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Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

Score
99100
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 1400   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.9   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
A unique marriage between the English tradition of IPAs, the new American revolution of Imperial IPAs and the classic Belgian way of brewing. Houblon Chouffe, although very much hopped as it is, showcases the unique balance between a very strong IPA and a very special Belgian Tripel exclusively created for this ale (Big malty body, distinct dryness, expressive estery fruitiness). - IBU: 59, Original Gravity: 1092


4.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Caytinator (3) - Miesenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, GERMANY - FEB 6, 2012 does not count
Tried sample of ~150 ml at Brugge Beerfest. Exactly what the description says - when IPA meets Tripel. Masterfully done. I’m not a huge IPA fan, but this one is extremely well balanced and just crisp enough.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
adamjackson (83) - Canaan, New Hampshire, USA - FEB 3, 2012
Purchased for around $10 at Charles Street Liquors in Boston, MA. Poured into a Dogfish Head Signature glass at around 45 Degrees F from the cellar. A - Poured a HUGE head! 4-6 fingers even with the glass sideways. I tried to keep the fizz low but, even without shaking, the foam came from the glass as soon as I cracked open the bottle. Very pale beer. Light, hazy and very beautiful to look at. S - Honey, vanilla, crispy and just a lot of floral and citrus characters. I’m getting ginger as well. T - More honey, grapefruit, very light woodiness. tons of hop coming through and a very satisfying floral character. All around beautiful beer! M - Medium bodied beer. Tons of carbonation. With a mouth swish, the honey and floral notes just come alive! O - I’d stock up on this beer by the case but it’s best as fresh as possible so I only buy a bottle at a time when I come across it. Far better than La Chouffe. This beer is wonderful.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
_angst_ (498) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - FEB 3, 2012
330 ml bottle bought @ Bierzwerg.de. Pours slightly cloudy pale golden with a big frothy fizzy white head that slowly dissipates while leaving some trace on the glass. Smell is sweet, fruity and spicy with caramel, pine, grass, lemon balm, gooseberries, yeasty esters and alcohol. Taste is sweet, quite bitter and slightly metallic with grass, pine, wood, resin, grapefruit, the white stuff on an orange, belgian yeast and alcohol. Finish is dry and bitter with grass and lemon balm.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
annunz123 (207) - Taunton, Massachusetts, USA - FEB 2, 2012
Malt, grass, and yeast in the aroma, more like a German beer than a Belgian ale. Flavor starts tripel sweet with some citrus, following with some nice hop bitterness. Not your standard tripel, but really good.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
visionthing (207) - Oslo, NORWAY - FEB 1, 2012
Bottle at Tilt, Oslo. Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Very hoppy aroma with malt and Belgian yeast. Nice and rich combining the best of two worlds; IPA and Belgian ale. Fruity with a nice dry, hoppy and bitter finish.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
robiannelli (362) - West Deptford, New Jersey, USA - JAN 31, 2012
sampled on tap pours a bright yellow with a frothy white head. Aromas of sweet candy sugar up front some light fruit in the backround. Flavor is very sweet breifly cut with a touch of bitter which makes this so tasty. Body is medium full and finish leaves that belguim sweetness

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
teddybeer (549) - Madrid, SPAIN - JAN 30, 2012
33cl bottle. Golden coloured with a frothy and large white head. Aroma is slightly spicy, yeasty amd hoppy. Flavour is slightly sweet at the beginning, with citrus hints, traces of yeast and floral hops are present. the final is moderate bittery. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Wittales (22) - - JAN 29, 2012
Wonderful pale straw cloudy with little or no lacing(1 finger head). Light sour with grassy pine aroma a hint of sweetness. Taste was crisp with champagne-like with balance dry finish. Strange brew with 9% abv different Belguim...


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