Brasserie Dieu du Ciel ! (sic) Derniere Volonte Belgian-style India Pale Ale, 7% Alc./Vol. Brewed and bottled by Microbrasserie Dieu du Ciel, St.-Jerome, Quebec. Product of Canada.
It's been a bit since I had something from these guys. Looking forward to this one.
Appearance: hazed, pale golden coloring, lots of suspended yeast floating about, under a voluminous ivory head, leaving lace.
Aroma: Beautiful Belgian yeast notes, all the grace and light spicy/fruity notes of a Belgian pale ale or a triple, very nice. Slight citrus hints shining through, too.
Taste: Juicy fruit grabs the palate first, floods the tongue, with citric and piney hop notes popping out. Belgian ethereality (some call it bubblegum) emanates throughout. Light, bright and shiny. Lean-bodied, with a long, bittersweet finish.
Time to read the tiny print on the label. Getting glasses on…okay…"Derniere Volonte (French for "last will") is a mix of English and Belgian brewing traditions. Complex flavours of hop flowers and spicy, fruity esters from our Belgian yeast are perfectly balanced with the robust flavors and aromas of malt. The finish is commandeered by an assertive aroma from dry-hopping."
It's a distinctively Belgian-style take on the Belgian IPA, versus those America styled ones you get in America. And I like it. Good beer, you can drink it. (Though it isn't exactly cheap. Nothing good ever is.)
So, I went to BeerAdvocate and found that it's been around since 2004, and I wrote this in 2009:
Clouded amber color, with multiple floating fellers...smallish white head.
Clean,hoppy aroma...bright citrus notes jumping out, vibrant lemon and orange, with a hint of spice.Lovely.
Brisk carbonation...Spicy, hoppy blitz on the palate, buzzes along... medium bodied,long,hoppy finish...definite Belgian yeast character at work.
Good stuff here. I could drink it and drink it.
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