Dernière Volonté - Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel

Kacid

California

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: hazy honey yellow, strong bubbles and a thick lacy 2 finger head, head that lasted medium long and resided into a thick lacing. delicious
Nose:sweet white winey yeast, floral, spicy, honey very sweet sweet refreshing honey
Taste: spicey, strong carbonation, honey and flora aromas,
Sharp medium strong hop bitters ness that fades quickly. The esters really open up as this beer warms; it a acquires spicy lemon. That sweet malty honey backbone (crystal malt) truly makes this beer so complex and aromatic and refreshing; as it warms it a quires a peppery aftertaste, also it acquires a stronger orange
Having had the red wine aged just previous to this one earlier today cant tell how this was seen to be a perfect candidate for souring/innoculation in barrel and aging in oak, more so red wine. Has light vinous and dry notes,. The dry hop bitterness is definitely what gave a backbone to the other
It definitely was a good choice to age in red and not white wine oak barrels. The sharp contrast is just fitting enough to pair well with this.
Overal: this beer is amazing, so wonderful and complex. To be honest it is amongst the first belgian pale that i've liked so incredibly much. Outside of orval, duvet and delirium tremens, unibroue don de diueu and fin du monde i have not found belgians i truly like. This one is unique because it is such low alcohol and so refreshingly light. This beer is truly worth the high score on BA.
Would be interesting to somehow add some tart lemony notes to this. Is it possible to sour this with some bret/lacto (and optional add lemon)

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2012 08:19:10 | More by Kacid

Kmat10

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

05-20-2013 04:56:07 | More by Kmat10

ADTaber

South Carolina

4/5  rDev 0%

05-13-2013 23:40:49 | More by ADTaber

Texasfan549

Texas

4/5  rDev 0%

05-11-2013 03:09:36 | More by Texasfan549

Janeinma

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

05-02-2013 01:11:02 | More by Janeinma

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

04-17-2013 14:10:44 | More by Whatup14

kelvarnsen

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

04-14-2013 02:40:10 | More by kelvarnsen

MWMBeerguy

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

04-12-2013 23:35:19 | More by MWMBeerguy

TimHitchings

New Jersey

4/5  rDev 0%

04-06-2013 23:24:04 | More by TimHitchings

eduardolinhalis

Switzerland

4.23/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

341ml bottle served in a tulip glass.

Reviewing it while bottling my 4th home-made IPA :)

A: Beautiful bottle art, Dieu du Ciel trademark. Pours a hazy bright orange color forming a creamy and compact beige head. Great retention and lots of lingering and molasses lacings left in the glass

S: Absolutely belgian in the nose :). Sweet malts, candy sugar, spices, flowery hops and earthy yeasts. Notes of honey, dark fruits, cinnamon and cloves

T: Follow the nose. Sweet, fruity and spicy upfront. Notes of candy sugar, caramel malts, cinnamon, cloves, honey, earthy yeasts, peaches, white bread. Complex. Delicious. Finish is slightly hoppy bitter

M: Creamy molasses body. Medium carbonation. Sweet and spicy aftertaste

O: Very drinkable. It's not at all a Belgian IPA but a Belgian Strong Ale. Great beer which is no surprise considering the brewery

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 20:36:56 | More by eduardolinhalis

nquigley16

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

04-06-2013 03:23:40 | More by nquigley16

Giggy

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

04-04-2013 18:50:00 | More by Giggy

Jayhoop

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

04-04-2013 12:40:34 | More by Jayhoop

Krakpoff

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

04-01-2013 20:55:23 | More by Krakpoff

ummswimmin

New Jersey

4/5  rDev 0%

03-29-2013 18:21:19 | More by ummswimmin

jmdr

Alberta (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

03-21-2013 03:25:28 | More by jmdr

harpus

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

03-20-2013 17:28:12 | More by harpus

pkalix

California

4.38/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

hazy, typical bright orange-y-yellow with a little creamy head on top. head disappeared for the most part but leaves a cling-y, sticky lace-y foam down the sides... very nice.
smell is floral, hop-py, and some citrus.... kind of belgium-y; it's what it tries to be, right?
taste is citrus-y up front with a slight hop bitterness on the way down. lots of citrus, in fact; i can taste the orange and lemon distinctly, mixed in with the hops.
overall, it's another wanna-be belgium from canada, just like the unibroue line up. still decent, but more rich and sweet than i prefer. also, the american wanna-be belgiums are catching up and putting our some really good brews, so the canadian wanna-be's have some competition.... but overall it's a decent product. just not my favorite, and i prefer the real belgiums...

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 01:38:16 | More by pkalix

goalie35

Alberta (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

03-10-2013 18:38:52 | More by goalie35

ihmurria

Saskatchewan (Canada)

2/5  rDev -50%

03-04-2013 21:05:43 | More by ihmurria

ThickNStout

Georgia

3.1/5  rDev -22.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

341mL (11.5oz) bottle from La Duchesse D'Aiguillon (Quebec City). 2.39. I'm not sure what to make of the notched 6&2. Served in a Southern Tier snifter.

Pours hazy straw yellow with two fluffy fingers of near white head. Lots of lace.

Smells of floral hops, funky yeast and mildly earthy.

That sharp, funky, spicy yeast pretty much dominates the taste. Other flavors include earthy floral hops, hay, dried grass, pepper and lemon. Strange.

Medium bodied with a huge dose of carbonation. Long yeasty lemon pepper finish.

Just when I start thinking that I might enjoy Belgian IPAs, this pops up and I have to take a step back. It wasn't bad per se but it didn't have what I was hoping for.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 05:43:35 | More by ThickNStout

CanuckRover

Ontario (Canada)

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

Pours a cloudy straw-gold. Champagne head, good retention. Well defined lacings to the finish.

Definitely Belgian on the nose. Big spicy yeast, dusty cloves.

Yeast is the star of this show. Spices, cloves again, mingling with light fruit, pear being the standout. Citrus flavour pop through eventually, but I find the yeast chews them up and spits them out. Not that that's a horrible thing, it's a nice Belgian pale.

A great complex Belgian pale, but I kind of struggle to find the "I" part of that. Belgian base is a bit too bold for the hops. Funny that. Still a great drink though.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 22:18:25 | More by CanuckRover

Noyt

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

02-22-2013 14:06:55 | More by Noyt

GoHabsGo

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

02-16-2013 22:15:42 | More by GoHabsGo

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev 0%

02-14-2013 22:11:32 | More by DaPan