Péché Mortel - Bourbon
Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!

 

Brownish black stout pour with a tan head. After waiting years to try this I actually found I prefer the non-ba version! Ah yes, sometimes the chase is more thrilling than the catch. Not that this is bad, far from it! Barrel is a gentle complimentary partner to the coffee and chocolate forward profile, but as such the maltwork is not allow to show off the roasty complexity as much as the original. Thought nose gave more complexity with barrel and base interaction with some warm caramel and wood aromas. Feel is warm, roasty, medium bodied, smooth and has good percolation

 

 

2021 on tap in 2023:
Lovely pour at cellar temp, loads of head and lacing. Nearly overwhelming dark roast malt and coffee aroma, with bourbon barrel skipping to tertiary (it is 2 years old). I noticed it more in the aroma over time, it never much in the taste - maybe a hint in the late linger. The roast/coffee definitely comes through, though.

on draft

black in color, thin tan colored head. Huge bourbon aroma. Oak and vanilla is prominent overtop the coffee and dark chocolate flavors of the base beer. A little boozy in the finish. Super smooth feel

 

Bottled 2021-01-05, so close to two years of age on this - stored at cellar temp 60F.
Pours a clear black with thin brown head.
Aroma has notes of dark chocolate, dark fruit, coffee and bourbon.
Tastes more of bittersweet dark chocolate now, but not without a good bit of coffee, touch of vanilla; moderate bitterness and a hint of bourbon.
Medium full mouthfeel with brisk-ish carbonation - creamy and smooth - very nice.

 

 

 

 

 

Okay beer - not unbelievable.

Chestnut-black with a thin, mocha-colored that leaves great lacing.

Dark roasted coffee and chocolate-covered espresso beans in the nose. Maybe a hint of vanilla.

Strong dark coffee in the taste, with a powerful roastiness approaching char. Some chocolate and distant plum behind. Just a peck of umami. The barrel adds maybe a hint of vanilla and a little smoothness to the coffee, but it’s relatively light in comparison. Lingering espresso bean bitterness in the aftertaste.

Medium to full bodied, lightly creamy, with soft, tight carbonation.

An absolute treat. The barrel adds a softness to the beer, without sacrificing any of the intense coffee flavor or RIS base of the original.

 

Poured into a Fremont small snifter. Pours a very dark mahogany brown, appearing nearly opaque black in the glass with a quarter finger khaki head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma of dark toasted malt, coffee, bakers chocolate and mild bourbon. Taste is dark toasted malt, drip coffee, bakers chocolate and a hint of bourbon I might have missed if I wasn't looking for it. Coffee, chocolate and a bit more whiskey in the finish. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess. This one reminds me more of the original base version (although it's been a while). Solid chocolate and coffee notes, but just a touch if barrel bourbon, which tastes more like a whiskey without the fruitiness of bourbon. Rich and flavorful coffee stout. Hope to see more from this brewery in our area again.

Received from @coronaeus. On the pour, there's a nice reddish hue that transforms to a fully opaque, deep, deep brown once in the glass. A slow pour from height resulted in a finger + of fairly dense, beautiful dark khaki head with good retention. Lacing and legs both excellent. Overall, a very attractive beer.

Aroma is wonderful. Right off the bat it's rich and boozy. I tend to like vanilla, both aromatically and on the taste buds, and I definite get it on the nose here, even more than any chocolate or barrel. The aromas work well together, and the overall combo of the beer's appearance and aroma, combined with its reputation has me very much looking forward to my first taste.

.....which did not disappoint. The flavor profile does not follow the nose in my opinion. The roast, barrel and coffee are all much more up front with the sweetness from the nose only showing up on the finish to nicely balance things out. There's an interesting depth to this beer that I'm having trouble placing, but whatever it is, it's really freaking good. Long, long finish that really evolves. Medium bodied.

Overall, this is an excellent beer worthy of its reputation.

Pours black. Love the aroma- a perfect balance of bourbon and maltiness with dark chocolate & just enough coffee. Tastes much more like a coffee stout than the regular version which felt like i was merely having a cup of coffee. Taste does follow the nose but add some vanilla and smokiness. Mouthfeel still a bit thin for my preference but works better with a better taste (as compared to regular version). Outstanding stout.

From 2019, 9.5% abv. This is a near black color where no light passes. Minor head which leaves nearly no spots.

Strong raisin sweetness with a boozy nose. Very much like a barley wine.

Darker malt start -- a bit of coffee, a bit of dark chocolate. The alcohol is next and very strong. Rich body and lowly carbonated. The finish brings back the sweeter raisins and the aftertaste is similar brandy.

Happy to find this on the shelves at CBC Belmont after wanting to try it for many years. Thick, mocha-like appearance with a chocolatey, espresso, roasty aroma. Flavors are chocolate malt and herbal hop forward, with a decent amount of oaky spiciness from the bourbon barrel and a hint of bourbon itself. Almost tastes more like a rye barrel because of the spiciness. Fluffy, velvety mouthfeel is the high point

83/100

 

Clean coffee, chewy, dry, light oxidation, leather, char, wood.

Received via LIF associated with NBS BIF #15 (Or was it 14?) from @Coronaeus.
Poured oil black with very little mocha colored head which managed to stay much of the drink.
The aroma, even to my damaged nose, was bourbon and coffee and buckets of rich malty scents. That doesn't happen for me often!
The taste followed, bourbon was definitely in charge but allowed plenty of space for the base stout and the other flavors to come out and play. Lots of coffee, cocoa, a little vanilla maybe and just rich, deep malty goodness.
Feel was good, albeit a little less lively than expected, it still went down too easily.
OA, this is a really fine BBA stout. Nice it comes in a responsibly sized bottle as I could easily have downed a bomber of this.
Thank you Peter!

