Today I tried Trois Pistoles, a dark, high-gravity ale from Unibroue (Trois Pistoles, of course, translates to 'Three Pistols' and 'Unibroue', is a French word describing a person whose excessive eyebrows hairs overgrow to the point at which they connect in the center).*
Quebec based Unibroue makes great Belgian-style beers and produces many of their beers using bottle-fermentation process. The process allows the beers to take on a richer, earthier quality, and a higher alcohol level than standard ales.
The beer pours a deep brown color with a hint of dark-green around the edges like a boiled down green tea. The aroma was herbal and yeasty with notes of clove and even root beer(weird). The beer felt light on the palate and the flavors were very well balanced. I got sweet notes of Port and dried red fruit which were countered by a touch of sour tang on the finish (green olives?) likely a result of the natural yeast in the bottle.
Over all I liked this beer a lot. It was a really nice beer that was true to Belgian style, and quite delicious. Put this one on your list of beers to try soon!
* If you don't realize that I'm joking you're not reading the BDTimes enough-go back and read a few of the past posts. Very soon it will be evident that I have an extremely corny sence of humor.
For more info check out Unibroue's website.
-Prost!
D.Lux
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