Serie Signature Maibock - Les Trois Mousquetaires

Kloug

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.6%

02-10-2013 05:53:59 | More by Kloug

biegaman

Ontario (Canada)

3.98/5  rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Les Trois Mousquetaires Maibock has a tone like an ideal spring afternoon. Its golden colour blisters along the sides and bottom of the glass (though turns up bright and sunny when held up to the light). It comes served with a massive whipped cream topping and hundreds of bubbles that hover and are raised up like tiny flying saucers being sucked into a strong updraft.

The aroma, which frankly smells like little more than lightly toasted white bread, is actually quite rich and pleasurable provided you can appreciate beer solely for its basic fundamentals. This scent of clean pilsner malt is complimented by low melanoidins, a faint whiff of noble hop spice and florals, lemon juice, as well as some considerably impactful alcohol vapors.

This blond lager has the kind of subtle flavour profile that would drive Procter and Gamble nuts - they couldn't resist adding artificial flavours to something this plain and simple. While it's true this doesn't have the stuff to turn heads, its grainy maltiness is so remarkably real, rich and wholesome. It is a lager lover's lager... punched up a notch.

The taste has a distinctively dry, cracker-like maltiness. Though permeated by prominent alcohol notes, a hint of honey flavour, sweet corn and an occasional, very minor pinch of peppery spice serve to sufficiently mellow things out. All in all, the palate is left immersed in airy floral and lemony notes and a grassiness that further dries things out. Very agreeable.

As is typical for the style, Les Trois Mousquetaires Maibock is a beer that leaves out all details save for the most practical. While it offers only the bare essentials, these are not only among the finest quality but also apportioned very generously. It's a good thing this brewer has a penchant for German styles because his beers epitomize those traditions masterfully.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 00:12:34 | More by biegaman

GoHabsGo

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-17-2013 23:16:12 | More by GoHabsGo

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

ABV 6.8%

A: straw colour, pours a white head, low retention, low lacing, low haze.

S: Grainy, slight grassy notes, some low citrus.

T: Same as nose, biscuit/cracker flavours.

M: Medium body, medium carbonation, dry finish.

O: This is a great maibock with great flavours.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 01:59:30 | More by Kremlock

duracell

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.6%

04-28-2013 15:04:44 | More by duracell

timiskin

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

04-17-2013 23:19:37 | More by timiskin

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

04-17-2013 14:40:40 | More by Whatup14

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

04-14-2013 03:13:09 | More by liamt07

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A - Pours a pale golden colour, thumb of light fluffy head with solid retention and nice sporadic lacing.

S - Nice sweet grassy notes, sweet corn, wheat, hints of citrus rind and a hint of apple juice.

T - Much like the nose with the grassy notes dominating, surprising amount of bitter citrus rind, toasted crackers, bready wheat and a the touch of apple juice comes through on the finish.

M - Lighter bodied ale, a tad prickly and a touch of dryness on the finish.

O - A fantastic brew, light and refreshing yet surprisingly bold for the style. Flavours are pronounced and are certainly a great way to ring in the spring. Well worth a try and I will snatch up a few extra bottles before they disappear.

Serving type: bottle

04-06-2013 04:25:14 | More by andrenaline

valianes

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

04-03-2013 05:03:15 | More by valianes

JohnnyBarman

Ontario (Canada)

3.99/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Handsome 750mL bottle from the LCBO, part of the Spring 2013 release. It's April but snowing so a beer that fits the changing of the seasons is in order for today. $6.90.

Poured into a tulip glass. A hazy honey golden brew, with a billowing head of a couple of inches that settles into a thin sticky ring. Good lacing on this.

Nose is citrus, herbs, bread, biscuit, noble hops, a bit of honey sweetness.

Very nice indeed - the honeyed bread provides a nice counter to the citrus and noble hop bitterness. Went down extremely well, yet had some complexity to it.

Carbonation is a bit sharp, medium bodied.

Very nice brew for this time of year, like a pale spring morning still clinging to winter's chill. There's sweetness and bitterness working together. Might get another bottle or two.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2013 03:20:49 | More by JohnnyBarman

RedAleMan

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

04-01-2013 23:43:39 | More by RedAleMan

yancot

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.6%

04-01-2013 07:04:26 | More by yancot

mintjellie

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazy pale yellow body. Large eggshell head, moderate retention, patchy lace. Looks like a weissbier with less foam. Floral and yeasty bread dough aroma, like an amped up pilsner or helles, with a hint of honey. Mildly sweet with doughy and cereal flavours up front, and lemon zest, then a spicy/herbal finish. Moderate bitterness. It drinks like a stronger, more flavourful helles, or even pilsner on the lower side of bitterness. Medium bodied with relatively low carbonation. Rich, substantial mouthfeel, but not heavy or thick. No alcohol heat. Full-flavoured but approachable and very familiar.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2013 04:20:31 | More by mintjellie

bgibbard

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

03-25-2013 13:37:21 | More by bgibbard

WeissBoy

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

03-25-2013 03:58:35 | More by WeissBoy

NightINgale

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev +9.6%

02-28-2013 03:15:23 | More by NightINgale

4ster

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

12-04-2012 04:37:50 | More by 4ster

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +16.4%

09-14-2012 00:36:57 | More by Molson2000

jpworld

Quebec (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +16.4%

08-14-2012 01:41:48 | More by jpworld

jf7756

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

05-05-2012 20:09:20 | More by jf7756

oldp0rt

Quebec (Canada)

3/5  rDev -17.8%

02-10-2012 20:00:20 | More by oldp0rt

kjyost

Manitoba (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Consumed Nov. 19, 2011 at Inaugural Bottle Share. From notes. Thanks Nicole!

Pours a clear straw body with a light white head that descends to a ring. A flowery nose, that I find quite off-putting and surprising for the style. Tastes lightly of pepper with a corny sweetness and a light bread malt underlying it. A slight bitterness lingers on the the palate.

An unobtrusive beer that seems off for the style. Nothing special at all. I was wondering if the bottle was old, but it was undated, alas.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2011 00:19:44 | More by kjyost

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

750 ml bottle picked up on a recent trip to Montreal. Poured in to Duvel tulip.

A - Poured a pale straw yellow with one finger of bubbly white head.

S - Bready malts up front with some apple and herbal notes. Sweet at first with a slight bitterness from the hops evident as well.

T - Bready cereal grains, a touch of sweet caramel, some floral hops that also provide a slight bitterness and some light orchard fruit notes. The finish is dry and bitter. The ABV is fairly noticeable here which is a touch odd for an 8% beer. Still a very good beer but definitely not smooth.

M -Medium body with a bit of chew and light to moderate carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

10-22-2011 16:18:27 | More by TheSevenDuffs

Digimaika2

Ontario (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Clear golden colour with a thin head. Trace of a very thin blanket with tiny bubbles.

S: Grainy malts, honey, sour lemony scent, faint apricot aroma. Picking up some light floral hops too.

T: Grainy malts, floral hops, some lemon sourness, and a bit of orchard fruit juice centered around apples. Finishes with an appealing and dry cane sugary sweetness.

M: Good well-rounded mouthfeel with an appropriate level of carbonation.

D: Drinkable and would probably buy this again, but not before trying other offerings from this brewer which come more highly recommended. Overall this offerings a bit too focused on the sweet side for me, but nonetheless worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2011 03:11:47 | More by Digimaika2