Grande Noirceur
Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.79
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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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8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
0.341 l bottle from ’Saveur Bière’, bottled in October 2015. Pitch black with a thin, frothy, slowly diminishing, brown head. Sweetish-malty, slightly roasty aroma of cocoa, coffee powder and hazelnut. Sweet, roasty-malty taste of cocoa, hard roasted coffee, toasted nuts and licorice, followed by a medium long, rather roasty-bitter finish. Medium to full body, smooth and creamy mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Rather easy-drinking for an Imperial Stout, sweet and pleasant flavours, but perfectly balanced. Really good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2016
at 14:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
341 ml bottle, bottled on 2015-10-29, from Saveur Bière. Thanks to Werckmeister!
Pitch black body, with a medium, dense, lacing, dark coffee-colored head.
Aroma of coffee, tobacco, cocoa, dark chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla, some liquorice, some smoke.
Tastes of espresso, dark chocolate, tobacco, dark fruits, cocoa powder, liquorice, some vanilla, ash.
Full, cream mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes smooth, roasty, dry, medium bitter, with coffee, tobacco, liquorice, wood, subtle smoke.
Tasty. Strong, dense and complex, but also smooth at the same time. Really well balanced, with enough sweetness to balance the roasty-bitter notes. Wonderful Imperial Stout how I like it, while still not among my favourite style exmples.
Pitch black body, with a medium, dense, lacing, dark coffee-colored head.
Aroma of coffee, tobacco, cocoa, dark chocolate, dark fruits, vanilla, some liquorice, some smoke.
Tastes of espresso, dark chocolate, tobacco, dark fruits, cocoa powder, liquorice, some vanilla, ash.
Full, cream mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes smooth, roasty, dry, medium bitter, with coffee, tobacco, liquorice, wood, subtle smoke.
Tasty. Strong, dense and complex, but also smooth at the same time. Really well balanced, with enough sweetness to balance the roasty-bitter notes. Wonderful Imperial Stout how I like it, while still not among my favourite style exmples.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2016
at 16:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Black colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Chocolate, liquorice, roasted malt, coffee.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, liquorice, dried fruit, caramel.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Black colour with a tan head.
Aroma: Chocolate, liquorice, roasted malt, coffee.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Chocolate, liquorice, dried fruit, caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2016
at 14:31
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A black beer, a head is quite small and light brown. Aroma has sal liquirice, chocolate, some salt and meat. The great aroma. Taste is powerful. Salt liquirice, roastiness, coffee, herbal bitterness is quite strong. Medium+ bodied, smooth. The great and powerful beer, salt liquiricy.
Tried
on 14 May 2016
at 04:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
At a tasting, thanks, smallish creamy head, opaque very dark brown color, aroma of charred dark bread and some dark fruits, sweet dark chocolate with some charred notes, medium to light bitterness, a bit subdued. Nice.
Tried
on 01 May 2016
at 02:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Max’s place. Thanks Tom L. Black with a tan head. Aroma of charcoal, chocolate, some dark fruits, smoky note. Bittersweet roasty flavor with charcoal, some chocolate, a bit of smoke, a bit of dark fruits, a bit of soy sauce, and a bitter finish. Full-bodied. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2016
at 10:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
341ml Bottle - Black with a tan head. Liquorice, plain chocolate, roasted coffee and some smoky hints in the aroma. Smooth, luxurious and roasted taste with coffee, liquorice, plain chocolate and roasted malt detected. Some smoky notes are also in the taste but not as noticeable as the smoky notes in the aroma. Very easy to drink for a beer of this strength.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2016
at 14:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Flaska från SB. Holsvart, tjock vätska i princip helt utan skum. Fin stor doft med mycket kaffe, kaffelikör, kaffegodis, fudge. Bra balans i smakbilden, stor kropp med rostade smaker, måttlig sötma, alkoholvärme, tydlig beska, lätt brända smaker. Riktigt riktigt gott.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2016
at 14:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Systembolaget. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, roasted malt and coffee. Similar taste. Also some pepper and hints of caramel. The body was almost full.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2016
at 16:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Svart med fingeehøyt brunt skum. Luktet mørk sjokolade, tørkede frukter, fiken, brunt sukker og trevirke. Fyldig. Mørk sjokolade, salt lakris, og kaffebønner. Skarp lang alkohol i avslutningen.
Tried
on 14 Apr 2016
at 14:23