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Herbe à Détourne
Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
- From:
- Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- Tripel
Ranked #24 - ABV:
- 10.2%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #6,336 - Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 9.27%
- Reviews:
- 102
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 12, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 08, 2010
- Wants:
- 35
- Gots:
- 31
According to legend, Herbe à Détourne makes one lose their way should they happen upon it. This is an ale inspired by the Triples of Belgium with a new world spin by way of the American hop varieties employed. Citra hops are used unabashedly, presenting mango, cantaloupe and citrus essences, accompanied by a seriously hoppy and floral aroma.
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Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
3.99/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
11.5 fl. oz. bottle
Served in a perfect pint glass
Bottled 2022-11-22
This beer pours a golden hue with a chill haze. It is topped with several inches of beige head that leaves decent lacing.
Citrus aroma right away. It gives way to more traditional Belgian yeast esters. I get a little spiced pear.
Citrus hops followed by earthy Belgian esters. It's like IPA meets tripel, which I think, is exactly what they were going for.
Medium bodied with a syrupy, yet effervescent mouthfeel
I am a big Dieu du Ciel fan. I will try anything they put out. This is a good beer. It is not necessarily my favorite style, but I am glad I tried it.
Jun 23, 2023Served in a perfect pint glass
Bottled 2022-11-22
This beer pours a golden hue with a chill haze. It is topped with several inches of beige head that leaves decent lacing.
Citrus aroma right away. It gives way to more traditional Belgian yeast esters. I get a little spiced pear.
Citrus hops followed by earthy Belgian esters. It's like IPA meets tripel, which I think, is exactly what they were going for.
Medium bodied with a syrupy, yet effervescent mouthfeel
I am a big Dieu du Ciel fan. I will try anything they put out. This is a good beer. It is not necessarily my favorite style, but I am glad I tried it.
Reviewed by Brutaltruth from Ohio
4.17/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
From the 11.5 oz bottle in a snifter. This unique hybrid tripel pours a
chill hazed luminous orange marmalade with a nice head of white foam
that fades to a thick rock layer with very nice lacing. Nose of candy sugars,
honey sweet malts, melon, cracker, and citrus notes of mango and orange
zest with herbal notes. Flavors are solid with candy malt, herbal notes of
coriander, melon, orange zest, lemon zest, mango, light cracker, and spicy
hops. Mouth feel is medium, medium light carbonation, and a citrus and
candy sugar forward finish that is herbal and lightly dry.
Overall----unique.
A triple IPA meets a Belgian in a bar......hmmmm. Bad joke or good brew?
Cheers
May 27, 2023chill hazed luminous orange marmalade with a nice head of white foam
that fades to a thick rock layer with very nice lacing. Nose of candy sugars,
honey sweet malts, melon, cracker, and citrus notes of mango and orange
zest with herbal notes. Flavors are solid with candy malt, herbal notes of
coriander, melon, orange zest, lemon zest, mango, light cracker, and spicy
hops. Mouth feel is medium, medium light carbonation, and a citrus and
candy sugar forward finish that is herbal and lightly dry.
Overall----unique.
A triple IPA meets a Belgian in a bar......hmmmm. Bad joke or good brew?
Cheers
Reviewed by bobv from Vermont
4.44/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
11.5 ounce bottle packaged 2022-11-22.
Moderate pour yields a 1.5 inch white fluffy head over a golden body with sticky lacing.
Nose of citrus, melon, and an earthy floral aroma with spice present as well.
Taste of citrus and spice upfront with a sweetness of melon in the middle and finishing just a bit dry with spice. This is quite complex in the best way.
Feel is real nice and full with excellent carbonation.
Overall, here's another gem from Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! and would highly recommend this Tripel.
Cheers!
May 01, 2023Moderate pour yields a 1.5 inch white fluffy head over a golden body with sticky lacing.
Nose of citrus, melon, and an earthy floral aroma with spice present as well.
Taste of citrus and spice upfront with a sweetness of melon in the middle and finishing just a bit dry with spice. This is quite complex in the best way.
Feel is real nice and full with excellent carbonation.
Overall, here's another gem from Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! and would highly recommend this Tripel.
Cheers!
Reviewed by harrypowers from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
pours a hazy golden color with a 1F head and moderate lacing.
Smells of yeasty bread, citrus, apples and spice.
Tastes of Belgian yeast, orange, apples, pears and cloves with a lightly bitter and boozy warm finish.
Medium light body and carbonation. Brut mouthfeel.
This heady, complex brew starts with a true to form triple and then adds non-European hops. It's a nicely done variation on the style.
Apr 21, 2023Smells of yeasty bread, citrus, apples and spice.
Tastes of Belgian yeast, orange, apples, pears and cloves with a lightly bitter and boozy warm finish.
Medium light body and carbonation. Brut mouthfeel.
This heady, complex brew starts with a true to form triple and then adds non-European hops. It's a nicely done variation on the style.
