Trois Pistoles - Unibroue

johnnieoz

California

4.6/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Best before 07-08-11 12oz capped bottle.

A: Classic dark Belgian strong ale look: nice clear ruby red and dark brown hues all around. Minimal head, lacing is thus equally absent, but the tears are nice to behold.

S: Sweet dark fruit. Blackberries, plums, cherries and figs. Not as aromatic as expected.

T: One word: Delicious. Trois Pistoles tastes like it smells, only much more of all that same dark, lush fruit. As this warms up more complexity emerges, always remaining balanced enough to merit the highest possible score. I love it when a beer tastes even better than it smells.

M: Carbonation is ample and the body is medium to full. It leaves my mouth feeling very pleased with itself.

D: One 12ozER is not enough. While I am sipping this to make it last, I am confident that I could deal with whole champage bottle on my own. In fact, I seem to recall having done this sometime in the murky past...

An all-time favorite that deserves a blind tasting vs. Chimay Grande Réserve, Brasserie Des Rocs Triple Impériale, N'Ice Chouffe and Gulden Draak.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2008 02:39:12 | More by johnnieoz

t_carterb

Georgia

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-19-2013 15:56:55 | More by t_carterb

jbar920

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +17.9%

06-18-2013 17:43:10 | More by jbar920

RandyPuckett

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-18-2013 03:21:14 | More by RandyPuckett

Garrettshu

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-17-2013 05:15:43 | More by Garrettshu

Chingringo

Florida

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-17-2013 04:00:43 | More by Chingringo

lsummers

California

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-17-2013 02:43:35 | More by lsummers

jpizzle

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-16-2013 22:07:38 | More by jpizzle

Dcunicelli

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-16-2013 20:18:17 | More by Dcunicelli

anson42

California

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-16-2013 01:34:39 | More by anson42

YamagamiTravis

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-16-2013 01:01:53 | More by YamagamiTravis

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-15-2013 23:04:02 | More by IchLiebeBier

wilkowski

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

06-15-2013 03:43:16 | More by wilkowski

scratch69

Missouri

4.15/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

I poured a bottle into a tulip glass.

Appearance- Dark brown with two fingers worth of light tan head. Fair amount of lacing.

Smell- Dark cherry, sugar, and belgian yeast aroma with a hint of some sourness.

Taste- The flavor is very similar to the smell with a slight taste of the alcohol.

Mouthfeel- Medium bodied and smooth with a light amount of carbonation. Leaves a sticky feeling in the mouth after the swallow.

Overall- Good beer but not one that I am likely to try again.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 15:23:20 | More by scratch69

KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-14-2013 14:47:57 | More by KStark

VictorWisc

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-14-2013 07:33:22 | More by VictorWisc

doremite

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -11.6%

06-13-2013 21:12:23 | More by doremite

Tom_Servo

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -17.5%

06-13-2013 01:03:55 | More by Tom_Servo

superfriend

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-11-2013 22:24:36 | More by superfriend

utopiajane

New York

4.56/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75

Pours a deep dark brown with a flourishing head of beige foam that recedes to a very thin cap. Soapy lacing and alcohol legs. On the nose it’s cherries, bready yeast, strong malt undertones, sticky fruit and some horse blanket. The hops are forward on the palate with a little pepper accompanied by the yeasty sweetness and the ripe fruits. The malt is good and strong like a dark beer should be but the balance is perfection. It has a medium-heavy body but it’s practically weightless on the palate and finishes off-dry with some alcohol warming. This ale has dash and a soaring spirit. One of the best.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 16:37:33 | More by utopiajane

gbrill

Arizona

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

06-11-2013 01:14:04 | More by gbrill

J_Dub

Texas

4.64/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Poured a deep dark amber. Very dark pour. No head at all.

The smell is dark fruits and sugar. The fruits smell like an apple/pear mix with just a touch of sourness maybe. There's also some malt but it's hidden beneath the other complex dark flavors.

The flavor is similar to the nose. Sweet dark fruits (apple and pears again) with some malts. Spicy belgian yeast dominates quickly after the initial flavor. Warming alcohol at the end.

Tons of prickly carbonation give this brew a good body.

Great beer. Wonderful nose and taste with several complex layers while being very drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2013 00:27:06 | More by J_Dub

Isotope

Texas

4.75/5  rDev +12%

06-11-2013 00:18:49 | More by Isotope

andy1701

Florida

4/5  rDev -5.7%

06-10-2013 22:12:16 | More by andy1701

joesmithrealname

Connecticut

5/5  rDev +17.9%

06-10-2013 03:50:59 | More by joesmithrealname