Les Trois Mousquetaires Oktoberfest 2006

Deep copper in colour, large off-white head, great retention, lots of lacing. The aroma is of biscuits, cookies, pale malts, light fruits, some sweetness. The flavour is very enjoyable, lots of biscuits, earthy, woody, good malt backbone, some light chocolate sweetness. Mildly bitter mouthfeel, medium body, medium carbonation. Finishes creamy, mildly bitter, long. This is a fantastic beer, this brewery is starting to get quite good.

341ml bottle from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/quebec/montréal/dépanneur-rahman/3515.htm target=blank>Dépanneur Rahman in Montreal, Quebec for $2.29.
Purchased on December 27, 2006 and opened on January 13, 2007
No best before date.

Bottle courtesy of HogTownHarry. Dark mahogany with a good sized tan head. Aroma of lightly toasted malt, raisins, brown sugar and a bit of chocolate, with faint herbal notes. Medium body. Good flavour, quite complex - malt, toffee, nuts, fruit and spice. A very pleasant surprise, and honestly one of the best Oktoberfests I’ve tried.

Bouteille. De couleur brune rouge et légèrement voilée. Nez malté de caramel légèrement rôti aux notes de toffee terreux, moyen de noix, léger de houblon herbeux et fruité (figues, traces de pruneaux) et avec des notes de chocolat noir, boisées et de légumes bouillis. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût de levures fruitées (figues, traces de pruneaux et de raisins) aux notes boisées avec un léger goût de légumes bouillis et de noix (ce dernier présent en fond toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel moyennement sucré (notes de toffee), légèrement rôti et aux notes terreuses accompagné de notes de chocolat noir et de pain puis en finale l’on retrouve une moyenne amertume de houblon herbeux aux notes terreuses avec des traces d’alcool doux ainsi qu’un léger regain de goût de noix asséchant. Post-goût moyen et moyennement sec, moyennement amer de rôti et de houblon herbeux avec un léger goût de noix et des notes fruitées (figues) et de légumes (traces d’alcool et boisées).

Bottle: Poured a cloudy dark brown color lager with a nice light brown head with average retention. Aroma of sweet caramel malt is pretty interesting and more beefed-up then the style would usually suggest. Taste of sweet caramel malt is quite dominating with some subtle bitter hops at the end. Some traces of buts and banana could be felt but were quite subtle. Interesting and better then anything else I have tried form this brewery.

Bottle courtesy of Viper666. Pours a lovely clear dark ruby-brown with lots of bubbles and a large fluffy off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, some chocolate, dark fruit, herbal hops and alcohol -- quite nice! Flavour’s sweet and malty with some nuts, fruit, spices and alcohol and a roasty bitter finish. Medium bodied. I’m not a big fan of this style and I’m surprised how much I’m enjoying this beer, it’s very good! Well done Les Trois Mousquetaires!

Some light vegetal notes undermine bready, caramel and toasted malts in the aroma. Clear amber-copper coloured body is topped by a low but lasting tan head that leaves some lace. Toasted malts are more prevalent than Munich malt and aftertatste is vegetal and lingering. Medium-light body with pleasant, soft bubbled carbonation. Bottle.

341 mL bottle from Lubiere. App.: very red with brown hues, a reddish-tan head. Aroma: Roasted malt, a good helping of resinous hops, caramel and toffee sweetness and a bit of dried fruit. Palate: fairly full carbonation and a reasonably full body. Flav.: roasted malts, a decent amount of hops as well. Some fruitiness. Sweet up front, bitter in back, with just a hint of alcohol. Could I drink several "Maβ" in a tent in München? No, but I could enjoy another bottle in my apartment in Ottawa.

341 ml bottle. Clear dark reddish color. Dry, caramel/nut taste. Medium bitter at the end. Good carbonation, really enjoyable. Would buy again.