Dieu du Ciel!
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Founded 📆 | 1998 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Montreal, Quebec Canada |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Owner | Independent |
| Members | |
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| 🌐 Website | dieuduciel |
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| 📞 telephone | |
Dieu du Ciel (styled as Dieu du Ciel! - French meaning "Oh my God!" - literal meaning "God from the Sky") is a brewery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, founded in 1998 by Jean Francois Gravel and Stephane Ostiguy.[1] Though it is a small brewery, it is highly regarded in the Montreal and Canadian brewing scene. Dieu du Ciel's beer lineup regularly leads rankings in Beer Advocate's Top Rated Beers of Canada.[2] Dieu du Ciel has also been ranked by Ratebeer as the best brewery in Canada for 12 consecutive years.[3]
History[edit]
Gravel began brewing beer as a home brewer, studied biology, and met Ostiguy during an internship at the Armand-Frappier institute. Along with a third partner, the trio opened the first Dieu du Ciel brewpub at 29 Laurier Ouest, opening on September 11th, 1998.
The Dieu du Ciel beer gained popularity in 2000-2006, picking up demand that exceeded its annual capacity of 800 hectoliters,[3] and requiring the opening of a second brewery, which was eventually established at 259 Rue de Villemure in Saint-Jerome. Luc Boivin and Isabelle Charbonneau joined the company and it was rebranded as Microbrasserie Dieu du Ciel Inc.
In 2010, Boivin left the company to found Microbrasserie des Beaux Prés.
In 2011, Dieu du Ciel received a grant through the Canada Economic Development's Business and Regional Growth program, to expand its brewing capacity.[4] As of 2011, 15% of Dieu du Ciel's production is exported to Canada's other provinces, the United States, France, and Australia.[4]
In 2018, Dieu du Ciel changed its logo and began offering beers in cans rather than bottles.
As of 2019, Dieu du Ciel's brewing capacity is 13,000 hectolitres, and the company planned to build a 5,000 sq ft Beer Garden and shop.[5]
In 2021 Dieu du Ciel opened a new brewpub at 248 rue Godmer in Saint-Jerome.
For beers made from 1999-2018, Dieu du Ciel commissioned label art from Montreal Designer Yannick Brosseau,[6] and then from 2018 onward commissioned label art from Montreal Illustrator Thaïla Khampo Illustrations.[7]
Prominent Beers[edit]
Péché Mortel[edit]
Péché Mortel ("Mortal Sin") is an American Imperial Stout with coffee flavor. 9.5% ABV. As of 2022, this beer (technically its bourbon variant) is the highest ranked beer on the Canadian beer list at BeerAdvocate.[2] Péché Mortel is the first beer that Dieu du Ciel bottled and sold in the USA. [8]
Route des Épices[edit]
Route des Épices ("Spice Route") is a rye beer with peppercorn flavor. 5.3% ABV.
Moralité[edit]
Moralité ("Morality") is a New England IPA. 6.9% ABV. First bottled in 2013 and now a best seller. Moralité was created in collaboration with John Kimmich from the Vermont brewery The Alchemist.[9]
Solstice D'été Aux Framboises[edit]
Solstice D'été Aux Framboises ("Raspberry Summer Solstice") - a German-style wheat beer. 5.9% ABV.
Aphrodisiaque[edit]
Aphrodisiaque ("Aphrodite") is an American stout with flavors of vanilla and chocolate. 6.5% ABV.
Immoralité[edit]
Immoralité ("Immorality") is an Imperial IPA. 9.2% ABV.
Awards[edit]
Péché Mortel won a special award from the 2005 Popular Beer Contest in the Mondial de la Bière in Montréal.[10]
Aphrodisiaque won the following prizes during the Mondial de la Bière in Montréal:[11]
- Highest distinction for the category "Ale" in the 2003 Popular Beer contest
- Silver medal in the 2006 Popular Beer Contest
- Gold medal in the 2008 Popular Beer Contest
In the News[edit]
In 2012, the government of Quebec was proposing the controversial Bill 78 which regulated demonstrations of more than 50 people. Dieu du Ciel named a stout "Grand Noirceur," a term describing the reign of former ultra-conservative Quebec premier Maurice Duplessis. Dieu du Ciel suggested its patrons drink the stout in large groups.[12]
Dieu du Ciel was the subject of a 2008 article in JournalAcces.[13]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Who we are - Dieu du ciel!". dieuduciel.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Top Rated Beers: Canada". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "On connaît la meilleure brasserie au Canada et elle est Québécoise!". HuffPost. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Regions, Canada Economic Development for Quebec (2011-11-09). "Harper Government helps Microbrasserie Dieu du Ciel Inc. increase productivity". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ / "Une microbrasserie enracinée et audacieuse Dieu du Ciel !". Journal Le Nord (in français). 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ Gunderson, Craig. "Yannick Brosseau and Dieu Du Ciel Labels". Thirsty Bastards. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ Bunch, Terry. "Brasserie Dieu du Ciel reveals new branding". Beer Alien. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ Fowle, Zach. "Canadian Beer for American Palates: Dieu du Ciel! Péché Mortel". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ "Dieu du ciel ! bénie depuis 20 ans". La Presse+ (in français). 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ "Dieu du Ciel Péché Mortel". The Full Pint. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ "Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque". The Full Pint. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ Rubin, Josh (2012-05-23). "Brewery takes a shot at Quebec's Bill 78". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ "Dieu du ciel!". Accès Laurentides (in français). 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
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