Unibroue Trois Pistoles

Brewed by Unibroue (Sapporo)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Chambly, Canada

Pours a dark brown with a good sized head. Complex aromas of caramel, raisin, dark fruits, and some spices. Flavor is strong with alocohol, roasted malt, yeast, and some molasses. Medium body with a great balanced. an excellent belgian strong

Poured a deep black brew with a thick, foamy, off white, and quickly receding head. Smelled of mature/ripe fruit, raisin/prune, and sweet. Taste began slightly sour, gave way to alcohol, and then a lingering fruit. Very crisp and full mouthfeel with a warm finish. Masked the alcohol well.

Beautiful head, brownish red color, unique great smell,nice strong bite, but very smooth going down, very impressive beer, as most unibroue beers are.

Dark, dark, almost purple or very deep red. Roasty-toasty aroma with a hint of apple, red grapes, and something a bit tart smelling like cranberry. Alcohol was present in the nose as well. Sweet and malty with persistant alcohol tinge. Finishes with a apple-cinnimon sweetness that is almost lost to the alcohol. A little less carbonation and better masking of the alcohol would make this even better. It is very available in the Chicago area, and I would have picked it up much sooner had I seen it was so well rated.

Reddish-brown, fairly cloudy, impressive tan foam sits on top and stays throughout, resulting in nice layers of Belgian lace. The nose offers up a deep sweet roasted malty aroma, and a fruity mix of raisin and prunes. Signs of a sherry-like aroma remind me a little of an imperial stout. The first sip is something of a surprise. Having braced myself for something thick, it washes over very light and is a little too easy drinking. There’s a good fizziness on the palate as well as instant signs of alcohol which warn you to take things easy. Initial taste is certainly sweet with a roasted malt and a mixture of ripe fruits, bringing to mind cherry, cranberry and prune, with an underlying yeastiness throughout. Further tasting also revealed a little spiciness, while there’s some coffee-like dryness in the finish. The aftertaste is very warming rounding out very much like a port. Good version of a Belgian ale.

This brown ale poured with a fluffy tan head. The mouthfeel is chewy and the flavor is indeed port-like and fruity with a long malty finish. Goes well with a good cigar.

Bottle (in NZ). Pours dark brown with a large pillowy head. Fruit, spice and chocolate on the nose. A surprising lack of alcohol on the palate. Smooth mouthfeel. Raisins and chocolate flavours. At 9%, its dangerously easy to drink.

i had heard about this stuff through some friends. i thought i’d try it out and it’s actually a very good, thick, hearty beer.