{"id":803,"date":"2010-09-18T00:03:30","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T12:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/?p=803"},"modified":"2012-07-23T23:55:46","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T11:55:46","slug":"unibroue-trois-pistoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philcook.net\/beerdiary\/2010\/09\/18\/unibroue-trois-pistoles\/","title":{"rendered":"Unibroue ‘Trois Pistoles’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unibroue 'Trois Pistoles'<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I get mistaken for Canadian, sometimes (I have very<\/em> idiosyncratic accent — and no idea why<\/em> I do). I have Canadian relatives, I’ve been to Canada (though I was not of beer-buying age), one of my favourite bands (The Tragically Hip) is Canadian, as are some of my most-beloved TV shows (Wonderfalls, Due South). So, how the hell did I get to Diary II<\/em> without any Canadian beer, so far? And how the hell did I get this far without this<\/em> legendary Canadian beer,1<\/sup>\u00a0in particular?<\/p>\n

I don’t really have an excuse. But here I am, solving both problems at one delicious time. Because this beer is very much<\/em> not one of those times where you finally try something much-hyped and are left with a confused look on your face, wondering what everyone elses’ fuss was all about. This<\/em> deserves the not-insignificant fuss it generates.<\/p>\n

It’s a dark, broody looking brown with purply highlights that show up against the light or during a swirl — and which suspiciously-well match the Apocalpytic-looking painting on the bottle. Compared to its big, chewy, Belgian-esque brothers, this one has a fresh, ‘uppy’ and particularly plummy fruitiness that brings a whole smackload of deliciously tart flavour into your face — like a crabapple straight off the tree. I do love the more-typical sticky fruity Belgians like Kwak, but this is just utterly fantastic as itself, and as a comparison.<\/p>\n

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Diary II entry #11, Unibroue 'Trois Pistoles'<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Verbatim:<\/strong> Unibroue ‘Trois Pistoles’ 18\/9\/10 9% 355ml $9 from Rumbles. Ticking off another of those embarrassing Never Hads. Very dark brown-with-reddy-purply-highlights-on-the-swirl. Suits the broody Apocalyptic painting on the bottle. The nose is fresh, uppy and plummy, and that nicely tart fruitiness carries on into yer face. Almost crab-apply. Nice to have that side showing up in one of these big Belgian-esque ales — a fresh change from the stickier sweeter ones like Kwak. Old Port wine character, they say, which is fair. (And hey, Three Pistols was always a favourite Tragically Hip track.)<\/p>\n

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1:<\/strong> The aforementioned favourite band, The Tragically Hip, even did a song (on their 1991 album, Road Apples<\/em>) called ‘Three Pistols’. I can only assume it’s not directly<\/em> related — it’s likely that both are named after the Quebec town. I’m a big enough nerd that I made sure I listened to it while drinking the beer — and<\/em> while writing up this entry, weeks later. These things have to be done, really.<\/span><\/p>\n


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I get mistaken for Canadian, sometimes (I have very idiosyncratic accent — and no idea why I do). I have Canadian relatives, I’ve been to Canada (though I was not of beer-buying age), one of my favourite bands (The Tragically Hip) is Canadian, as are some of my most-beloved TV shows (Wonderfalls, Due South). 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