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Albert 3
Le Trou Du Diable
- From:
- Le Trou Du Diable
- Quebec, Canada
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.49%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 7.11%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 14, 2017
- Added:
- Feb 07, 2015
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 10
No description / notes.
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Ratings by nmann08:
Rated by nmann08 from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Apr 09, 2016
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Apr 09, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by TheDoctor from Canada (QC)
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Serving: Bottle
Bottled on: Mar-14-2016
Pours a hazy pale straw with three fingers of sun-bleached bone froth that slowly evaporates to an anemic film with some swooping lace. The aroma is a mix of clove, light citrus, pepper, biscuity malt and a touch of banana. Flavor is similarly yeast-centric with a general wit beer/hop tea taste, clove, pepper, bread with a light herbal bite. Lightish body with medium carbonation, a slightly astringent feel and a lingering hop/yeast tingle finish. Tasty beer that is pretty innocuous, drinkable, refreshing. Would have again, but I wouldn't seek it out or anything.
May 15, 2016Bottled on: Mar-14-2016
Pours a hazy pale straw with three fingers of sun-bleached bone froth that slowly evaporates to an anemic film with some swooping lace. The aroma is a mix of clove, light citrus, pepper, biscuity malt and a touch of banana. Flavor is similarly yeast-centric with a general wit beer/hop tea taste, clove, pepper, bread with a light herbal bite. Lightish body with medium carbonation, a slightly astringent feel and a lingering hop/yeast tingle finish. Tasty beer that is pretty innocuous, drinkable, refreshing. Would have again, but I wouldn't seek it out or anything.
Reviewed by Max8787 from Canada (QC)
4.1/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fin du monde légère; gout similaire mais moins riche. On y goute un peu moins la levure et plus elle est plus houblonné que la FDM. Belle complexité. Facile à boire. Expérience agréable.
Apr 24, 2016Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
3.77/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle size 1 pt 4.3 oz. Stamped "Lot 2"
Hazy bright golden color, big foamy bone white head that stays a long time. Herbal peppery aroma, some grain. Taste is mild, easy drinking with those yeast flavors dominate. Thin fizzy body.
Dec 31, 2015Hazy bright golden color, big foamy bone white head that stays a long time. Herbal peppery aroma, some grain. Taste is mild, easy drinking with those yeast flavors dominate. Thin fizzy body.
Reviewed by biegaman from Canada (ON)
4.13/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Albert 3 - "the monkey from space" - is appropriately equipped with its own nebula, a giant cloud-like mass of foam that leaves patterns of streaking comets and halos on the glass. Its pale yellow liquid twinkles while bubbles jet upwards defying gravity against the backdrop of an almost ethereal mist.
We all know that Belgium produces some of the highest rated, most iconic beers in the world. Time-honed traditions, rich and distinctive profiles, and aging potential give Belgian ales of all kinds (not just those brewed there) a high ceiling. What's under-appreciated is that they also have a very high floor.
What I mean is that even ordinary examples tend to be of a higher standard in terms of character and drinkability. For example, this aroma will strike many as familiar and yet is endlessly, mysteriously captivating. Its relatively simple fruit, grain, and spice components weave a world of complexity.
It's a galaxy of flavours that unravels slowly, sip by sip. One moment it tastes like a bowl of banana and steel-cut oats, the next a zestful Thai infusion of lemongrass and coriander, and later a delightfully fresh, fruity compote done up with a dash of clove or cardamon. Breakfast to lunch to dessert, just like that.
And it does so all the while retaining a distinctively rustic, farmhouse quality that straddles the boundary between Belgian Pale Ale and Saison. The floral and grassy elements, mixed in with lemon peel and straw notes, denote that easy summertime refreshment was top on the brewer's mind.
Albert 3 is about as out-of-this-world as a humble, more or less conventional Belgian Pale can be. Whatever equation they've used to balance grain, spice, and fruit (not to mention alcohol, acidity and carbonation) it should be the golden standard. This Canadian rendition emulates Belgium's best and is yet another small step for Trou Du Diable, another giant leap for North American craft brewers.
Oct 15, 2015We all know that Belgium produces some of the highest rated, most iconic beers in the world. Time-honed traditions, rich and distinctive profiles, and aging potential give Belgian ales of all kinds (not just those brewed there) a high ceiling. What's under-appreciated is that they also have a very high floor.
What I mean is that even ordinary examples tend to be of a higher standard in terms of character and drinkability. For example, this aroma will strike many as familiar and yet is endlessly, mysteriously captivating. Its relatively simple fruit, grain, and spice components weave a world of complexity.
It's a galaxy of flavours that unravels slowly, sip by sip. One moment it tastes like a bowl of banana and steel-cut oats, the next a zestful Thai infusion of lemongrass and coriander, and later a delightfully fresh, fruity compote done up with a dash of clove or cardamon. Breakfast to lunch to dessert, just like that.
And it does so all the while retaining a distinctively rustic, farmhouse quality that straddles the boundary between Belgian Pale Ale and Saison. The floral and grassy elements, mixed in with lemon peel and straw notes, denote that easy summertime refreshment was top on the brewer's mind.
Albert 3 is about as out-of-this-world as a humble, more or less conventional Belgian Pale can be. Whatever equation they've used to balance grain, spice, and fruit (not to mention alcohol, acidity and carbonation) it should be the golden standard. This Canadian rendition emulates Belgium's best and is yet another small step for Trou Du Diable, another giant leap for North American craft brewers.
Albert 3 from Le Trou Du Diable
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
46 ratings
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