Trois Pistoles - Unibroue

FtownThrowDown

Ohio

3.98/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Served from a Growler Fill.
Pours a dark brown with ruby highlights. Smell is wine like with lots of dark fruits. Plums, grapes, it's all in there. Taste is much the same, with some belgian candy sugar. Mouthfeel is creamy velvet. This is an easy drinker. There are definite port like qualitites with it.

Serving type: growler

02-24-2008 22:18:12 | More by FtownThrowDown

bobsy

Ontario (Canada)

4.72/5  rDev +11.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On tap in Quebec City. Very dark plum coloured body, with an off-white head. Very fruity aroma, full of rich dried fruit. In the flavour I taste sour cherry, vanilla ice cream, dried fruit, figgy pudding and brown sugar. Finished with the signature unibroue yeasty aftertaste. Alcohol is very well hidden.

Serving type: on-tap

02-11-2008 14:56:56 | More by bobsy

GAPit

Washington

4.08/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from tap into matching glass at the Stumbling Monk, Seattle. Pitch black with two fingers of dark coffe head, lacing stays till the end.

Smells suprisingly fruity, alcohol very present, finishes with malty, doughy, mapley goodness, i'm exicted.

Sharp spicy/tart/dry fruitiness up front leads into malty/vanilla finish with a very present and a little overdominating alcohol burn.

Smooth and creamy in mouth, suprisingly light carbonation. Once again alcohol burn dominates towards the end.

Overall another good beer from Unibroue, although not my favorite.

Serving type: on-tap

12-21-2007 20:43:03 | More by GAPit

mfhlucky13

Pennsylvania

4.3/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Served in a tulip style glass it had a wonderful deep reddish brown color with a nice full head. It smelled of dried fruit, raisins or cherries. It's taste was wonderful, dark malt, fruit and Belgian yeast. It had a smooth creamy mouthfeel and was easy to drink. I've had this in a bottle as well, but I think it was better from the tap. This is easily becoming one of my favorites.

Serving type: on-tap

11-07-2007 12:15:59 | More by mfhlucky13

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

4.47/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

This is such a lovely beer. Had on tap at Max's the other night.

The beer pours a rich dark brown/black color, with hints of red. There is very good head retention with excellent lacing. On the nose one gets Belgium spice, interwoven with cherry, port and chocolate. Heavenly. The palate replicates the nose, but has a thick, rich, viscuous mouthfeel. The beer is sweet, but not excessivly so. There's even a touch of dryness, one would assume from the hops. Well balanced and not cloying, with hints of chocolate, cherries, prunes and port. The beer finishes very nicely, with a long finish.

Considering how rich this beer is, it's remarkably drinkable. One would never guess the 9% abv., at least not while drinking it. Another excellent beer from the folks at Unibroue.

Serving type: on-tap

04-25-2007 15:45:54 | More by johnmichaelsen

ClockworkOrange

Pennsylvania

4.33/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 750ml bottle into my Duvel tulip glass. Appears a dark mahogany brown with a huge two fingers of dense light tan head. Aromas of sweet dried fruits, possibly apricots and caramel malt. Tastes of spicy dried cherry, sweet caramel malts, slight citrus and melon notes. Medium to full bodied with moderate carbonation. Quite refreshing, tasty and very drinkable, but the 9% could sneak up on you. Excellent.

Serving type: on-tap

02-09-2007 17:34:20 | More by ClockworkOrange

JulieRFoster

Pennsylvania

4.13/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: Deep nutty brown, like a stained oak wood. Slightly opaque, but just a few flecks refract the light when held up.
Tight little Belgium lacing that is comprised of surprisingly uniform medium-sized bubbles.
A sprightly little head that falls after the first few sips - just long enough to divulge some of its delicate aromas.

The smell is very sweet; filled with the heavy Belgium sugars that make me swoon (and for some reason I smell teriyaki sauce).

