May 21, 2012
In town for memorial cup, what a gem. 12 beers on draft 10 in house 2 guest beers. Food and staff were fantastic, they had a lot of lighter session beers, wheats, blonds, a very good American style ipa, my favorite, a good dry stout. One guest tap was DDC imperial stout, nice. All in all a very good brew pub.

December 15, 2011
Je n’ai passé qu’une soirée mais j’ai disons que ce ne sera pas la dernière. Leur bière et leur cuisine sont très solide. L’emplacement du Trou ainsi que l’ambiance sont tout simplement idéal pour moi. Un must.

November 19, 2011
A very beautiful brewpub with helpful personnel. Their beer is already known all the way across the province of Quebec, thus no need to comment on it (ok, just here: it’s amazing). What’s most interesting about the place is the quality of its food, which GREATLY surpasses that of any brewpub I had ever been to in my life. Great food, great beer, great ambiance. Too bad it’s so small and one has to reserve 3 months in advance. Also, too bad there isn’t also one in Quebec City, or in Montreal, or both!

August 11, 2011
After many, many, many, many, many, many, many years (but maybe not that much) of wait, I finally went to this establishment at the end of June, 2011 --- a date I will always remember --- untill I forget it --- !!!
Ambiance is top notch --- this place has the most beautiful decor I had the chance to see in any brewpub or beer places I got to visit during my (young for the moment) years of beer mania. It also gets jammed pretty quickly so come early. The food that we ordered was oustanding by brewpub standard (it is surely rivalizing with The Alchemist and Bobcat Café on this matter). I got a delicious hamburger (made out of tasty lamb), while my father got a incredible steak tartare de bison. Beer selection was pretty nice, ranging from good (La Blanche de Shawi, La Pitoune), to very good (L’Amère Indienne) to uber-good (Dubaï Pillée!!!). This last beer was so delectable that I couldn’t resist and ordered it 3 times in a row, enjoying it in front of the superb St-Maurice river.
For sure, this is a must-go and I will definitively return,when I’ll be out of here.

July 3, 2011
Why there no place like this around home, why it has to be in Shawi, why oh why! Wicked beers, and more I go the wicked they get. The food is simply superb. I want one here!

March 22, 2011
Nice place, with a huge museum of beer. Selection is good and beer is interesting. Food is not so interesting and prices are really high.

February 7, 2011
J’ai visité cette micro-brasserie sans attente et j’ai été subjugué autant par la place, l’ambiance, leur nourriture et surtout leur bière. L’endroit est merveilleux pour se rencontrer entre amis, nous y sommes aller en après-midi, nous avons joué à un jeu de société en buvant la Saison du tracteur ainsi qu’une Chose. Bières merveilleuses, riches en saveur et rafraichissantes à la fois. Nous avons souper sur place, j’ai personnellement adoré les côtes levées servies avec réduction de Sang d’encre. J’ai rarement mangé des côtes levées avec une fourchette. Elles étaient charnues à souhait. Vraiment bravo! PS: J’écris ce commentaire en buvant une Buteuse brassin spécial! Un vrai régale!

January 3, 2011
I went to Le trou du diable in the end of november of 2010. It was a Saturday evening, the place was packed, but they still managed to find a place for me and my girlfriend to have dinner and a degustation. I had a delicious ’’Tartare de Bison’’ and had the chance to sample every beer available. I had an indigestion after that, but its kind of my fault (crude meat is not for me...). The staff was friendly, the beer were excellent and the food was great. Do not miss that one!

October 2, 2010
J’y suis allé en juillet 2010 lors du Festival d’été de Shawinigan. Le choix de bières est excellent à l’image des bières de cette micro-brasserie. Toutefois ce qui est à retenir est l’excellente cuisine à cet endroit, l’ambiance et le service. Et que dire de la terrasse où il fait bon flâner le soir. Bravo Le Trou du Diable

April 30, 2010 [ Updated April 16, 2012 ]
Second visit to this pub, very nice ambiance, quite cozy. The staff is friendly and the bar offers a rotating variety of their beers, which have always been in fine shape according to me. They also have a nice rotating selection (about a dozen bottles) of fine scotch, but it is available at a premium price. The food is awesome, the chef prepares lots of meals with local products and fancy meats like bison, trout, duck etc. Kitchen is open Tuesday-Sunday from 5 PM to 11 PM. The place is getting to be well known around town, if you want a table in the evening, you better call to make a reservation first. Or just visit in the afternoon when it is quiet. They have some good snacks available if the kitchen is closed. Prices are definately within the reasonable range, very good value.