Unibroue Trois Pistoles

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

12 oz bottle from John’s Grocery in Iowa City: dark rasin colored with a smooth creamy head of tiny bubbles. Distinctive belgian unibroue yeast aroma, sweet with cloves and spices. Sweet prunes, raisins, dark fruit, chocolate, and a little warming alcohol. Dry and overcarbonated in the finish. The overcarbonation becomes distracting and annoying, once i swirl for a while and release some more of the carbonation it finishes a little smoother and more enjoyable.

Pours out dark red, black this a thick white head. Very nice dark fruit, wheat aroma. Nice carbonation. Taste is yeasty, dark fruit, raisin, and wine. Finishes with a nice tang of alcohol as if an after dinner drink. Very nice.

Tastes strong of an IPA with lots of hops, slightly smoother than some established IPA’s. Re-rate 8/26/09. Trying this 3 years after the original with tons more experience under my belt. Pours a dark brown with a quickly retreating head. Aroma is all of heavy scents. Dark wine, malts and heavy grape. Taste leaves a sharp tingle on the tongue with a dry finish. Heavy flavors also accompany the aroma. Not satisfying but damn good. Tastes of an IPA? What the fuck was I on?

4 pack of 12 ozers. Poured into a Karmeliet tulip glass. Poured a dingy brown with a one finger brown head. Aroma is of dark, sweet over-ripe fruit some caramel, yeast and some spices. Low to moderate lacing. Flavor is of the same fruits, malt and a little alcohol to warm. Body was medium-heavy and the carbonation was medium-high. Great beer.

Definetly Unibroue’s best beer. Seeing how i can’t get Chimay blue on a regular basis in Ontario, this is a perfect replacement, and im even starting to enjoy it more than the Chimay. Keep it up Unibroue!

Bottle, from Julio’s. 2005 vintage, Best by 08/09/08. Good nose, fruity spicy. Cherry, plum/raisin. Lite sherry. Corriander. 1st pour was clean with good head, 2cd pour slight haze, third pour cloudy. Nice lacing too. Bitter spiced flavors, like aroma, has a balsa wood too. Medium body, creamy oily mouthfeel, bitter fruit finish. Still hot, not that much though. This one has grown on me over the years. Warms up nicely.

12 oz bottle. Pours a dark murky sandy brown color with a thick beige creamy head. Aroma is of rich spices, figs, nutmeg, freshly toasted bread,bananas and malts. Flavor is spicy with hints of nutmeg,banana,figs,yeast and other ripe fruits. Excellent overall !!

Black. Dense, bubbly, off-white head. Yeast, light and dark fruits-both fresh and dried, roasted malt-aroma. Accurate commercial description. Definite port flavors with some yeast, roasted malt, dark fruits, touch of subtle alcohol near the finish, also. Full bodied, plenty of carbonation but it somehow stays in the background, yeasty aftertaste. Drinks very easy at 9%. Beware the pale rider.