Taste is dark and sweet: burned caramel, cotton candy, and spicy! It's nice and hoppy for such a dark brew. I taste a little Flemish sour as well - I wonder what kind of yeast was used.
The mouth feel is surprisingly light and drinkable, although there is minimal carbonation.

This is a beautiful beer, and even more impressive that it's brewed on this continent.

GO TO REDBONES TO TASTE IT ON TAP!!

Serving type: on-tap

07-14-2006 01:16:38 | More by JulieRFoster

k75

Pennsylvania

4.35/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

on tap

pours a rich looking dark port color with a big, tight bubbled head

flavor is deep and dark with miles to go before it makes you sleep

has many dark lager flavor characteristics as campared to a heavy porter say - more like a doppelbock

plum and prune with raisins come to the fore as it warms to a delicious, filling brew.

sublime at 9% be wary

delicious

Serving type: on-tap

07-11-2006 09:05:27 | More by k75

Mebuzzard

Colorado

4.4/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Had this at the Falling Rock Taphouse in Denver. A good, dark Italian plum looking body. Head had medium sized bubbles, about 1 1/2 fingers with fair staying power.
Aroma contained yeast, malt and some caramel. Taste reminds me of a Saison brew, with more roasted malt. Raisin, bicuit and caramel were noticeable.
Finished smooth and while not completely clean, clean enough to be refreshed for another sip.
Another good brew from Unibroue

Serving type: on-tap

06-12-2006 15:59:03 | More by Mebuzzard

akorsak

Pennsylvania

4.1/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I am drinking this ale on tap at Frisco Burritos in Columbia, MD. The ale comes cold from the keg.

Appearance: A deep tawny red that clearly comes through when held up to light. Not much head and it disappears quickly.

Smell: I detect some spices, maybe some residual wheat in there, as well as some darker fruits, maybe a hint of cherry.

Taste: The ale has hints of cherry and plums, darker stronger fruits that add just a hint of sweetness. The yeast imparts an interesting flavor, while the candied sugars give a very pleasant sweetness.

Mouthfeel: Velvety soft on the palate. The alcohol lingers on the back of the tongue for a bit.

Drinkability: A great tasting beer when served on tap, fresh and delicious.

Previous Reviews:
17-Nov-05, Bottle, 4.0, 4.0, 3.5, 3.5, 4.0, 3.75

Serving type: on-tap

04-12-2006 01:59:27 | More by akorsak

ski271

Pennsylvania

4.85/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

This has long been my favorite of the Unibroue beers, and one of the reasons I enjoy Belgian beers as much as I do today. I hadn’t had this beer in a while, but I’m glad to say I still love this beer. Had it on tap at Zeno’s in State College. Attractive dark, hazy brown with a small, creamy, off-white head that quickly diminishes to a thin film. Wonderful wine-like aromas and flavors, dark fruit, berries, oak, spice, and warming alcohol that kicks up a little on the finish. It feels light in the mouth yet is huge in flavor and feels big on the finish. This is the reason why at beer expos, I still have to stop off at the Unibroue table for a beer even if I have had all the beers they have at the time. Fabulous!

Serving type: on-tap

04-01-2006 20:17:32 | More by ski271

barleywinebrewer

New Hampshire

4.38/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Years ago I recall finding Unibroue in my area. Two primary offerings - La Fin Du Monde and Trois Pistoles - seemed to move in everywhere at once and for a long time that was it. Until yesterday I would've sworn I had both and moved on to other brews and my homebrews. I was wrong. Tried this since it was on draft for a lark. thankfully I did!

There's lots of reviews on this already so I'll only add this. If you can get this on tap do it. There is a nice evening out of the carbonation and yeast flavors others have noted since it's not bottle conditioned to go along with the wonderful malty / raison / spice flavors. Very well balanced, nicely flavored and a treat to drink. I will order this again and again!

