Série Signature - Hopfenweisse - Les Trois Mousquetaires

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.58/5  rDev -8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

Pours amber with a fading white head.
Nose shows doughy wheat, banana, spicy cloves and phenols. Quite tempting.
Doughy wheat as a flavour too, along with soft booze, spicy hops, and herbal notes. Some sweet malt too.
Could use a bit more carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 08:05:11 | More by CrazyDavros

ludachris

Ontario (Canada)

4.3/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Les Trois Mousquetaires has slowly become one of my favorite breweries out of Quebec with their beautifully rendered, hoppy ales and incredibly clean and rounded lagers. The Brooklyner Schneider Hopfenweisse is one of my favorite wheat beers I've had to date so I'm very excited to get into this bottle.

Its rich honey amber body is darker than many wheat beers I've come across. A finger and a half of creamy, dense white head boasts some staying power and leaves generous sheets of lace as it recedes.

The hop profile of their Kellerbier is the first thing I think of. Whether or not they use the same type of hops in both, I'm an instant fan of the nose. The pronounced notes of ripe mango and papaya remind me why I love American style hops so much but more importantly blend very nicely with the creamy phenolic and herbal character that comes from the wheat. Undertones of lavender and potpourrie are readily detectable but the tropical fruit character rests on top. I like its complexity and I love how well everything fits together.

The creamy, sweet, and fruity beginning is almost immediately cut through by a leafy, dry, and herbal bitterness. It took me a bit off guard at first but I also didn't realize that this sports an IBU count of 56. The bitter character lingers well past the finish but isn't off putting or overly pronounced. Notes of mango and papaya make up the sweet underbelly of this beer, which spicy phenols and a herbaceous hop character are placed over.

The highlight of the mouthfeel is how the creaminess of the body helps to give weight and depth to fruitiness of the hops. Its medium body and rich texture makes me want to sit down and slowly enjoy this wheat beer rather than quaff it on a hot summer's day.

This is another winner coming out of LTM in my books. The fruity character from the American style hops fit perfectly with the unique aroma and flavour profile of the wheat malt. I don't think they needed to use a super alpha acid hop such as Summit as the only hop throughout the boil to achieve the American style wheat beer profile they were going for but I enjoyed it nonetheless. As a side note, I'd like to say how brilliant it is to have all of the specs of the beer on the back label of the bottle. For a beer nerd such as me, it helps me appreciate the beer a bit more. This is something I'd definitely pick up again.

Serving type: bottle

01-28-2013 23:30:00 | More by ludachris

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

4.03/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to Hoppypocket for this one! Bottled on 06/12

A - Cloudy medium yellow, almost orange in the centre. Thin layer of white head.

S - Big clove, banana and yeast esters aromas up front giving way to some sweet bready matls and lighter citrus notes.

T - Big Belgian yeast flavours up front with banana and cloves. Mid-palate adds some herbal notes and a substantial bready malt profile that adds some cereal sweetness and lighter citrus notes. The finish adds a warming alcohol kick.

M - Medium body with a nice chew. Moderate carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2012 03:57:09 | More by TheSevenDuffs

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.93/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

750ml Bottle from Marche Omni QC for 7$

Appearance – Slightly hazy gold/amber colour with a large size fizzy white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation and there is some decent lacing. The head lasted for around 5-6 minutes before it was gone.

Smell - Grains/wheat, citrus zest, grassy hops, coriander/cloves

Taste & Mouth - The beer has an above average amount of carbonation. I can taste grains/bread mixed with light citrus and coriander/cloves. There is also some dry woody and yeasty notes mixed grassy hops. It ends with a slightly bitter aftertaste.

Overall – Another great beer from this brewer. It has enough flavours to keep it interesting throughout the glass, and the price is reasonable. I'd like a touch more fruit flavour if I could change anything.

Serving type: bottle

09-09-2012 00:33:49 | More by spinrsx

MasterSki

Illinois

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Bottle courtesy of papat444. Served in a weizen glass. Bottled June 2012.

A - A finger of creamy white foam settles to a thick cap and a few stray spots of lace. Perhaps this should be listed as a kristalweizen, as it's pretty much transparent. Golden straw in color with tons of racing bubbles.

S - Smells like wheat and bread, with notes of tropical fruits, banana, and bubblegum. As things warm up some earthy and herbal hop notes come out. I wouldn't have guessed this was hopped exclusively with Summit, but it's a nice-smelling take on the style - thankfully it doesn't smell like garlic.

T - The taste starts like a typical hefeweizen with bread and wheat, but yields to surprisingly intense hop bitterness that accompanies the citrus and herbal flavors in the finish. Not nearly as much ester yeast here.

M - Carbonation is excessively high and mildly unpleasant - vaguely soda-like. Medium-light in body, with a dry, grainy texture. Lightly chewy finish.

D - A very easy to drink beer, other than the obnoxious carbonation level. Also, it's an interesting twist, as most 'hoppy' weizens have aggressive dry-hopping rather than mid-level bitterness. I dig the 375ml bottle and comprehensive rear label as well. Would drink this again if it were available and priced appropriately.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2012 03:35:39 | More by MasterSki

peensteen

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Hazy blonde with a ring of white head, a little sticky lace on the glass. Smell is of citrus and tropical fruits, orange followed by banana, malty and a bit of yeasty scents as well. Taste is quite hoppy, citrus and orange flavours, malty, and a bit of banana mid palate and into the finish, good bitterness but a nice malty balance with some yeastiness present as well. Medium carbonation, medium body, lightly creamy feel. Nice hopped up hefe, still lots of hefe flavours here that work well with the agressive hopping.

Serving type: on-tap

08-08-2012 22:40:26 | More by peensteen

jrenihan

Ontario (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Light straw-gold, a bit cloudy. Good sized white head, decent retention.

Nice grassy and tropical fruit hop scents. Mango. Wheat. Hops are stronger than the traditional hefe scents.

Like the smell, a hoppy beer. Tropical fruit, moderately bitter, some citrus- lemon. Banana flavours. Wheat.

Medium modied, low to moderate to carbonation.

Overall, quite good.

Serving type: on-tap

07-28-2012 04:13:58 | More by jrenihan

papat444

Quebec (Canada)

4.23/5  rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 375ml. bottle, bottled 06/2012.

Appearance: Fluffy clouds of stark white with a light hay colored body.

Smell: Strong banana mixed with citrus.

Taste: Spices & herbs, hoppy a bit but not too much, some rich fruit and the classic banana flavor.

Mouthfeel: Good strong carbonation. Manages an airy feel yet isn't too light.

Overall: 3M really nails the German style. A nice mix of bavarian and hops.

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2012 12:20:52 | More by papat444

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

3.95/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Draft: Poured a dirty beige/yellow color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma consists of banana ester with rich wheat malt notes and light citrus hoppy notes. Taste is a wonderful mix between some citrus hoppy notes which are well balanced against some wheat malt with light banana ester. Body was pretty full for style with good carbonation. This was a great drink and something the brewery should consider bottling.

Serving type: on-tap

06-15-2012 17:30:26 | More by Phyl21ca