Les Trois Mousquetaires G.C. Porter Baltique

Brewed by Les Trois Mousquetaires
Style: Baltic Porter
Brossard, Canada

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Rich, smooth, resolved with as much chocolate/coffee notes as one could expect without them being explicitly added.

2011 edition. From a 750 ml bottle into a snifter. Pours a deep, dark brown, almost pitch black with some orange reflects and a thin brown head. Smells of caramel, coffee and oak. Tastes of strong caramel, toffee, maybe 70-75%-ish black chocolate and dates. The alcohol definitely is present, yet it helps balance all the caramel, chocolate and dry fruit taste. Aftertaste of very subtle espresso, leaves a persistent, lingering roasted malt flavor. Has a very unctuous, oily texture, with a weak level of carbonation which definitely leaves ample room for all of its flavor. A true masterpiece, which I can definitely call my all-time favorite lager.

Holy hell, this beer is too awesome and while they state the obvious, we will not.... Not a single thing out of place and everyone agrees. The nose of this year’s version is so unique and delectable, like a can of the finest smoked oysters, oily and rich with a hint of smoke and unagi... The amazing colour seems to suck light in so much that it makes a black hole look opaque. Once you get through the intensity of the colour you notice the head is tanned and laces with the elegance of Chantilly lace while the viscosity means it hangs on the glass like fine aged port. The palate has so much rich chocolate and coffee but that amazing soy cured eel lingers and couples with the smokiness to produce the finest liquid meal I have ever consumed. The length is nearly as dense as the colour and I know this will sit in my throat long after the 12 or so other beers I will consume this evening have come and gone. This is the Dali of beers... Unique, intense and one any beer lover should not pass up. Would love to see how it develops in 2-5 years too, 3 going to cellar tonight.

pours jet black with a creamy brown head. sweet dark roasted malts all over! real sweet dark chocolate, little smoke, caramelized and burnt figs and plums with grassy hops that support superbly the beer. a masterpiece!

This beer is outstanding. I can’t help but feel that it will only get better with age. It was the perfect night cap. Thick, heavy, cultured, yeasty....notes of blue cheese even.

Tap at Volo (in cask). Masterpiece. Aromas of coffee, caramel, and chocolate. Taste is sweet, with bitter notes, and very long length. Palate is syrupy, and full bodied. Black, head disappears.

Hard to ask for anything more. Except the palate on the fizzy side, this is by all means the perfect beer. Bold chocolate fruity flavour with a coffee note. Deliciously thick. What a brew.

750ml bottle shared by jsprime. simply put, this is the best baltic porter ive ever tried. a stunningly perfect example of the style. Les Trois Mousquetaires might be the most underrated brewery on the planet. thx jeff!

Bottle courtesy of my Canadian Secret Santa -- thanks!! Glad to get a second crack at this one. Pours a roasted coffee color with a nice beige head. Killer aroma -- almost like this was barrel aged. Smells and tastes of toasted malt, semi-sweet cocoa, and vanilla. This really was as good as I drunkenly remember it being the first time.

(bottle) very dark brown with small brown head; aromas of coffee, fruit; rich balanced flavour, long light bitter finish; excellent