Serving type: on-tap

03-03-2006 14:37:25 | More by barleywinebrewer

DrunkMcDermott

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I came to this beer the long way around. This was one of the beers tapped at the Oak Lawn "Fall on the Green" Festival the weekend. My homebrew club, BOSS, volunteers to pour the "good" beers, in return, we get to keep the leftovers for our picnic the following weekend (the village buys the beer, and their license is only good for the three days. If we didn’t take it, they’d have had to pour it out! Sacré!). I couldn’t make the picnic, but came in Sunday to help clean up, and this was still flowing! So after all that...

Pours a lovely brown. By this time, the head is kicking up pretty frothily, understandably. Has a great taste that to me gave just a light impression of cherries, likely from the yeast. Also a well-balanced spiciness that stays in the background for support. Overall great malty taste. This probably wasn’t the best condition for trying it out in, but it held up very well. I even filled a growler for later!

Serving type: on-tap

07-20-2005 15:31:45 | More by DrunkMcDermott

Dithyramb

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Sampled last night on draft at Max's on Broadway.

Pours slightly thick with a thin off-white head that dissipates to a ring that grabs the side of the glass. Head retention not as nice as with the bottle, but has the excellent lacing. Slightly burned caramel color that is hazy to an almost translucent nature.

Yeast and malt fill the nose.

A great tasting, chewy beer. A light bit of yeast pepper is accented with chocolate, coffee, raisins and the other dark malts mixed with bready goodness. The alcohol is wandering around in the dark corners.

Drinkable? Oh, yeah.This mighty brew beat down the flavors from a smoked salmon chowder and came bursting through in the tastebuds. It is a definite contenda and should be exhulted with the other big Belgians out there.

Serving type: on-tap

06-15-2005 14:30:54 | More by Dithyramb

IceAce

California

4.43/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

This chestnut brown beauty simply defies one to pin it down stylistically. Boasting the funky nose of a saison and complete with hints of spices and Belgian yeast, this brew has the quality color of a Trappist dubble and is simply a joy...sip after sip.

Leading with a slightly fizzy open, the barnyard funky yeast is the first to appear. Midtaste deposits a nice malty note smack in the middle of the tongue.

The finish is clean with a sinful saison-like fade of yeast. Wow!

Serving type: on-tap

05-01-2005 07:43:57 | More by IceAce

Bierguy5

Ohio

3.9/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Dark cloudy chestnut color, some mohogany edges. Thick foamy white head, disappears eventually. Not much lace on the sides of the Unibroue goblet. Strong dark fruity smells, along with yeasty spices, almost like corriander. Caramel flavor, along with spices. Ripe fruit, dark fruit. Pretty carbonated, medium body. A very interesting beer. Some funkiness along with it. Interesting. Not the most drinkable, but a good one to try.

Serving type: on-tap

03-06-2005 03:56:57 | More by Bierguy5

chugamugofsud

Oregon

4.1/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I have had this unibroue offering from bottle before but recently the best local beer bar (Pazzo's) got this on tap and I had to oblige myself. The high alcohol content is a real attractor for many, apparently. The beer pours relatively dark, looking like a bock in the pitcher with a relatively thick carbonation head on top of it. The beer tastes somewhat minty but is very complex and covers up the alcohol excellently. It drinks quickly and smoothly, one could easily have several of these. This is absolutely my favorite unibroue offering and I recommend it to anyone who likes Unibroue or high alcohol beers.

Serving type: on-tap

05-13-2004 16:44:31 | More by chugamugofsud

sponberg

New York

4.4/5  rDev +3.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Served in a pint glass.

Not that far different than the bottle. The same big, chewy, portlike character is there along with hints of black cherry. The biggest difference that I found was a distinct "prickly" mouthfeel on tap. This may be due to the keg not having time to settle down overnight, but it did detract a bit from its drinkability. I will try this again in a couple of days and reassess if needed.

Serve this on nitro mix and rename it "Trouble." With a capital T.

Serving type: on-tap

03-19-2004 20:08:57 | More by sponberg