The brewery says: "Péché Mortel (French for "Mortal Sin") is an
intensely black and dense beer with very pronounced roasted flavours.
Fair trade coffee is infused during the brewing process, intensifying
the bitterness of the beer and giving it a powerful coffee taste. Péché
mortel is brewed to be savored; we invite you to drink it in moderation.
This stout style, high in alcohol and bitterness in order to favour preservation, was historically brewed to support the long and arduous voyage necessary to export the beer from England to Russia. The word Imperial comes from the fact that the beer was specially brewed for the Russian tsar’s court."
Dieu Du Ciel is a microbrewery in Quebec, Canada. I honestly don't know what the range of their distribution is like here in the States, but I can say they are distributed by the Shelton Brothers, which means it's probably pretty limited to the east coast. The beer itself has been classified as an imperial stout, and it's 9.5% ABV.
Appearance: This is a great looking stout. It's pitch black, with a thick tan head that sticks around for awhile and then leaves some dense webbed lacing on the sides of the glass.
Smell: The coffee note is huge here, and along with the espresso flavor is a bit of leather, and char, all coming from the roasted malt.
Taste: The depth of scents in the beer are also present in the taste, even if the exact notes aren't replicated. Coffee is huge and at the forefromt, but less forward than that are also hints of what seem to me like nuttiness, coconut, and a bitterness that is so roasty that it almost approaches sourness.
Mouthfeel: It's actually lighter than I expect, but there is sufficient body here. It's creamy and smooth, with light carbonation and a dry finish.
Overall: This was really delicious. Even though I'm not a regular coffee drinker, I'm really liking coffee stouts, especially if they are balanced and also manage to present a range of other flavors. Péché Mortel has this going for it; the coffee is certainly dominant but not overpowering. I'll be happy if I get to continue drinking stouts of this caliber into the winter months!
4.5/5
This stout style, high in alcohol and bitterness in order to favour preservation, was historically brewed to support the long and arduous voyage necessary to export the beer from England to Russia. The word Imperial comes from the fact that the beer was specially brewed for the Russian tsar’s court."
Dieu Du Ciel is a microbrewery in Quebec, Canada. I honestly don't know what the range of their distribution is like here in the States, but I can say they are distributed by the Shelton Brothers, which means it's probably pretty limited to the east coast. The beer itself has been classified as an imperial stout, and it's 9.5% ABV.
Appearance: This is a great looking stout. It's pitch black, with a thick tan head that sticks around for awhile and then leaves some dense webbed lacing on the sides of the glass.
Smell: The coffee note is huge here, and along with the espresso flavor is a bit of leather, and char, all coming from the roasted malt.
Taste: The depth of scents in the beer are also present in the taste, even if the exact notes aren't replicated. Coffee is huge and at the forefromt, but less forward than that are also hints of what seem to me like nuttiness, coconut, and a bitterness that is so roasty that it almost approaches sourness.
Mouthfeel: It's actually lighter than I expect, but there is sufficient body here. It's creamy and smooth, with light carbonation and a dry finish.
Overall: This was really delicious. Even though I'm not a regular coffee drinker, I'm really liking coffee stouts, especially if they are balanced and also manage to present a range of other flavors. Péché Mortel has this going for it; the coffee is certainly dominant but not overpowering. I'll be happy if I get to continue drinking stouts of this caliber into the winter months!
4.5/5
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