Country of Origin: Canada
Price comparison: 1½ times what I pay for everyday beer.
Alcohol percentage by volume: 9%
Cute bottle/label? The big brown 750ml bottle with a cork - again. I am becoming a creature of habit. I like popping the cork. The label is another Unibroue Goth-like book-jacket-like illustration, this time of three towers with a winged horse hovering nearby.
(I swear, someone in the tattoo industry has Unibroue on their payroll.)
Appearance: About the color of cola, but with a nice thick light-brown head and lots of laciness. Extreme carbonation, as in, I know this ale is naturally carbonated, but it fizzes like a bottle of pop.
Scent: Reminds me of a variety of black raspberry mocha coffee beans that I used to buy, where the coffee smell was most prevalent, followed by the chocolate in close second, and the fruit as a darkly interesting background to the prevalent aromas.
Flavor: A bit more lemony than I expected based on the deep coloration of the brew. I feel a lot of flavor happening: cloves, citrus peel, apple, and berries, yet the aftereffect is more like that of port wine.
Impressions: The flavoring of this ale is very complex and intricate, but hard to pinpoint due to the liveliness of the carbonation. I think the Trois Pistoles would be an interesting alternative to burgundy with a meal, or to port after a meal.
Will I buy this beer again? Yes, I believe I will. It's certainly more cost-effective than port.
Rating:
4 out of 5 cute beer glasses
Reviewed: October 15, 2003
