Corne Du Diable - Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel

danieelol

Australia

4.2/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Pours a pretty dark copper/bronze colour. Head persistent, good lacing. 4.5

S: Wow. Unique nose for an IPA. Caramel malt is pretty prominent but there's a strong spicy floral hoppiness coming through (rather like Murrays Icon, but with some elaborate perfumes in the background). Also some definite citrus hops. It starts to smell like a herbed beer because I get these delicious gingernut cookie/gingerbread flavours breaking through. Like a sweet spiced chocolate biscuit. 4.5

T: Spice persists in the taste, taking on an almost orange blossom or orange semolina cake flavour. Finishes with pronounced bitterness. 4.5

M: The mouthfeel doesn't impress me as much. Could it perhaps use more carbonation? Seems a bit thin I guess. 3.5

O: Good stuff, whatever the combination of malts/hops used, they've created a truly unique flavour. Pricy beer but worth a try for the novelty and elegance, as with most Dieu Du Ciel beers. This is definitely a well balanced but delicious IPA. 3.5

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2011 04:43:05 | More by danieelol

ADTaber

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-13-2013 23:40:31 | More by ADTaber

HarmonMW

Michigan

3/5  rDev -19.6%

05-12-2013 00:56:23 | More by HarmonMW

BigBry

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-11-2013 03:32:17 | More by BigBry

Caudalie

Quebec (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -33%

05-10-2013 20:17:31 | More by Caudalie

BuffaloBill12

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-10-2013 01:16:07 | More by BuffaloBill12

PicoPapa

Connecticut

3.71/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

341mL bottle purchased in Montreal. Pours a medium brown color with almost no head. Some lacing. The aroma is earthy with spicy hops, caramel, malts with floral hints. The taste is earthy with spicy and floral hops. Caramel sweetness with some bread. Floral bitterness at the finish. More malt flavor than most American Ipas. Light mouthfeel. Drinkable with a small alcohol presence. Overall, decent.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 17:00:27 | More by PicoPapa

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

05-09-2013 01:44:41 | More by Krakpoff

beernads

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

05-08-2013 07:43:05 | More by beernads

djmichaelk

Florida

2/5  rDev -46.4%

05-08-2013 05:46:38 | More by djmichaelk

eriknordlund

Sweden

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-06-2013 19:14:52 | More by eriknordlund

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

04-28-2013 22:06:39 | More by spycow

roundthewaygirls

Virginia

3.76/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

poured into a tumbler

A: hazy, burnt sienna/dark orange when held to the light. no head. moderate lacing. very murky. not the prettiest of beers, but that don't mean a thang.

S: caramel, sticky molasses on the bottom. malty. subdued hop presence. surprising because of the supposed dry-hopping.

T: floral hops right up front. gives the illusion you are drinking tea. the tea feel lingers until after the finish. very effective and intense dry-hopping. after the sharp bitterness, there's notes of caramel. the taste is not as sweet as the smell.

M: light to medium bodied. not particularly carbonated. dry.

O: very unique brew. definitely showcases the dry hopping. the floral hops and the tea qualities are predominant. unassuming yet well-balanced.

Serving type: bottle

04-28-2013 03:41:32 | More by roundthewaygirls

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-17-2013 14:10:23 | More by Whatup14

Dbrag

Maine

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

04-11-2013 22:38:43 | More by Dbrag

rale

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-10-2013 02:31:07 | More by rale

Odri

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +7.2%

04-10-2013 02:30:57 | More by Odri

fredmugs

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -26.3%

04-05-2013 21:31:54 | More by fredmugs

cbnz

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +7.2%

03-30-2013 15:29:43 | More by cbnz

THECPJ

Delaware

3/5  rDev -19.6%

03-26-2013 16:19:30 | More by THECPJ

Fatehunter

Oregon

3.76/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Poured a half finger of head on a hazy, deep red colored body.
The aroma is a rich caramel and barnyard smell.
The taste is pretty malty with just a moderate lemon bitterness and finishes with a spicy hot note. Quite interesting and good.
The texture is crisper with moderate carbonation.
I think it drinks like a hoppy red ale.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 01:24:49 | More by Fatehunter

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

03-23-2013 15:57:39 | More by timiskin

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

4.53/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

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 clear color forming a medium, creamy and beige head. Medium to low retention and lots of lacings left

S: Very sweet caramel in the nose. Candy sugar and flowery and pine hops. Fruity with notes of pineapple and grapefruit

T: Follows the nose. A slightly sweet upfront with strong notes of caramel malts and toffee. Nice yeasts which are somehow, a bit Belgian. Hoppy bitterness is, however, quite stingy and dry. Good bitterness. Again, an American IPA with a little touch of Belgian IPA

M: Absolutely smooth in the mouth, a strong quality of Dieu du Ciel. Medium body and carbonation with a persistent caramel malts and piny hoppy aftertaste

O: Excellent drinkability. Great American/Belgian/Canadian IPA :)

Serving type: bottle

03-23-2013 12:44:02 | More by eduardolinhalis

harpus

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

03-20-2013 17:27:08 | More by harpus

jlindsey

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

03-20-2013 02:05:32 | More by jlindsey