La Buteuse
Le Trou Du Diable

La ButeuseLa Buteuse
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From:
Le Trou Du Diable
 
Quebec, Canada
Style:
Belgian Tripel
Ranked #39
ABV:
10%
Score:
90
Ranked #11,130
Avg:
4.05 | pDev: 8.64%
Ratings:
190 | reviews: 61
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 23, 2025
Added:
Feb 28, 2007
Wants:
  25
Gots:
  38
Non barrel-aged version. Available only 500ml bottles and on-tap.

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Reviewed by MarcRussel

5/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
the Champagne of beer

I drink strong beer and this one is certainly one of the finest
unlike a lot of strong beers this one is very bubbly, has a surprisingly soft taste,

would try other trou du diable beers after this one. but i'm having another Buteuse
Oct 23, 2025
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Reviewed by kevofficiel from Canada (QC)

3.99/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
La Buteuse from le trou du diable, bought a 600 ml bottle for 6,99$

Look: Hazy dark orange colour, half of white head retaining.

Smell: Banana, citrus, grapefruit,

Taste: Same as the smell, but you have a bit of bitterness

Feel: Medium body, light to medium carbonation, now the thing that turn me off a bit is the sensation of alcohol burn when the beer go down. A bit of a turn off to be honest, I know its a 10% ABV but I had 12% one and it didn t feel like it.

So overall would I recommend it? Sure, a nice tripel overall

Would I buy it again ? No I will still go for La Fin Du Monde from Unibroue and it is cheaper actually
Nov 15, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by ElGallo from New Hampshire

Apr 02, 2021
 
Rated: 4.18 by peaceandbeer from Canada (QC)

Nov 27, 2020
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Reviewed by Vollthor88 from Canada (QC)

4.57/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Smell: Spice and Malt.

Taste: Malt , Belgian Spice , Fruit (Banana).

Feel: Smooth, alcohol heat, very easy to drink.

Overall: One of the best Belgian Tripel.
May 29, 2020
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Reviewed by PM- from Canada (ON)

4.61/5  rDev +13.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
Best beer I’ve been able to find in Canada, bar none. Found it by accident in a beer connoisseur’s store in Montreal, most disappointed the LCBO in Ontario discontinued carrying it in 2012...
Feb 24, 2020
 
Rated: 4.13 by Curt3 from Ohio

Aug 03, 2019
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Reviewed by BucBasil from Rwanda

4.07/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
A: Poured from the 600mL bottle into a tulip glass. The beer is a hazy dark orange color with a thin fizzy head and a bit of carbonation inside. Head did not last very long.

S: Banana bread, clove, citrus rind, apricot, bread, Belgian yeast. Alcohol well hidden. Lots of citrus throughout but also a nice malty backbone.

T: Smooth on the palate with a balanced character that is refreshing for a tripel style brewed outside of Belgium. Plenty of fruit and citrus. Spices throughout. Finishes with a bit of honey and citrus rind.

Overall: A solid offering from a good brewery in Quebec. Recommended in the region.
Jan 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by sdm9465 from Canada (NS)

Dec 20, 2018
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Reviewed by lmaduells from Spain

4.41/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
When you make a beer and the bottle, you will come up with unmistakable aromas and you know you're in front of a very good beer. It is a mystery to me the secret of why Quebec wants to make both good beers. All a pleasure!
Dec 06, 2018
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Rated by DumaisP from Canada (QC)

5/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
"LA" bière parfaite, fait dans par des artistes artisans.. Merci de l'avoir créer...
Aug 05, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by DannyBaldoni from Canada (QC)

May 12, 2018
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.99/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Golden with a copper tinge, and tons of yeast particles floating within like a 60’s lava lamp. Topped with 2 fingers of white head.

Smells of Belgian phenols, bananas and cloves, and cedar wood notes.

Tastes strongly of bitterness and sweetness, with a hint of acrid, along with Belgian phenols, hints like barrel aging (although there’s no evidence it has been barrel aged) and finishes with a bitter crunch. The flavours meld together, and it feels like a bunch of out of place, overdone tastes that are all so equal in their presence that it folds together and works to make it a complete and mellowed composition. Its like a tapestry. I get hints of corn on the end.


Medium but strong body, it hits the tongue like a laser beam that mellows and doesn’t do damage but only serves to awaken the taste buds. Moderate carbonation, also spice like.

Got this in Gatineau a couple days ago, I’m drinking it in St Jean Port Joli Dec 23rd, 2017. I love the bottle, as it takes me back history, and the beard which is pretty cool. The overall composition is well done.
Dec 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.24 by csmrx7 from Canada (AB)

Oct 18, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by BeerBeast from Florida

Sep 22, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Aug 19, 2017
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)

4.1/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Le Trou Du Diable 'La Buteuse' Tripel @ 10% , served from a 500 ml bottle purchased for $10
A-pour is a light gold from the bottle to a cloudy gold in the glass with a medium white head leaving a streaky lace along the goblet
S-Belgian yeast , citrus , hints of malt
T-big , strong , smooth
MF-decent carbonation , feels full bodied
Ov-good beer , looking forward to the BA 750 ml edition
prost LampertLand
Jul 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.81 by StormAles from Canada (ON)

Jun 29, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Jotora from Canada (ON)

Apr 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.37 by mrsbirdie from Vermont

Mar 14, 2017