Well, I haven't exactly made my goal of reviewing a beer a day for the length of this Dieu du Ciel series, but nonetheless, here's the next entry: Rigor Mortis!BEER: Rigor Mortis (Dieu du Ciel brewery, St-Jérôme, Quebec) - Extra Strong Abbey-Style Brown Ale
ABV: 10.5%
SERVED: 341mL brown bottle bought at the LCBO, poured into an Innis & Gunn slightly-curved glass
APPEARANCE: Deep, earthy brown colour. Nearly opaque when held to the light. Thin head which dissipates quickly.
AROMA: Surprisingly little smell... at most a very faint malty smell.
TASTE: Subtle initial malty flavour that slowly gives way to the strong taste of alcohol. The malt returns somewhat on the aftertaste, but still not entirely pleasant.
OVERALL: I can't say I'm a huge fan of this one. The alcohol is too strong, and the flavours are too weak. There are much better examples of brown ales out there, like Neustadt Brewery's 10W30. Given that I couldn't even finish one bottle, I can't give this any higher than a 4/10.
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