Mouthfeel
Very smooth with perfect carbonation levels. A little slippery as it goes down, and a little sticky afterwards. Nice and rich.

Overall- A really nice beer. Balanced, strong, delicious, enjoyable, and well made.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2013 22:27:35 | More by nquigley16

DannyBaldoni

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +1.8%

03-15-2013 00:39:14 | More by DannyBaldoni

Apathetiq

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.8%

03-11-2013 02:58:52 | More by Apathetiq

ihmurria

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

03-04-2013 20:58:54 | More by ihmurria