Unibroue Trois Pistoles

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

Short lasting, thick head covered an amazing, deep brown (like dark cider) ale. When held to light beer had many floaties and only let light in at the edges. Nose of spice, yeast, and apple cider. The taste is very grape and wine like. Complex beer. The finish is very yeasty and bread like, a big change from the first sip. Alcohol is decently hidden, but it still warms the mouth. One 12oz can hit ya’. Re-Rate 12-13-05 My ratings on this beer changed very little. The beer looks perfect, and is very complex.. smooth but still slightly acidic. Can be a little harsh sometimes, esp in the linger, still excellent.

750ml bottle. One of my personal favorites. Black coffee color with a thin, lingering head. Highly carbonated mouthfeel. Malty flavor with wine-like fruits keeps me coming back for more.

0.33 L bottle@Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. A dark ruby-brown beer with a dense, beige head on top. Delicate sweet fruit aroma; raisins, plums, oranges, tangerines... Also fresh-smelling yeast, sweet chocolate and sweet licorice. Taste has a refined sweetness; dark dried fruits and tinned fruit cocktail comes to mind. Also a rich maltiness, leaving flavors of caramel and sweet coffee. Light sparkling, Champagne-like mouthfeel. Almost full-bodied. Pleasant fruity finish. Excellent brew!

Brown bottle, 341 ml, purchased in Trois-Pistoles, savoured in the Trois-Pistoles trappist glass on September 18 2007; eye: dark mahogany, hazy, good effervescence - you can hear it crick, crack, crock like Rice Crispies, nice creamy beige head that disappears a bit too quickly, no lacing; nose: rich odours, a mix of caramelized malt, of alcohol warmth, of candied fruits, of freshness, of Belgian yeast, of spices; mouth: velvety, smooth, caramelized malt, nice hops that stands to the malt, but then dances with it so that the malt and hops each come to the forefront, small dark berries, a bit of tobacco, the yeast is present throughout the sip, the alcohol only appears as faint pepper, oh yes, I forgot the spices and its fruitiness, long finale in caramelized malt and yeast with an enjoyable hint of bitterness, nice balance between all of the flavours, lightly sweet, mildly bitter, medium to full body, average carbonation; overall: really good FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, achetée à Trois-Pistoles, savourée dans le calice Trois-Pistoles le 18 septembre 2007; œil : acajou foncé, voilée, très bonne effervescence - on l’entend pétiller comme des Rice Crispies, belle mousse beige crémeuse qui disparaît un peu trop rapidement pour moi, pas de dentelle; nez : riches odeurs, mélange de malt caramélisé, de chaleur d’alcool, de fruits confits, de fraîcheur, de levure belge, d’épices; bouche : velouté, doux, malt caramélisé, beau houblon qui « accote » bien le malt, puis qui danse avec le houblon où tour à tour ils s’échangent l’avant-scène, petits fruits confits, un peu de tabac, la levure est présente pendant presque toute la gorgée, l’alcool n’apparaît que sous une petite présence de poivre, ah oui, j’oubliais qu’il y a un bon bouquet d’épices, on trouve aussi un côté fruité, longue finale en malt caramélisé et en levure avec une agréable petite pointe d’amertume, belle équilibre entre toutes les saveurs, légèrement sucrée, moyennement amère, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : très bonne

Excellent slightly fruity pungent bev! Smells like apples, bananas, and pineapples over a musty background. Pours very dark brown with thick long lived head. Tastes like a sharp barleywine with apple, pineapple, banana overtones. Best canadian beer i’ve ever tasted!

750. Hugely black with an invasively large tannish head that gets in the way of the pour almost instantly. Settles on its terms to a still-impressive bubbly/moussy head. Some slow-rising carb in the visible body. Big dark fruit nose with some sour tartness and even a little bit of the good wild Belgian horse blanket funk. Big, dark, assertive fruit attack with cleansing bubbles and a nice hollow fruit-pith finish. Clean hollow nothing once the beer’s gone down the zero. This is a deep dark rewarding and delicious beer. Cheers again to Unibroue. Theirs must be the best lineup of Belgians in the hemisphere.

Poured a cloudy deep reddish brown that almost appears balck. It is capped by a huge light tan head that quickly collapses. Aromas are fleeting but exceptional, Bittersweet chocolate covered cherries, caramelized raisins, a side note of green apples, and a slight menthol-like tingle of alcohol. Flavors are just as deep and enjoyable. A sweetness shines through and blends with the fruit flavors to create candied cherries, strawberries, and plums. The flavors mellow out in the finish and leave a gentle sweetness that does not create the syrupy condition of some overly sweet beers.

After a year of aging... Deep, dark maroon and murky with a huge, light tan, fizzy but pillowy head which has decent longevity and minimal lacing. Nose is very fragrant! Fruity esters dominate with plenty of port notes. Fruits noted include currant, fig, plum, grapes, and backing notes of spices including clove, nutmeg, and allspice; estery yeast presence with miscellaneous anise notes. Flavor is nice and similar to the nose; currants, plums, raisins, and lots of figs some nice chocolate notes and hints at coffee. Alcohol is noted when young, but just adding the port similarities; aging settles it a bit. Sweetness is quite high with little notes to balance, but not necessarily unpleasantly. Palate is medium to full bodied with a nearly lively bit of carbonation and a round, silky mouthfeel. Finishes still sweet like a port, like the bottle suggests, with lingering ripe fruits, yeast, and chocolate flavors. A very vinous and port-like Belgian with plenty of great fruit flavors. Unlike any other BSA I’ve tried but certainly among my favorites; unbalanced and tilted towards the malty, estery notes. A year of aging helped the palate and possibly some fruit flavors (if that was possible), but still a great experience nonetheless.