Weizenbock Grande Cuvée - Les Trois Mousquetaires

korguy123

Ontario (Canada)

4.15/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Winter 2011 into tumbler.
Another fantastic CanBIF box entry.

Dark, muddled sweet tea color. Half finger, tight bubbled, light tan head. Lacing is minimal.

Sweet raisins, caramel, toffee, short bread, some plums and a touch of cinnamon and vanilla.

Caramel, toffee, some burnt toast, brown sugar and vanilla. Slightly cloying but not too bad. Raisins and some prunes. There is a digestive cookie and sour dough bread influence in there also.

Light to medium body, slightly syrupy, low carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

04-29-2013 20:53:25 | More by korguy123

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

3.79/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750ml bottle poured into a weizen glass. Vintage 2011.

A: Beautiful reddish-brown color. Slightly hazy. The huge, creamy off-white head holds tinges of a cinnamon color within it. Retention is great, and a few stubborn patches of foamy lacing cling to the glass at random intervals.

S: Sticky caramel and brown molasses. huge candied fruit aroma. Candy apples, prunes, raspberries, dried pineapple, banana chips. Banana bread with walnuts. Slight crust and cocoa. Warm blanket of vanilla and a very mild phenol spice. Great nose.

T: Big tide of fruit. Strong pull of raspberry esters. Currant, prune, and raisin. Coarse wheat taste underneath creates the impression of shredded wheat with raspberries. Caramel. Mild spicy alcohol presence. Hints of sherry. Light tartness. Slight cocoa. Dessert bread. Ghost-like pepper. Sweetish finish with that raspberries and wheat flavor.

M: Thick in body. Rich and full, slightly sticky in the mouth. A downplayed fluffy sensation. Smooth enough. Little to no carbonation leaves the palate wanting. It sits a little too heavily. Very mild alcohol warmth.

O: The complexity that the nose offered was nowhere to be found upon tasting. Curious lack of carbonation. A decent weizenbock. Maybe time just wasn't as kind to it as it should have been.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 00:46:24 | More by ryan1788a5

hopsolutely

Ontario (Canada)

3.94/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

An excellent sipping beer and a good high-alcohol example of the style.

Bottle pours a hazy and oily amber with decent head; it's an attractive auburn colour when held up to the light. Yeast-forward aroma has wine tones as well as caramelized grains. The flavour is well balanced with good depth, including some light barrel tones; it actually reminds me of a port. The 11% ABV is well hidden until the alcohol warmth in the finish.

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 19:23:38 | More by hopsolutely

biegaman

Ontario (Canada)

3.74/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

A hard and unyielding style, Trois Mousquetaires Weizenbock presents an uncharacteristically cheery tawny face to the world, one that is replete with bubbles as well as a clarity that is highly unusual (but appreciated). The bottom of the bottle may hold sediment, but the first pour is nothing short of gorgeous.

The strain of yeast used is commanding and utilitarian, imparting a musky odor that evokes images of a middles-ages spice route; clove, nutmeg, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, and who knows what else can be deduced from the piquant and highly seasoned aroma. It's spicy enough to season a steak (provided you don't mind a little bubble gum and bruised banana).

While it contains a spiciness that has my pantry beat, hidden deep within Grand Cuvée is a sweet, fruity maltiness that smacks of cognac, golden raisin, and banana cream pie. Notes of tart lemon, vanilla and bubblegum are also buried in there somewhere, though they're difficult to pry out of the garish pepper and clove-like spice.

Each sip seems to have its own character, though each is characterized as being either fruity or spicy. There's very little cloyingness, as all the sweet fruit notes (banana in particular, though mango and papaya can be tasted) serve only to calm the heavy clove and nutmeg spices. Alcohol is far, far from shy.

No chef's palate could ever conceive of a more diverse beer than a Weizenbock, arguably the strongest, most fruity, spicy style in the world. For such a heavy-duty ale this Trois Mousquetaires beer has a significant claim to the cellar - it's the kind of offering you can sit on for as long as you like, until you're fully prepared for its thundering, forcible presence.

Serving type: bottle

03-08-2013 05:40:58 | More by biegaman

cattersley

Ontario (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A ruby red pour, a very low if not faint in hops. Malty and sugary this is, and this very much masks the abv content of the brew. Apricot and dates, caramel, grainy, this is a tick taste! The surprising thing about this brew it is strong & surgery in taste, the time at which it leaves the palette is a snap. This is a very drinkable beer, I would recommend only a medium chill.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 01:40:20 | More by cattersley

UCLABrewN84

California

3.98/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle I brought to share at mrbubbler's "end of the world" tasting.

