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Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Abbey Tripel

Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9803.94/5.03.93/5.0Special9%100Trappist glass, Tulip
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
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 MoritzF (4926), Bochum, Germany
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 22, 2009  
(75cl bottle) Hazy, golden colour with a thick foamy white head. Yeasty and moderately sweet malty aroma with fresh and aromatic, slightly floral and zesty hops. Sweet-bitter flavour, full bodied with a calm carbonation. Pale malt-character with light notes of citrus and almost piney, zesty hops, lingering into the lasting well-blended malty and hoppy finish. Superb and moreish brew (22.VII.09).


hopheadfett (50), Oak Ridge, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Pours golden, hazy, huge white head, great lace. Nose of yeast, spice, hops, citrus. Taste is yeasty, malty, spicy, and hoppy, finishes bitter and dry. An interesting mix.


 Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Jul 21, 2009  
Bottle. Lemon candy! Perfume, spun/cotton candy, banana and bubblegum, hops are initially subdued, but come roaring to life as this beer warms. Pretty, delicate, wonderfully balanced. More a tripel than an IPA, but very interesting and well done.


 nimbleprop (844), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Surprised I never rated this but here goes... I’ll be honest, I’m not a huge fan of Belgian beers and I’ve always been skeptical or Belgian IPAs. This pours a slightly cloudy straw yellow with a rocky, frothy, stiff white head. Nose is lemons, grapefruits, something a touch medicinal, grass, and herbs. Grass, pine, herbs and flowers all in the mouth. Dry and yeasty. Drinkable but I didn’t love it.


 leaparsons (4710), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Bottle. Golden with a white head. Aromas are yeast and soft citrus with some pine. Some honey in the form of Lockets cough lozenges. Tropical fruit mix with some herbal, floral notes. Flavours are sweet tropical fruit with grapefruit and apricot. Some herbal notes also come through. Yeasty and dry with a peppery finish. Warming alcohol with some light pine bitterness on the finish. Good.


GoLdFiNgEr (83), La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Double IPA Triple a 9% Une robe plutot dorée avec une mousse épaisse qui demeure longtemps. Léger goût floral et de houblon. Le 9% d’alcool est discret. Le prix est par contre trop élevé au Québec pour se procurer cette bière.


 ketchepillar (478), Viña del Mar, Chile
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Shakeyfest 09. Thanks to Johnny I believe. Aroma is grassy, but nice. Moderately bitter. Slightly skunky. Not particularly hoppy, but a well balanced beer.


 Hopper (302), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Jul 19, 2009  
Pours a golden-orange with a nice looking head. Aroma is very fruity like light fruits(peach, apricot,orange) Taste is the same as the aroma with a little straw taste. Once you get to the bottom of each glass the bitterness comes into play. Nice lacing & well hidden alcohol.



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