Brewed since 1997 in Chambly, Quebec. Due to its complex character, this beer immediately attracted a lot of fans. Its fruity notes and high alcohol level often draw comparisons to port.
Crafted with four types of malt and just as many exotic spices, this deep brown ale offers notes of black cherry and dark rum.
Who can tame this powerful beast, the proud descendant of Trois-Pistoles’ legendary Black Horse?
Crafted with four types of malt and just as many exotic spices, this deep brown ale offers notes of black cherry and dark rum.
Who can tame this powerful beast, the proud descendant of Trois-Pistoles’ legendary Black Horse?
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8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Harvest Market, Bedford NH. Aroma is wild mix of bready malt, a musty yeastiness kind of like a pencil eraser, spices, alcohol and fruit esters. Appearance is virtually opaque dark brown at center of glass with hazy, lighter brown (light dark cider) at the outside, with nice effervescence and persistent foamy beige head with mild lacing that doesn’t linger on the glass. Taste is moderate sweetness and light sour. Palate is moderate to heavy bodied with thick texture, lively carbonation (perhaps a tad too much) and a nice, pleasant sweet over sour finish. Overall, this is really nice and interesting, hitting pretty fully on all levels. Aroma is a bit more interesting than taste and mild demerits for too much carbonation, but those are the nitpicking separating this from perfection.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2015
at 21:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ Stout, Toronto. Pours hazy dark ruby with airy but stable off-white head. Clear aroma of malt, caramel, sugar and fruit. Booze in the long nose. Sweetish flavour of caramel malt, with fruity and estery touches and mild notes of hops. Rough, estery aftertaste with mild acidic hints. Potent and heavy but well-balanced and enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2015
at 21:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a dark brown color, topped with a fairly decent and lasting beige head. Nice aroma of malt, some caramel with dried fruits, though some alcohol can be noted. Sweet start, a feel of caramel and mild bitterness. Alcohol presence can be picked up, though not too excessive. A decent one.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2015
at 06:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 341ml @ Hotel room, Weber’s, Ann Arbor, MI
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits, brown sugar and hint of alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long warm, dried fruits and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits, brown sugar and hint of alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long warm, dried fruits and caramel finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2015
at 22:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Home. Pours dark brown with a small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, ripe dark fruit, dates, little chocolate. Flavor is light sweet, rich malty, caramel, dark chocolate, ripe fruits, dates, raisins, some alcohol. Full body, soft carbonation, sweet finish with some warming alcohol. 290810
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2015
at 06:28
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
For a big beer, its rather discreet, not hinting initially at its elevated ABV or heaps of fruit esters. Dark, sweet, dried fruit come through in the aroma. Dark, cola brown with active foamy head, which quickly dissipates. Taste brings more fruitiness, some wood, some molasses, all which finishes quickly with only a hint of warmth.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2015
at 21:12
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz foiled bottle poured. Pours midnight black with a lasting cloudy head. Mild dark fruit aroma with some plum and spice. Very flavorful with some grape, dark fruit, and a ton of spice. Slightly tart as well. Well worth the low cost. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2014
at 18:18
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Dark mahogany colour with ruby notes, moderate sized beige head which disappears quickly; aroma of candy sugar, overripe fruits, yeast, some herbal liqueur notes and alcohol in the background; taste of toasted sugar, dried fruits, vanilla; herbal notes and spicy aftertaste - excellent Belgian strong ale from the new world
Tried
from Can
on 20 Nov 2014
at 13:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
BOTTLE 341ML from CH-303.
Look: opaque dark brown, biggish beige head.
Aroma: rich sweet and tart dried fruits, oxidized wine, wine barrel, spicy coriander notes, hints of nuts, some light alcohol notes,
Taste: light fruity sweetness, winy, very light alcohol. The body is light but is fine. What it is lacking is more spice and heat from the alcohol. Excellent otherwise!
Look: opaque dark brown, biggish beige head.
Aroma: rich sweet and tart dried fruits, oxidized wine, wine barrel, spicy coriander notes, hints of nuts, some light alcohol notes,
Taste: light fruity sweetness, winy, very light alcohol. The body is light but is fine. What it is lacking is more spice and heat from the alcohol. Excellent otherwise!
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Nov 2014
at 02:02
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from a trade. A very dark mahoganey brown with a thick fast-dissipating head. A rich spicy malty beer aroma. The taste is fantastic dark pitted fruits, raisins, spice and malts. Sweetly complex without being cloying. Probably one of the best belgian ales I have had in awhile. ---- August 2016 ---- Unibroue Trois Pistole 2005 vintage Was given this as a freebie in a trade. It looks nice with a deep brown aroma but minimal foam. The aroma is pretty good with big nutty toffee and light sherry oxidized notes. The taste is jammy, dark stone fruits, bright cherry, coriander and toffee plus milk chocolate. Much dryer than when fresh but it has held up remarkably well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Oct 2014
at 05:36