Paienne - Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel

Wordslinger

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -17.6%

05-06-2012 08:17:52 | More by Wordslinger

NightINgale

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +3%

05-10-2013 01:03:11 | More by NightINgale

ssmack

Ontario (Canada)

4.18/5  rDev +14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

A creamy, hazy golden sunshine. A thin white head with no lacing.

Aroma of biscuit with pepper.

A complex taste that is oaky, grassy and peppery. A rich maltiness integrated with the bitterness of the hops.

A slightly chaulky and oil feel but smooth and rich.

Very flavourful for a blonde ale. Smooth and drinkable

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 01:17:05 | More by ssmack

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: It has a nice cloudy golden/yellow color to it. It has a thin white head that dies down somewhat fast and leaves some lacing.

Smell: The aromas definitely give out hints of bready and buscuity malts, crackers, some citrus, grains and some honey.

Taste: Like the aromas, it has a some sweet bready malts, crackers, honey, light citrus and some graininess.

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

04-03-2013 00:07:45 | More by SebD

juliendesrochers

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

03-31-2013 01:53:33 | More by juliendesrochers

nquigley16

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +9.9%

02-16-2013 00:32:26 | More by nquigley16

KalanM

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.9%

11-29-2012 00:00:27 | More by KalanM

kbrown

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +3%

11-09-2012 02:23:37 | More by kbrown

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

09-13-2012 20:58:39 | More by Molson2000

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.83/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy golden yellow with a nice looking bone white head that shows great retention and lace. The aroma off of this is kind of funky, like play doh or something like that. Sweet honey and bread mixed with a a hop cone or two. The flavor is light sweet and refreshing. Light sweet malts with a hint of honey and light sugar as well as some hops if I squint a bit. Medium to light body with a moderate level of carbonation and a sweet slick mouthfeel.
Nice approachable blond ale that's easy to drink. Luckily the offensive odor seemed to go away the longer the glass was sitting.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 23:45:08 | More by johnnnniee

papat444

Quebec (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a 341ml. bottle, bottled 04/12.

Appearance: A hazy, dirty blonde body with a thick bumpy white head that clings all around.

Smell: Nice aroma of citrus fruit, notably papaya, lemon and mineral overtones.

Taste: Sharp spices, mineral salt and finishes with a good dose if citrus fruit. Biscuity a bit.

Mouthfeel: Creamy, low carbonation and easy to drink with a bitterness that tags along at the end. Finish not as strong as start.

Overall: Proof that DDC can brew quality beers within an average style. When fresh, very refreshing.

Serving type: bottle

06-28-2012 18:07:41 | More by papat444

CliffBrake

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +9.9%

06-14-2012 22:37:12 | More by CliffBrake

kwjd

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

06-05-2012 04:17:36 | More by kwjd

djcreepshow

Nova Scotia (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -10.7%

05-13-2012 05:15:33 | More by djcreepshow

Mattgruv

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-13-2012 23:00:51 | More by Mattgruv

fostachild

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

04-07-2012 19:30:24 | More by fostachild

cbutova

Massachusetts

3.93/5  rDev +8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A- Hazy golden yellow ale poured into a pint glass. A small white head forms but only retains for a bit. Chunks of various sizes float around the glass and suspend there. Bubbly cloud remains keeping the beer from looking like juice. Some webs of lace but not a ton.

S- Nose consisting of yeast spices, bread, citrus hints and light cracker/biscuit malts.

T- Builds on the aroma a lot here. The yeast seems to contribute a nice spice, bread and reminds me of lighter Belgian and German styles, slight banana, raisin and clove. Standard light malt sweetness and grainy cracker feel. Hops are minimal but I get a more Euro feel, like grass, spice and earthy notes.

MF- Creamy light bodied ale. The carbonation is high but smooth at the same time. Light bitterness finishes it all off. A nice body for a Blonde Ale.