Reviewed by LeBron_James from Canada (ON)
4.28/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a nice hazy gold with a small head that left quite a bit of lacing.
The aroma on here is a surprisingly high amount of hops, which has me quite excited. Lots of pine and floral character with some nice citrusy and tropical fruit. Some sugar sweetness comes through on the nose.
Tons of hop flavour and some citrus and tropical fruit notes. Some caramelized sugar in the background which balances the hop profile. Some sweet bready character as well.
Nice body on this beer with perfect amount of carbonation.
Overall this beer is an amazing tripel. I prefer it to rigor mortis (Dieu du Ciel’s quad) because the boozyness on this is super toned down and all the hops make it so it’s not overwhelmingly warm. I love this beer, great example of a tripel and great representation for Canadian beer.
Mar 26, 2021The aroma on here is a surprisingly high amount of hops, which has me quite excited. Lots of pine and floral character with some nice citrusy and tropical fruit. Some sugar sweetness comes through on the nose.
Tons of hop flavour and some citrus and tropical fruit notes. Some caramelized sugar in the background which balances the hop profile. Some sweet bready character as well.
Nice body on this beer with perfect amount of carbonation.
Overall this beer is an amazing tripel. I prefer it to rigor mortis (Dieu du Ciel’s quad) because the boozyness on this is super toned down and all the hops make it so it’s not overwhelmingly warm. I love this beer, great example of a tripel and great representation for Canadian beer.
Reviewed by Bruno74200 from France
4.28/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Nice hoppy triple. The floral and fruity citra workq very well with the estery character of the beer. Quite boozy but not in a bad way. Nice mouthfeel
Jun 30, 2019Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)
4.07/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Cloudy golden pour with short lived white head. Peppery , hoppy aroma - citrus peel, lemon/lemongrass - almost like a hoppy pilsner. Taste crisp citrus, coriander, lemon zest, spicy hops with bright bitterness at the finish. Medium mouthfeel - tangy yet creamy - nice carbonation - lingering spicy hop bitterness.
Jun 05, 2019Rated by babbeer44 from Canada (QC)
4.62/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.62/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Lots of flavour in it. Good balance or fruit and hop taste. Wow!
May 06, 2019Reviewed by lmaduells from Spain
4.63/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
What a good beer! A triple very well made. I have only found one item to highlight and keep in mind: the temperature and evolution in the glass. The beer has improved me a lot with the temperature and with the oxygenation. I'll repeat surely because I liked it a lot.
Oct 22, 2018Reviewed by Poljazz22 from Canada (QC)
4.09/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 12 oz bottle served quite cold. $2.89 can. A bargain! Less than a month old.
L: Quite hazy golden yellow with a fleeting white head.
S: Lots of grapefruit, candy sugar, tropical fruit.
T: Tastes of grapefruit, candied sugar other citrus flavors. There is lots of hops but the bitterness is balanced by the sugar.
F: Active carbonation, quite easy to drink. Mouthfeel is quite complex with the various flavors that sort of stack one after another keeping it interesting.
O: Another winner from DDC.! However it's quite sweet and at 10% abv you have watch out. I'm not sure I would drink it in summer as a thirst quencher!
Feb 04, 2018L: Quite hazy golden yellow with a fleeting white head.
S: Lots of grapefruit, candy sugar, tropical fruit.
T: Tastes of grapefruit, candied sugar other citrus flavors. There is lots of hops but the bitterness is balanced by the sugar.
F: Active carbonation, quite easy to drink. Mouthfeel is quite complex with the various flavors that sort of stack one after another keeping it interesting.
O: Another winner from DDC.! However it's quite sweet and at 10% abv you have watch out. I'm not sure I would drink it in summer as a thirst quencher!
Reviewed by PascalMotard from Canada (QC)
3.58/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The color is golden with some orange reflections. Aromas are of yeast spicyness, pineapples, peaches and candi sugar. The taste is a bit too much cloying to my taste. I definetely feel apricots, peaches in syrup, mangos, green grapes, but it is not that well balanced. There is an alcohol warmth that is conforting and a subtle bitterness at the end of the sip.
Feb 01, 2018Reviewed by Beersnake from California
4.08/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from fridge temp. Pours a dark yellow/light orange with tons of head. Nose is piny hops, orange, lemon, and bread. Taste is hoppy, citrus forward, a bit sweet like candy, maybe a syrupy. Very refreshing with some nice bread and yeast notes. Mouthfeel is dry and nice.
Nov 08, 2017Reviewed by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)
3.95/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Interesting hoppy tripel hybrid.
Just a bit too boozy, but the hop selection matches the ester profile so much better than most hoppy Belgian hybrids.
Sep 30, 2017Just a bit too boozy, but the hop selection matches the ester profile so much better than most hoppy Belgian hybrids.
Herbe à Détourne from Brasserie Dieu du Ciel!
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
279 ratings
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