Unibroue Trois Pistoles

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

Aroma is rich with hints of fruit and a mild roasted scent. Color is a deep almost black amber with very good carbonation and beautiful tight tan head. Taste is sweet and clean. Starting with a medium body that has a much lighter mouth feel then you would expect. It goes down with a creamy feel that leads you into a finish that is a sweet malt flavor with a very mild roasted taste and a nice Belgian yeast fruit flavor. Its not as rich and bold as I was expecting it to be but it is a very tasty brew.

I am pleased to find a Unibroue I like. After a number of them I was beginning to despair. The rich claret like colour is great under the creamy head which dissipates rather quickly. The nose is very fruity with hints of raisins and sultanas, making it comparable to a tokay. The warmth in the mouth is immediate and it is a rich and the flavours of said fruit and aniseed become evident. A real sipping beer that is well suited to a rich pork dish or with some strong and bitey cheese.

Massive thick head. Dark brown suagr color. Don’t see much comparison to a port here. Nice complex nose with an interplay between light tones of fruit with more heavy spices of pepper, caramel, and cinammon. Extremely smooth, the alcohol is barely noticable. Musky dark fruit flavors - raisins, bananas, nuts - dance on the tongue. This is a good Belgian-style ale.

My 12 oz bottle was a big-time gusher, foaming all over the table. Once things settled down, it was a deep carmel, almost black in the right light, with a cap of fine tan head. Dry, spicy rye cracker aroma, with grape skins and maple syrup. Flavor is lively and spicy, with toasty bready flavors a little reminicent of fresh cornbread. Substantial sweetness up front, but a bone dry finish, with just a little lingering yeast flavor. A very flavorful and rich beer. My first from Unibroue, and it was a great first impression.

Pours a dark reddish brown. Aroma is definitely belgian style. Taste and smell are very spicy. Flavor of strong spiced fruit. Reminds me of dark holiday spiced fruit. Sweet and no hint of alcohol despite the 9% abv. Good but not my cup of tea.

12oz bottle: This pours out a dark, mahogany color. There was somewhat of a tan head, but it doesn’t last long. The aroma contains many of the dark fruits that are indicative of this style. Also a touch of breadiness and yeastiness. The taste is very smooth. It is full bodied, yet the individual tastes are quite subdued. They all blend together to form something quite nice. A definite keeper. Don’t mess with this beer, Sleeman!!

Dark brown, carmelly and fruity like a doppel. fruity top, with hints of apple, pears and berries. ALso hints of nutmeg and cinnamon in the middle, resembling a spicy, oaky apple pie. Good bitter tingle. Mouthfeel was perky, not so creamy.

Dark black malt aroma and sherry soaked fir. Very dark ruby color, slippery white head. Very much dark malt forward, some dusty chocolate and squishy ripe plum. Quickly warm with alcohol, somewhat light in body.