Trois Pistoles
Unibroue

 

Copenhagen 23/12 2021. 3,41 cl bottle from Meny, Borups Allé, Frb. F. Old church-like building with three towers on the label.

Pours murky, dark brown with a mid-sized off-white head. Stable. Settles as thin layer of foam struggling to cover the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is fairly intense with a dark, sweet malty odor mingling with a boozy, sourish scent of grains. Dark, fermented fruit. Plums and apricots. Alcohol. Sweet caramel and toffee.

Medium strong carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, soft, smooth, tingling texture.

Flavor is intense with a strong sweetness followed by a moderately strong bitterness. Aftertaste is sweet toffee with a light touch of dark alcohol. Lingers for a while. Finish is pure caramel.

Potent, dark and very strong. But they manage to hide it behind a sweet, fruity veil of flavor.

 

Canned and purchased from the Didsbury branch of the Epicurean on Burton Road
Pours a dark brown body with big frothy tobacco stained head
Aroma is big Belgian candy
Flavour is chewing tobacco

 

12 ounce bottle poured at about 50° into a Teku glass in Toulouse, FR. Obtained at the Toulouse Winter Market from a vendor from Quebec. Super fresh bottle!
Beautifully proud foam on dark amber, slightly hazy brew.
Nose is classic yeasty Belgian, with notes of stone fruits, caramel, spiced dark rum, clove, a bit of white pepper.
Taste brings dark bready malt, plum, apple, dark rum. Clove floats gently on the perimeter. Spotlight is on the yeast here, and combined with adequate alcohol presence, the sweetness does not run rampant. Mild bitterness compliments a semi-dry port-like finish..
Mouth is medium, carbonation rides high end of medium.
Overall, a beautifully festive and well crafted Belgian Dark Strong Ale that feels cozy.

Appearance: Dark brown, good head.

Smell: A little clove note, slightly tart dark fruit.

Taste: Interesting and complex. Raisin fruit, prunes, some kind of slightly tart dark fruit like in the smell. Earthy, Belgian yeast spiciness. Lasting yeasty/spicy finish.

Overall: A good strong dark ale, comes in more on the spicy/yeasty side than the rich-sweet-malty side that I prefer from quadrupels and strong dark ales. Still very interesting and tasty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BB Date : 10/08/24 . Room temperature to trunk of my car, for about 2 hours, before opening. 45-48F, +/- ?

Clear medium brown, slight yellow tint, with ample, finely-textured light tan head.

Smell is raisin, dried fig, and fresh brown bread.

Taste is slight spiciness (coriander/ allspice/ cardamom?) , a brief woody+nutty note, prune, raisin, hints of cola, & leather, finishing with light bread crust, and some spiciness that is more apparent than in the beginning. Very light kiss of bitterness in the aftertaste.

Feel is medium - surprisingly light for what it is - , initially barely-slick, with moderate, fine, medium-sharp carbonation tingle. Drying aftertaste.

Got this in a brewer variety pack ... In my experience, all this brewer's beers have been top notch ...this one does not disappoint... Caution: Dangerous ABV

 

Sweet malt on the nose. Raisin and pumpkin flavor, dark rye bread and molasses.Nice Canadian booty water.

750 ml bottle poured into a Tulip.
Best by 11/28/25

L: Clear dark brown, 2” tan head, thick foam has decent retention.
S: Malty nose, chocolate malt, prune, dark sugars.
T: Bread and chocolate malt, dark fruit and alcohol, spices, ginger and clove maybe.
F: Smooth and frothy medium body, enough carbonation to give it some edges.
O: Good, a little boozy which adds a sharpness to it.