Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! Grande Noirceur

Grande Noirceur

 

Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.74
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 163
The Grande Noirceur is an intensely black and dense beer with pronounced roasted flavours. The bitterness is very imposing but is balanced by a malty-caramel taste. The alcohol content is quite high, but its presence remains discrete in this beer.
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: deep dark black in color with a one finger off white foamy head which slid off pretty quick and didn't leave any lace
Aroma: dark roasted malts, some roasty coffee tones, baker's chocolate; some milk chocolate, dark bread and a light woody spice
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas sweetly with a touch of that woody spice coming in for a sly balance; no aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper; some roasty grip on the tongue but nothijng distracting; finishes semi-dry and roasty
Overall: I say a nicely done imperial stout well worthy of returning to.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Feb 2026 at 18:16


4.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 16

A sinus-clearing heavy dark roasted coffee nose, a significant tan head on a dense black body. If you like your imperial stouts heavy on the dark roasted coffee end of the spectrum, this is your beer. Unsweetened cocoa and dark chocolate keep this stout on the dark end of the taste spectrum. Alcohol is present, but not out of place. End taste has a little balancing hops and biscuity malt. Maybe not Dieu du Ciel’s most refined Imperial stout, but a lovely addition to the fold.

Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2025 at 19:58


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottled. A dark pour and eventually a tan head forms. Very roasty, dark chocolate, bitterness and a hint of spice. Pretty good.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:09


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home, köszi Kini! Pours jet black wit brown head. It’s coffee, roasted notes, cocoa powder, some fruits all over with a touch of booze. Medium to heavy bodied with average to soft carbo. An oldschool RIS, and quite good at that.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:27


8.6
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at the brewpub.
Jet black pour, big mocha head. Huge aroma of roasted, burnt malts. Sme hops are present, but this is a big roasted malt, smoky, intense stout. Quite bitter, and there are notes of coffee and licorice. A wonderful roastiness grabs your throat and doesnt let go. Very nice!

Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:21


4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 15

Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso caffè, cioccolato, cuoio e tabacco. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera molto elevata e l'esistenza olfattiva è apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma color marrone scuro è destinato a vita breve. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana fine. Il colore è come l'inchiostro nero. Il corpo è strutturato ma duttile. L'amaro è pronunciato. La forza gustativa è molto elevata. La continuità gustativa è buona e lunga. Il gusto è piacevolissimo. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano di pericolosa beverinità. Il retrogusto è intenso. Al gusto vengono donati toni di caramello, miele, crosta di pane,cioccolato fondente, caffè, liquirizia, resina, agrumi, affumicato, frutta passita, uvetta bagnata nel rum, mandorla fresca e alcol presente.

Tried on 17 Feb 2025 at 11:40


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Very roasty and chalky aroma with coffee, espresso, tar, dark chocolate. Highly bitter, moderate to medium swee flavour. Body is above medium Light alcohol, very bitter and chalky Stout.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Feb 2025 at 14:29


7.6

LCI. Super roasty with lots of coffee, could have some more body to support.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Jan 2025 at 23:42


7

that's good. it's got some caramel notes. it's not bad. I don't see how it's tim's favourite but it's good.

Tried on 13 Dec 2024 at 18:26