Le Petit Détour
Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!

 

 

 

From Labirratorium. In Teku glass. Playing Avernum 2. Lots of refreshing citrusy notes, citra-like, with the abv very well hiding. Dangerously drinkable. Reminds me a duvel tripel hop (citra version) with a lower abv

 

 

Duplicate..
What a head!
Great clear straw coloured head. Mounds of frothy head!
The citra shines through. Nice bitterness with a saison finish.
Really nice beer overall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

341ml bottle poured into tulip 16/6/2016

A hazy bright yellow with a couple slow streams feeding a well sustained finger of loose soapy foam that leaves lots of random lace

S big tropical nose one this one, mango, passion fruit, pineapple, tangerine, maybe some melon, a little pine lots of spicy yeast, citrus popping up here and there, I'm digging it

T more spicy Belgian yeast and a little less fresh tropical flesh, more pine, lemon rind comes out, tastes great but the nose was even better

M lighter then expected, bubbles fluff it up, mild bitter bite, a little grit inside and slightly sticky on the lips, yeasty citrus linger

O I've already put back the bottle at this point and I've been typing fairly fast, great nose and very drinkable for the strength, I'll be buying more of this for sure

Yet another winner from DDC, lots of hops with the yeast working well, plenty going on and drinking super fresh at the moment

341ml bottle - with some nice rustic countryside pub imagery depicted on the label.

This beer pours a hazy, pale golden yellow colour, with three fat fingers of puffy, rocky, and somewhat chunky off-white head, which leaves some sudsy dissipating cloud lace around the glass as it quickly blows off.

It smells of mildly dank pine resin, edgy yeast, some lemon, orange, and pineapple fruitiness, gritty and grainy pale and wheat malt, and further leafy, weedy, and floral green hop bitters. The taste is bready and doughy pale malt, a lesser wheaten cereal sweetness, mixed domestic and tropical fruity esters (lemon, lime, and papaya standing out), peppery yeast, and more leafy, herbal, and slightly perfumed floral hoppiness.

The carbonation is fairy steady in its supportive and sometimes probing frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and more or less smooth, just a wee yeasty intransigence trying to spoil the fun. It finishes off-dry, the tropical fruitiness really showing some legs, alongside its lingering malt chaperone.

Overall, Petit Détour is a well-made Belgian IPA, with the typical yeasty character kept mostly in check, while the sexy new age hops run amok in their varied fruity manifestations. Easy to put back, and not too strong in the wowee sauce department - almost a sessionable example of the style - c'est what?

Nice nose on this one - Lemon and pineapple scents with a distinct note of Belgian yeast. The hops blend really nicely with the yeast. Flavour is a slight step down, but still very good. The citra hops bring lots of tropical fruit, the yeast is in a strong supporting role with other fruity flavours bubbling up, some sweet sugary flavours are present but the finish is slightly bitter. Very nice - the only detractor for me is that the carbonation is a tad more lively than I would like. I am a big fan of l'Herb a Detourne and this is a great supplement to that beer.