A lighter ale but a good one. It has a nice creamy body and satisfying flavors.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2012 18:03:47 | More by cbutova

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle from Sammy, thanks. 341ml into a tulip, a bit dated perhaps, notched at April 2011.

Hazy golden yellow, with a nice big white head. Good lacing and an ok amount of retention. Simple on the nose, light hops, perhaps faded providing a lightly spicy and grassy note. Bready and crackery malts, light sourdough bread. Fairly dry. Taste is about the same, light dryness and sourdough bread, touch of butter, gentle complimentary hopping and a light grassy bitterness in the finish. Fairly light body, gentle carbonation and superbly easy drinking. A fantastic blonde ale, something I could several pints of.

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2012 04:44:27 | More by liamt07

tonyf55

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.9%

01-24-2012 03:12:21 | More by tonyf55

LGF

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -3.8%

01-17-2012 03:37:02 | More by LGF

Converge

Alberta (Canada)

4.43/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

341ml bottle poured into a 16oz tulip.

A - About a finger-and-a-half of frothy, snow-white head. The beer is a bright golden-straw color with a touch of haze in it.Good head retention with some fine lacing. Also, I appreciate the effort put into the label art for Dieu Du Ciel, but I just don't really care for it. I much prefer the work on Unibroue or Microbrasserie Charlevoix bottles. Of course, this is still miles ahead of the average macro-brew labels out there.

S - Lots of sweet peaches, golden honey, and muskmelon. Lots of light fruits float around amongst the sweet honey and malt. Light wheat-like backbone. It's got a slight funk to it as well, but it doesn't get in the way of the sweet fruitiness and honey-dipped aroma.

T - Lots of sweet fruits and honey, with some sweet pilsner malt and light floral hops lingering in the finish. A touch of barnyard funk with some hay coming through as well. The slight bitterness in the finish sort of surprised me, but it helps balance the sweeter flavors upfront. The aftertaste is just an excellent lingering honey sweetness.

M - Fairly light body, with moderate carbonation done quite well. It could use a touch more liveliness in this department to make up for the slight (and I mean slight) lack of sweetness coming to fruition. Either way, it's got a nice refreshing feel to it that adds to the drinkability.

D - This ale won't deliver mind boggling complexity or huge flavors teetering on abrasive, it's just a great blonde ale with a well rounded and delicious flavor profile. Overall this is just an exceptionally drinkable beer that really hits the spot. It might be the coldest night of the year outside right now, but inside with this beer I can already see the summertime sunshine.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2012 01:29:55 | More by Converge

nickfl

Florida

4.43/5  rDev +21.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

A - Poured with one finger of white foam on a clear, golden body. The head settles quickly and leaves nice lace.

S - Malt, honey and light herbal hops.

T - Sweet pilsner malt up front. Some honey in the middle and herbal hops that work nicely with the malt in the finish. Light bitterness and just a hint of yeast.

M - Medium-thick body, moderate carbonation, and a somewhat sweet finish.

D - Very nicely done almost a pilsner but with just enough yeast character to distinguish it.

Serving type: on-tap

12-23-2011 22:45:28 | More by nickfl

kelvarnsen

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.9%

11-30-2011 16:59:56 | More by kelvarnsen

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.9%

11-20-2011 16:16:57 | More by oldp0rt

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Draft

Appearance - The beer pours a slight hazy yellow/amber colour with a fairly large white fizzy/frothy head. There is an average amount of carbonation, and there is some decent lacing. The head lasted for about 5 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Corn, honey, malts, light citrus

Taste & Mouth - The beer has an average amount of carbonation and I can taste corn/grains mixed with malts and light hops. There is also a but of a citrus flavour mixed with a honey sweetness. It kind of reminded me of some of the cream ales I've been drinking lately. It finishes with a slightly sweet grainy aftertaste.

Drink - I've had this from a bottle before, but it was much better fresh and on tap. It made for a great beer while sitting on DDC's patio on a warm day.

Serving type: on-tap

10-11-2011 19:34:36 | More by spinrsx