Dieu du Ciel!'s Charbonniere is a smoked malt beer from Quebec. The smokiness is very pronounced in both the nose and the taste, reminiscent of a peaty scotch. Under the smoke it's a pretty standard ale, this beer is really all about the smoke.
This beer feels like it needs a good food pairing, maybe a good smoked Gouda. The interwebs say smoked beer goes well with Chinese food, which is definitely worth trying. This beer isn't meant to be refreshing sit on the porch beer, it's really all about the smokey novelty. You're probabaly not going to drink more than one in a sitting. That being said, it does the smoke really well. I could see I high end restaurant using this as pairing to some unique haut cuisine.
It's not a beer you're going to want every day, but if you want a smoked beer, this is a very good choice. Five and half thumbs up out of seven.
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