Resurrection - Brasserie Dieu Du Ciel

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Pours pitch black, thumb of mocha head with solid retention and solid sheeting lacing.

S - Nose is dominated by dark cocoa and espresso, raw coffe grinds and a milk chocolate finish.

T - The milk chocolate notes dominate, nice sweetness that balances nicely with dark cocoa malts, hints of vanilla and a touch of raw leather on the finish.

M - Medium bodied, smooth and a touch of dryness.

O - Another tasty brew at the DDC brew pub, loads of flavour and well worth seeking out. A brew that would be incredibly sessionable in a bottle, and certainly a treat to anyone who is lucky enough to get their hands on some.

Serving type: on-tap

01-29-2013 04:08:14 | More by andrenaline

nquigley16

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

05-04-2013 21:44:07 | More by nquigley16

rale

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -7.2%

01-06-2013 00:31:38 | More by rale

drmizuno

4.5/5  rDev +11.4%

01-01-2013 15:17:36 | More by drmizuno

cbutova

Massachusetts

3.8/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Notes from the brewpub last night. First beer of the night without Nitro.

A- Black porter poured into a mini 12oz glass. Nice mocha head forms with good size and retention, no need for the Nitro to boost apperance. Lace coats everything.

S- Cereal grains and roasty caramel malt feel, cocoa and coffee as well. That cereal grain note in DDC beer rules.

T- Has a very grainy and slight oxidized main flavor. Dark raisin cherry and dark cocoa powder round it off. Also coffee and roast barley with some earthy hops, brown sugar.

MF- Carbonated moderately and a foamy overall body. Cocoa bitters finish it out.

Grainy porter overall with a good fruit presence. Drinks quite easily.

Serving type: on-tap

02-21-2012 03:35:30 | More by cbutova

northyorksammy

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Enjoyed on tap at the brewpub. Massive head, one half inch is retained, and I did not pour it myself. Coffee aroma. I liked that it was understated coffee taste with a significant hopping. Perfect lace, very drinkable. Caramel, some chocolate malts, vanilla, great roast. No astringency.

Serving type: on-tap

02-17-2012 01:36:32 | More by northyorksammy

oakbluff

Manitoba (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at brewpub. Coal like appearance, nominal head. Aroma of espresso and dark chocloate. Fairly thin mouthfeel/body but with a full roasty taste that compensates for the thinness Decent hoppiness shines through and it finishes quite dry and bitter. Nice effort.

Serving type: on-tap

10-10-2007 21:28:29 | More by oakbluff

Goldorak

Quebec (Canada)

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

First time I've seen the porter offered on cask, sweet!

Appearance and smell are fairly similar to the tap version, except maybe the head that dies down to a quiet lacing a bit quicker.

Good coffee tartness, with hints of dark chocolate, was a bit smoother due to the lower carbonation, but, for a rare occasion...

*sacrilege* I think the regular on tap version better */sacrilege*

Serving type: cask

01-18-2005 21:28:53 | More by Goldorak

Rastacouere

Quebec (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev -11.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Black. Lasting light brown head. Light coffee in the nose, very roasty. A touch of lactic chocolate. Quite typical. Same lactic bite on the tongue. Nutty, milky, roasted chocolate. Light-medium body, rather creamy. A style that is tough to get for me at times.

Serving type: on-tap

09-20-2004 03:01:55 | More by Rastacouere

the42ndtourist

Ontario (Canada)

4.63/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

mmmm...

black with rusty tinges around the edge... A thick 1cm head. Wonderful roasty notes up front combine with some softer caramel, which fade to a more chocolate-like finish. It lingers with a combination of bittersweet malts and hops. This IS what a great porter should be.

Serving type: on-tap

09-19-2004 15:14:52 | More by the42ndtourist

francisweizen

Australia

4.78/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

One of the best Porters I have ever had! This awesome cask-conditioned porter was an opaque black colour with a little tan head. The aromas were of coffee and dark roasted malts. The taste was more of the same. The mouthfeel was super creamy and the drinkability was excellent!
An excellent porter from Dieu Du Ciel!
Is it better than C'est Whats coffee porter? Only time will tell...
Cheers!
-F

Serving type: cask

05-01-2003 10:59:31 | More by francisweizen

Andy

Massachusetts

4.33/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Perhaps the best beer produced at this Montreal brewpub.
A big dark malt flavor and residual sweetness, with a slight hop bite at the end to balance it all out. Though the flavor is big, the brew is evenly bodied and not overwhelming.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2002 14:24:15 | More by Andy