2011 vintage.

Pours a hazy brown with a foamy orange-khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, brown sugar, and a variety of dark fruits. Taste is much the same with a distinct grape juice flavor. There is a mild bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer that is tasty and easy to drink.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2012 04:40:53 | More by UCLABrewN84

decimator

Ontario (Canada)

1.15/5  rDev -69.5%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

750ml bottle poured into a goblet. ABV 10.5%.

A - Poured a dark murky brown with a 2cm tan head.

S - A big whiff of balsamic vinegar... Yikes! Even with some notes of caramel and dark fruits this beer just doesn't smell good at all. I'm afraid to taste it now.

T - Roasted malts and a big dose of nasty sour with some booze in the finish. A couple gulps in and it's a drainpour.

M - Medium-heavy carbonation, syrupy, finish burns the mouth.

O - If I had aged it for a few years and it had gone bad I probably wouldn't review it. But this one was bottled on Oct 15th 2012 and it already turned bad? Normally strong ales like this can keep for a few years. I'd expect better.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2012 02:53:49 | More by decimator

CAMRAhardliner

Ontario (Canada)

3.15/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a hazy cherry brown color with a wispy tan head that quickly crackles into obscurity. The aroma is of vanilla, raspberries, cloves and some rummy alcohol. Raisins and crisp wheat notes mix with vanilla pods, a nuttiness and fruity yeast esters in the taste. A warming alcohol is ever-present and gets more prominent in the finish. Hops are restrained in the background, earthy. Bitterness is light. The mouthfeel is thick and nearly viscous with a spritzy carbonation. The finish is boozy and quite malty.

This is a passable Weizonbock at best. Too sweet for me. Also the alcohol could be better hidden, or reduced more realistically. Worth a try but there are better ones out there.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2012 02:42:10 | More by CAMRAhardliner

JohnnyBarman

Ontario (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev -5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750mL bottle from the LCBO. Nice, classy bottle design, a bit of a change from the old label style.

Poured into a Duvel goblet. Dark caramel-chestnut in colour, with a half inch of head that lasts about twelve seconds before dissolving into a thin ring.

Nose is very sweet, wheat malt and sugar, a bit of fruit - plum or currant - with spice and a slight boozy burn.

Quite sweet and potent, this is a lot to work through. Sugary sweet, fruit, a crisp tartness, then more sweetness, a nutty flavour of some origin, and assertive boozy finish.

Tart carbonation, sticky (it feels as strong as it is).

Not really my favorite - too sweet and probably could do with some cellaring.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2012 04:22:08 | More by JohnnyBarman

WeedKing4

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750ml bottle pours a dark reddish brown thats clear with no head at all really. Tastes of dark fruits with slight caramal and a light toffee finish. The big alcohol is there in body, but not in taste. It is a sipper though. Overall its an interesting beer, but I don't see anything wheat ale about it.

Serving type: bottle

11-25-2012 02:55:14 | More by WeedKing4

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

2012 Vintage - 10.5%

A - Pours a nice hazy ruby red, finger of off-white head with some retention and no real lacing.

S - Sweet bananas, cloves, buttered bread, hints of cocoa and burnt toast.

T - The bananas and cloves dominated, lots of bready malts, hints of espresso linger on the finish. The ABV adds only a hint of sweetness and no real heat, and is easily masked by the bold flavours of the brew.

M - Lighter bodied ale and a tad thin, but goes down smooth and finishes with a touch of dryness.

O - A delicious example of the style, loads of flavour, and well worth seeking out. I'll be aging a bottle for sure, but this stuff is dangerously drinkable at 10.5%.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2012 03:47:10 | More by andrenaline

Beelzebeer

Newfoundland (Canada)

3.1/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

2011 bottle, making it a year-ish old.

A - Murky, dark mahogany brown. Good amount of dense light mocha head, with some lacing.

S - Toffee, burnt sugar, caramel overload.

T - Toffee, a little banana, tapioca, pudding, with some booze at the end.

M - The best part of it. Medium density, good carbonation. As it warms, it gets a little thinner.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2012 00:28:31 | More by Beelzebeer

Digimaika2

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

(4.0) A: Pours a cloudy deep orange-amber with a solid height of dirty beige foam head. Good retention and equal lacing.

(4.0) S: Dark fruits (cherries & plums), molasses, vanilla, hints of oak, bourbon, fainter grasses, and even some tropical fruit including papaya. Complex and varied.

