Unibroue Trois Pistoles

Very dark (almost black) colour with a tan, foamy head. Faint malty aroma. Very pleasant raisiny taste with the suggestion of alchohol. Not as strong tasting as I expected. It reminded me of drinking a (good) fruitcake in some respects.

Bière noire, claire et brillante qui donne une mousse café au lait abondante et persistante. Superbe et appétissante. Arôme de fruits noirs : dattes, prunes, raisins secs. Il y a aussi des pointes de réglisse et de coriande. Le goût est très sucré, un peut trop. Cela contrebalance l’alcool qui se fait discret malgré la teneure élevée. On reconnait aussi les levures Unibroue, quoique délicates dans ce brassin. Le palais est bien rond, la bière est bien pétillante. En résumé, c’est une bière à déguster comme un dessert. Le sucre trop présent, et les saveurs qui ne sont pas suffisamment nuancées l’éloignent de peu de la perfection.

Very dark brown pour with a lasting white head. Very heavy carbonation. Aroma and flavor very yeasty. Flavor of cloves and spice. Very complex. Not at all my favorite style but a very good brew.

Dark brown color witha finger width white head that left a nice ring around the glass and spotty lacing. Plum, raison, red grapes, cloves, and fig were all noticed in the smell. Taste was of clove, plum, vanilla, candi sugar, spices, and yeast. Medium bodied with a good carbonation. Gets better as it warms and will try this one again.

Dark black in color with a thick head the fizzles down quickly. Looks like a porter but much more carbonated. Flavor is yeasty, light chocolate and fruit undertones. The beer fizzes in your mouth. A good beer with many flavors to entertain the palate.

Appears near black and barely translucent in appearance with cherry accents when put to light. Aroma of malt and pine with floral and berry undertones. Flavour is of sweet dark fruits, yeasty, with some of the earthy tones in there. Very smooth, rich beer. A pretty good beer, even if it is french/canadian.....

1 to 1 and a half year old bottle, poured into its namesake glass (which I didn’t know existed until I saw it for the first time at the store!). Pours dark reddish brown, mostly clear until the very end where you get some particles, with a large fizzy beige head. Aroma is vinous and malty, lots of plum and red wine notes, some toffee, and some slightly peppery gingery clove type of smell, which is the only way I can describe that Unibroue character. Taste is a nice blend of toffee, toast, and cocoa malt flavors with a vinous red wine, grape and raisin flavor and an abundant spicy/sweet clove and cardamon note. Finishes nothing like I remember the fresh beer, and is very similar to the year-old Chimay Blue I recently had. Very nutty, hazelnut, with a faint chocolate and coffee note, while the spices take a bake seat. Fizzy overcarbonated mouthfeel, but that’s the name of the game with Unibroue. Medium bodied, but still substantial, and only slightly warming. Very good stuff, but it occupies a strange middle ground. It’s not as smooth as Chimay Blue, and yet the spicy notes aren’t as exciting as Pannepot. Perhaps another would diminish the poky spice notes to a level that would make this beer really awesome. As it is, it’s still excellent, and one year did it a world of good.

Bouteille brune de 331 ml. Nez d’alcool présentant une belle touche fruitée. Robe brune aux reflets pourpres. Goût dominé par les fruits mûrs et des saveurs boisées. Arrière-goût d’alcool. Il s’agit d’une bière unique en son genre parmi les produits brassés au Québec.