Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

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

On tap at flying saucer. Has a cloudy yellow with a medium frothy white head that leaves behind good sticky lacing. The aroma is a light fruity malt clove and banana. Medium mouthfeel with a sweet malt taste with citrus and clove with a dry finish. A good tripel from moorgat.

Hazy gold with thick dense head. Full mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Aroma is very herby, almost medicinal. Just a bit of grapefruit. Flavor gets a lot of the grapefruit, lots of citrus, lots of yeast character, but not enough of the hops to match most IPA’s. Slightly bitter aftertaste, not a lot of longevity. This is s delicious beer, easy drinking, and very interesting.

Bouteille 75cl. Très belle bière belle mousse. Le parfum est superbe, l’arôme n’est pas en reste avec un bon corps et un longueur en bouche. Cela rappelle la Duvel mais plus sucré et bien plus fort en flaveurs. Très bonne expérience.

Bottle. The IPA Tripel smells nice, very hoppy and some sweet brown sugar, later on it gets a little bit more alcoholic. The head is large, white and creamy-foamy with a long duration. The body is clear and pale yellow. The taste is bitter, some citrus, the finish is even more bitter. The body is creamy, medium strong with a lively carbonation.

Initially, I was skeptical: a Double IPA Tripel? A Belgian-American bastard child no doubt. But this beer pleasantly surprised me. Pours a firm, rocky head, with lacing. Brewed with North America’s Amarillo and Tomahawk hops, combined with the nobel Czech Saaz, these three hops mellow and soften through aging, yielding wonderful flavor and aroma of flowers, spices, and pilsner malt. . The malt backbone is present, with Pilsner and toasty pale ale malt character still detectable through the cloud of hop flavor. It features a characteristically Belgian dry, highly-carbed effervescent finish, with a hoppy twist. A must try for hop-heads and Belgian aficionados alike.

Chouffe Houblon Dobbelin IPA Tripel: Pours light gold with excessive white cottony foam head. Aroma is of funk, spice, and citrus. As I renew the pour to top off the foam rises like on a latte; incredible. Odd flat flavor at first, that then moves to solid citrus, lemon and piney-spice refreshment. It’s good. A little odd, but good.

Bottle - 760ml. Hazy pale blond body topped with a huge white frothy/bubbly head. Fresh hoppy aroma with coriander, citrusy and yeasty hints. Alcohol is very well hidden. Taste is anything but a blast of hoppiness. It ends with a long, robust, dry bitter/herbal finish. This is truly brewed for real hops lovers.

750ml bottle from SAQ. Poured yellow with huge white fluffy head with gorgeous lacings. Aroma is malty and citrusy. Some hops and spices also. Some hints of dust came near the end. Very fresh aroma. Taste is spices, malt, citrus and faint hops. Carbonation is good. Some hints of alcohol on the finish. Becomes a bit more alcoholic at the end. A bit disappointed by that brew. To me this is a lot more on the tripel side than on the IPA side and I’m not a big fan of tripels. Will get another sample to re-rate. Re-rate, on tap at Delirium, Bruxelles. Pours hazy yellow, small head, short retention. Great lacing. Aroma is malty, citrusy and hoppy with hints of mango. Very fresh. Taste is citrusy, malty, hoppy and quite bitter. Good aroma overall but taste leaves something to be desired. Overall pushed from 13 to 14.