(4.0) T: Very similar to aroma with those big dark fruits coming through along with some oaky bourbon and fresh grasses which weren’t all that detectable on the nose. Rich molasses provide depth and sweet vanilla and caramel serve to translate the alcohol into that smooth bourbon-like taste. This is good.

(4.0) M: Medium-lighter bodied with low carbonation. Nice and velvety with a mellow smoothness.

(4.0) D: New to this style but I’m really enjoying this one. The big dark fruit emphasis and oaky boozy character are the highlights for me.

Serving type: bottle

11-21-2012 02:15:20 | More by Digimaika2

oberon

North Carolina

3.88/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Had this last night and it put me to bed.Poured into my Brooklyn-Schneider Hopfen weisse glass a deep murky looking cola color with a nice looking one finger light tannish colored head that settles into a frothy mass.alot going on in the nose with alcohol dipped dark fruit really standing out,a bit of clove spice and sweet caramel,the main thing is it's big and sweet.Flavors really hit ya with a sweet sharp alcohol bomb,alot of dark fruit and phenolic spice mixed with more sweet caramel,the alcohol really hits as it warms.It's a sweet somewhat sticky sipper that can get a bit hot but it's a well made weizenbock,just plan on drinking this and not anything else.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2012 21:06:38 | More by oberon

jrenihan

Ontario (Canada)

3.63/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

2011 vintage. Bottle lists beer at 10%.

Beer is very dark brown, a bit of a dark chestnut hue. Moderately sized, fizzy tan head begins to dissipate promptly but not completely. A small head remains with a bit of lacing.

Smell is fainter than expected. Dark fruit, such as fig and raisin, is the most prominent smell. Caramel and malt behind that. Not a very typical wheat smell.

Like the smell, the taste is immediately full of juicy dark fruit. Raisin, grape, plum. Alcohol is noticeable, giving a bit of a bite to the otherwise very sweet beer. Some caramel as well. Does not have the typical characteristics I associate with either a Hefeweizen or a bock. Nice but the sweetness is intense, making it hard to drink too much of this.

Full bodied, moderate carbonation, noticeable alcohol.

Overall, tastes fairly good but only for so long. Not what I expected, although I am not upset.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2012 17:47:06 | More by jrenihan

crusian

Texas

3.63/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle from Awesome girlfriend in Quebec... somewhere. Gatineau i think.
Pours a dark brown with a hint of red and a nice finger of head that looks really creamy and sticks around a while. Beautiful.
Nose is alcohol, hints of toffee, chocolate, and a nice sweet fruitiness.
Taste follows the nose, but the fruitiness is more prominent, followed by the toffee and alcohol... finishing with some chocolate and a lot of fig.
Mouthfeel is much thinner than the head lead me to believe. I was hoping for a thick monster, and got a medium kitten.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2011 21:32:29 | More by crusian

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

3.13/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Grand Cuvee 2011. 10.3% ABV. Poured in to Duvel tulip.

A - Poured a medium to dark amber colour and settled opaque with only a slight ruby redness around the edges from the light. A small amount of cream coloured head formed and quickly disappeared.

S - A big hit of alcohol up front followed by a very sweet flavour profile that had toffee, dark caramel and molasses aromas. Not very inviting but definitely robust.

T - A big sweet palate full of dark caramel, toffee and brown sugar flavours complimented by a decent hop bitterness and a very warming alcohol presence. After a while the malts transform in to a sweet and sticky candy-like flavour that becomes cloying, making the beer difficult to drink. Some bready malts are also noticeable in the background but are overwhelmed by the sweetness.

M - Medium body with a nice hearty chew. Light carbonation.

O - This was very difficult to drink. The bottle size made this a partial drain pour. This one is definitely for sharing.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2011 01:39:39 | More by TheSevenDuffs

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

4.15/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle shared by Jason at my 22nd birthday, 750ml bottle into a tulip. 2011 vintage.

Poured a dark maroon, mocha/dark cream coloured head modest retention and lacing. Nose has some deep, dark fruit notes, plums, light chocolate, grapey and lightly vinous/herbal. Tastes of plummy and sweet dark fruits, light wheat character. Sweet malt profile with some brown sugar. Sweet, sticky and full feel, only light alcohol. Low carbonation. A solid dunkelweizenbock, a little sweet but some nice flavours and complexity.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2011 01:44:14 | More by liamt07

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Deep chestnut, ring of tan head, no lace to speak of really. Deep dark bread notes, raisin, dark fruits, clove, light banana, fig. Taste is quite bready, light alcohol taste, mildly yeasty, dark fruits as well. Med-high carbonation, full body, decent feel, nice full body. Not bad but didn't knock me out, would like to try this with 6 months to a year on it to see if it rounds out some of the rougher edges.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2011 13:08:37 | More by peensteen

dgilks

Australia

3.78/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Opaque dark mahogany colour that is almost black with a fluffy tan head. Good head retention.

