Les Fréres Houblon - Coureur de Bois

Bought this one on a whim at a store in Montréal. I knew the brewery translated to "The Hops Brothers" , but I wasn't sure what Coureur meant (something about a heart?), but I knew that 'bois' meant wood and if I could get beer and wood at the same time, so much the better. Said it was double-fermented; which I'm wondering whether refers to barrel fermentation or bottle fermentation.

Smells thick and sweet, like a concentrated amber. Nice big head. It doesn't taste syrupy though, which is nice, and it's pretty balanced. There's a small off-hint of metal, but otherwise it's pretty well balanced and nice. Not giant wood flavor, but it's there. I notice that 500mL bottles in Canada are cheap thrills—not marked up as in America (consider price per volume—you often pay extra for a larger format, but they are easier for breweries to package). I wonder if this is for tax reasons, and what other shenanigans The Man has been up to as regards my beer. Also that Unibroue is everywhere and seriously cheap, especially considering how good it is.

According to Wikipedia, seems as though a coureur de bois was a woodsman/trader from early French Canada. So maybe a courier of the woods. According to the brewery website, it is a strong beer, supposed to age well, and the Belgian-style double fermentation gives it a rich amber color. The residual sugar should release aromas of some kinda malt and fruits. Not bad for somebody who has never actually studied French, eh? But beer is a universal language. No mention of whether wood is actually involved in the making of it, nor clarification as to what double fermentation could refer to (though I am almost positive it refers to bottle refermentation). I was hoping for a Canadian take on DBA, but oh well.