La Buteuse Brassin Spécial (Barrel Aged)
Le Trou Du Diable

La Buteuse Brassin Spécial (Barrel Aged)La Buteuse Brassin Spécial (Barrel Aged)
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
From:
Le Trou Du Diable
 
Quebec, Canada
Style:
Tripel
Ranked #10
ABV:
10%
Score:
93
Ranked #4,178
Avg:
4.17 | pDev: 10.31%
Reviews:
63
Ratings:
144
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 30, 2023
Added:
Jul 27, 2009
Wants:
  61
Gots:
  31
Apple Brandy barrel-aged version of Buteuse. Available only in 750ml bottles.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by ThomasT:
Photo of ThomasT
Reviewed by ThomasT from Canada (AB)

4.5/5  rDev +7.9%
Appearance: Vibrant, moderately cloudy orange. Slightly darker than orange juice. Two-finger, very aromatic head that rapidly fades with very slight lacing.
Smell: I got a bit overenthusiastic here on the fourth sniff and accidentally snorted it. Most prominent is strong, tart crab-apple. Slight orange and just a hint of grape. Wild yeast and phenol.
Taste: Moderate orange and lemons right on the tip of the tongue. Grape is very noticeable in the middle, with a slight carbonation burn. The back packs a very hefty dose of tart, but sweet, crab-apple with an even tarter yeasty finish. Extremely powerful, but delicious finish. Spicy burn travels right up the sinuses on the finish, spreading the tasty ester smell throughout the nose. Body is light, but the esters and carbonation help the flavour travel through the whole mouth.
Overall: An very tart and spicy beer with nice complexity that is everything a Tripel should be.
Nov 21, 2014
More User Ratings:
Photo of Sigmund
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.93/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
May 2015: Sample from 750 ml bottle. Deep golden to orange colour, white head. Aroma of apricots, basement, mild spices and dust. Medium sweet and oaky and spicy flavour, hints of apple brandy. Good beer.
May 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)

Jun 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4.23 by Avitra from California

Jul 20, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by paulish from New York

Jul 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

Mar 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.92 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Dec 12, 2018
Photo of bshefftz
Reviewed by bshefftz from California

4.38/5  rDev +5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
This one was a gusher! Hadn't had that happen in a while... as I mopped beer off the counter and floor I had a concern that it was due to an infection, but it tasted and smelled fine. More than fine, this is a sweet and dry Tripel that holds up to any in this style.
May 01, 2018
 
Rated: 4.09 by jaydoc from Kansas

Apr 08, 2018
Photo of patre_tim
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

4.24/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Golden and slightly cloudy, with lots of sediment floating within. Topped with 3 fingers of white head.

Smells of apple cider, Brett, Belgian triple notes of pears, phenols and candy sugar, as well as sour vinegar qualities. Fresh green apples and dank wood cellars. Dusty wood and lambic brewery.

A big balance of sweet and sour, but leaning towards the sweet on the first sip. Apple orchards, pears, oak wood, and dank funk. Brett and nail polish, as well as white wine vinegar. A hint of stinky foot as well.

Medium body, smooth and balanced, with moderate carbonation.

Got this in Gatineau, drinking in the Kitchener area Dec 29th, 2017. Excellent, complex and wonderful barrel aged brew.
Dec 30, 2017
Photo of oberon
Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina

4.02/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours into a stemmed glass a rich auburn color with a thick sticky slight off white head atop.Boozy in the nose with mild yeasty phenols and a slight sour apple tinge wich may or may not come from the calvadose barrel.A hint of cork comes thru upfront on the palate than some spice/black pepper with the green apple-like flavor with a mild sour tinge in the finish.It's boozy and you don't get a ton of the calvadose barrel but....It's pretty damn good either way.
Nov 29, 2017
 
Rated: 3.63 by byronic from Canada (ON)

Nov 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.67 by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)

Nov 02, 2017
Photo of pootz
Reviewed by pootz from Canada (ON)

4.6/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
The version I sampled was made with brett and aged 8 months in Calvados barrels. On tap @ Arabella Park - puts a hazed light copper colored ale in the snifter with a demure surface lace. Aroma is complex - Vinous, sour beery, stone fruit, burnt treacle, mustiness. this becomes more intense as it warms - flavor is also a complex amalgam of musty sweet tones balanced with fruity sourness and sharp spicy notes some wood and vinous notes - goes to a long wet drying finish. Wow, what a sensory overload for the palate.
Sep 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Aug 28, 2017
Photo of Beersnake
Reviewed by Beersnake from California

3.77/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Was the end of the keg at the Brussels Beer Fest in August 2017, so perhaps my review is somewhat biased by being the end of the keg. Look is a murky orange with good carbonation. Nose is sour, funk, bread, and some citrus peel. Taste is sour, a bit of hop bitterness, malt, and citrus peel. Mouthfeel was quite creamy.
Aug 27, 2017
Photo of LampertLand
Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

4.26/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Le Trou Du Diable 'BA La Buteuse' @ 10.0% , served from a 750 ml bottle purchased for $26
A-pour is gold from the bottle to a clear gold in the glass with a large white head off the initial pour , leaving a streaky lace along the snifter
S-wow , barrel aged apple brandy
T-wow , so smooth
MF-nice carbonation , full body (almost too big)
Ov-treat yourself spend the money , enjoy the wow factor , repeat as desired
prost LampertLand
Jul 30, 2017
Photo of Smakawhat
Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland

4.59/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from the bottel into a tulip glass. Champagne stopped cap, with a good pop, and minor but controllable gush upon opening.

Opaque pale orange body color, with real nice pinhead cream bubbled effervesence. Rocky lightest khaki colored head, almost a faint peach yellow to it's color. Ultra fine and three finger solid head, not budging at all, you need a spoon for this one.

Unexpected brett nose, but with a wonderful aroma. Barnyard funk mixing with peach and apricot fruit, with a good faint toasty hint of maple sugar. Apple sweetness just a touch, with real good sweet oak tones almost cedar like in smell. A bit of a different contrast but a real fine one, with some real complexity going on here.

The palate is just wonderful. Creamy but lighter and crisp bubbly mouthfeel with wonderful flavors. Fruity and funky territory unparalleled, in a more tripel vein. Thick oak and rich chardonnay like quality, mixing with wonderful tones of pear and apple, citrus lemon and even touches of good wine. Vinous flavors and thick malt, with vanilla like sweetness, touches of warm clove phenols giving even a spicy aftertaste.

This is one truly unique tripel, that has one really unique profile. Wine like yet rich malt density. Fruity touches that go all over. Even phenolic heat and oak richness. Truly a remarkable beer.
Jul 25, 2017
Photo of DispyDnb
Reviewed by DispyDnb from England

4.09/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Tap at Muted Horn, slightly hazy blond look; smell is mainly brett, nit much from the barrel but still very rich and pleasant; taste is brett, bready and fruity with some bitternes; very soft carbonation even though the guy who served me this told me that the night before beer was a extreme gusher. Overall good stuff
Jul 04, 2017
 
Rated: 4.48 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jun 29, 2017
La Buteuse Brassin Spécial (Barrel Aged) from Le Trou Du Diable
Beer rating: 93 out of 100 with 144 ratings