Big fruity aroma with some mild alcoholic notes. Lots of bready melanoidins. Raisins and some (are they) roasty notes.

The flavour here is a bit odd. Slightly drawn out fruit with a tart red currant note, dried under ripe grapes and some burnt toffee. Mild roast. Very interesting with the tartness not quite obvious as being either from the wheat or the fruit notes.

Medium-light body with moderate carbonation. A touch thin for my liking.

I think I like this beer and I note that this is a newer vintage than loaded into BA at 10.3%. The aroma is fairly enticing and the flavour isn't bad but the tartness detracts just a touch for me. Good but not great.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2011 09:55:16 | More by dgilks

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Bomber

Appearance – Brown colour with a very large size frothy beige coloured head. It’s hard to make out the carbonation level due to the darkness and there is some really good lacing. The head lasted for 6 minutes before it was gone.

Smell – Malts, dark fruits, candied sugar, toffee/caramel

Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste malts, caramel/toffee and some dark fruits. The beer has a very sweet taste, lots of sugar. It finishes with a malty sweet dark fruit aftertaste.

Overall – Another beer that is probably best enjoyed with someone else. I really do wish this brewer put some of their high end beers into smaller formats. Regardless, I enjoyed this beer and I am rarely disappointed by Les Trois Mousquetaires.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2011 16:22:20 | More by spinrsx

HopBacchus

Massachusetts

3.28/5  rDev -13%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Dark and mud colored impossible to see through. Fluffy tan head dissipates quickly

Raisins and malt its very reminiscent of wine.

Grapes and sugar are in the forefront, frankly this beer is far too sweet. Think grape juice with some dark malt backbone. There are also some interesting spices in the flavor.

Very nice the alcohol keeps the body light and drinkable.

This beer looks very nice but overall its a classic case of the Quebec sweet tooth. Much to much sugar needs to be better balanced.

Serving type: bottle

03-22-2011 02:11:40 | More by HopBacchus

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

4.18/5  rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

750ml caged and corked bottle, winter 2010.

This beer pours a brightly cloudy deep dark garnet colour, with one fat finger of creamy mocha head, which leaves a low rise of lace around the glass in its wake. It smells strongly of stewed raisins, molasses, dates, toffee and intense, but even, booze warming. The taste is big lightly toasted caramel malt, brown sugar, molasses, dark chocolate, acidic black fruit - plums, figs, and red grapes - and a warm, cozy, herbal, leafy booze blanket. The carbonation is quite mild, the body medium-full, sugary, and smooth, in a stick to the roof of your mouth kind of way. It finishes still quite sweet, but with a leveling hoppy, boozy dryness.

The heat definitely pervades this beer - however, it mostly hangs, somewhat malevolently, in the background. The rest is a big, sweet, fruity, cockles-warming tipple - it sure is making me ignore/forget/change the channel on another underwhelming Oilers' result.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2011 05:49:46 | More by biboergosum

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Ruby or dark brown in colour. Bright. Small off white head that goes quite fast.

S - Dark fruit is huge here. Lot's of figs, prunes, dates. I get some hop and heat in there too.

T - Some burn hits you up front followed by those dark fruits again. The burn lingers a bit too.

M - Creamy, not alot of carbonation and nice full body.

D - Considering the abv on this I could certainly have a number over the course of a night.

Serving type: bottle

11-29-2010 04:15:14 | More by tbeckett

joemcgrath27

Alberta (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - very dark brown, one finger of chocolaty head dissipated to random islands, not a lot of retention
S - fruity hints of plumb and raisin, heavy malts, light sweet molasses, hint of chocolate
T - very sweet and very malty: sweet thick molasses and dark roasty malt, raisin and plumb fruity sweetness, light notes of chocolate and a present but balanced alcohol sweetness
M - heavy body, starts chewy tart, thins out to a tangy feel as the 11% ABV works through the palate
D - for 11% ABV I must say that the alcohol works with the beer and not against it, it is masked and balanced nicely with fruity sweetness and heavy malt character, i wouldn't drink it every day ... maybe every other day

Serving type: bottle

10-29-2010 03:52:27 | More by joemcgrath27