Pours a dark, opaque, shiny black color. Two finger velvety mocha colored head forms on the beer. The head lingers a moment, then steadily dissipates leaving a thin partial layer of foam on top of the beer. Aroma is dominated by this lovely fresh coffee smell. Underneath that are notes of vanilla, chocolate, bourbon, oak and a touch of booziness.

Taste follows the nose with notes of coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, oak, a touch of smokiness, and some piney hops on the back end. Moderate amount of bitterness on the finish comes from the roast and the hops. Feel is medium bodied, smooth, silky. Moderate, but slightly prickly carbonation. Dry finish.

Overall this is a delicious beer - I have to say it is not quite as good as the regular version, but still an outstanding beer.

2022-03-06
12oz bottle served in a footed pilsner glass. Bottled on 2021-01-05. Received from @Coronaeus in a LIF associated with NBS BIF #14.

Pours dark brown/black with a smallish head that fades to basically nothing. Smell is a TON of chocolate, a little boozy, definitely some bourbon / vanilla.

Taste is much more subtle chocolate with a stronger dark roast flavor, maybe a bit of anise. Booze is way more present.

Mouthfeel is thinner than I expected (but not thin by any stretch). Overall, this is really nice.

Pours black with two fingers of frothy caramel colored foam. Aroma is roasty and toasty malts out front with hearty nutty, earthy, and bready notes underneath. Coffee is present, but not forward, with a sly bourbon and char finish. Fragments of chocolate and toffee pop through, but never retain the spotlight. The whole flavor profile leads with malts, coffee and bourbon being after thoughts. That bourbon finish really starts to amplify as the beer warms. Flavor profile is roasty, toasty, nutty, and earthy malts with coffee afterwards. Coffee is better centered in the spotlight here than in the aroma. After the mild acidity via coffee trails off, bourbon and light char sweep into the picture, bringing a thunderous storm cloud to the mix. Chocolate and toffee add some sweet characteristics to the flavor profile. Mouth feel is thick with a consistently creamy and velvety texture throughout. It's unrelenting in texture, delivering that consistent, tightly woven, fuzzy nep throughout. Overall, a hearty stout that packs in coffee with swelling bourbon heat to wash it away. It tastes something like an alcoholic's breath mid-morning - loaded with coffee and bourbon - but not in a bad way.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 341mL bottle.

 

 

Pure black body, pours thick, minimal carbonation barely forming a cocoa head, with low retention.
The intoxicating aroma is super rich chocolate, accompanied by dark coffee, and dried fruit, overripe banana, vanilla.
Damn. Wow. Incredible, luxurious, velvety liquid dark chocolate, rich in flavour, paired with distinct dark roast coffee that is richly bitter, not acidic; bold flavour yet comforting feel, not syrupy or sugary sweet, surprisingly dry finish; like drinking chocolate fudge coffee cake; the roast coffee notes linger through the finish, providing balance to the richness; low carbonation and full body; whispers of bourbon fruitiness - dark cherry - and molasses.

Just incredible. A gift to drink, pure luxury without over embellishment, wonderfully balanced.

I tried this one immediately after trying the regular Peche Mortel. Gonna copy paste some of the info from my first review since the look for example is the exact same.
Looks like any other deep black imperial stout does. Beautiful black in colour with small brown head, leaves some lacing. I will say this one has a slightly darker head than the non barrel aged.
Smells like roasted malt with some subtle dark roast coffee. Very inviting. Oh and don't forget the barrel! I smell some bourbon barrel in this one for sure. Slight oak.
The taste of this beer is even better than the normal version. Nice roasted malt, caramel malt, coffee, and some vanilla maybe in the back. Some chocolate notes and brown sugar are present as well and it's all very well balanced. Oak and Bourbon are present. The barrel makes it so the alcohol is actually noticeable in this one, unlike the original. The barrel adds nice complexity and enhances the malt character here. Beautiful. I didn't notice any of the fruit notes other people have reported.
The mouthfeel was quite pleasant and full bodied. Doesn't coat the mouth but has that medium-full body with light-medium carbonation. The carbonation felt a little bit lower than the non barrel aged but I might just be insane who knows.
Overall at like $20 for 4 bottles this beer is very very good. I massively recommend that anyone with access to this beer tries it. It's seriously amazing and one of the best Canada has to offer.

 

 

 

341 mL Bottle. ABV 9.5%.
Appearance: black, one and a half fingers of dark mocha creamy head, great retention, Slight lacing,
Aroma: dark chocolate, milky chocolate, coffee, bourbon, vanilla, caramel, dark bread, caramel, cream, licorice, dark pitted fruit, leather, molasses, slight coconut,
Mouthfeel: medium-full body, creamy, slightly chewy,
Flavour: bourbon, roasted coffee, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, caramel, licorice, leather,
Overall:

 

Have this on tap in Toronto. Really nice.

★★★★½
Une autre année, un autre délice.
J'avais dégusté cette bière à la même période l'an passé, mais à cette époque lointaine, nous n'étions pas confinés à la maison en pleine éclosion du coronavirus. L'édition de cette année est tout aussi succulente que celle de l'année dernière. J'en veux encore et encore.