Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

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

yellow pour with lots of foamy white head. delicious citrus spice notes on the nose. flavor was of slight alcohol and some very ince sweetness. clean on the palate....absolutely delicious.

Pours a huge fluffy head. The color is pale yellow and great color. Bubbly like champagne with bubbles all through the glass. An incredible taste and feel.

Pours wonderfully with a big fluffy head. Nose is fairly harsh alcohol and just a hint of yeast. Taste is strange and very one-dimensional. Light yeast, followed by boozy heat, then a stark bitterness that doesn’t really present any flavor, just pure bitter. The carbonation is so high that the bitterness induces burps with every sip. I like the concept of this one, but the result isn’t very good.

it was a gusher and poured very pale yellow with a thick bubbly head and bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass. slight lacing where it occurs and very thick, but not much. nice carbonation in the beer and across the tongue. smells of watered down pine sol with citrus undertones and tree nuts. medium bodied and touches of alcohol are present. there is a dry bitter aftertaste but it is balanced out by the malts used. it reminds me of drinking seltzer water with all of the carbonation with hops. not what i was expecting, but not bad.

A lovely looking hazy straw beer with a large, lumpy, white head leaving tons of lace. Aroma is light fruit, apples, pears, citrus, flowers, a bit sour. Flavor is very crisp, also a bit sour, with some belgian yeastiness and more light fruit, a hint of white wine. dry bitterness in the finish. Quite bubbly on the tongue. Emphasizes more of the "tripel" than the "IPA" aspect, but a very nice hybrid beer either way.

I picked this one to see what a Belgian IPA was. This was a cloudy yellow beer with lots of floaty yeasties in it. The smell was nondescript. The taste was a little citrus hops but still mostly belgian yeast in flavor. Interesting concept but calling it a "Dobbelen IPA" was very misleading. There is nothing DIPA about this beer. The only thing this beer had in common with a DIPA was they type of hops. I think I’ll pass on "hoppy" beers from Belgium; they need to leave the hop bombs to Americans who know what they are doing. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 06-04-2007 15:32:47

Source:750 mL bottle.
Glass:Chouffe tulip.
Appearance:Cloudy yellow/gold pour with a two finger white head.
Aroma:Citrus, spices and fruits.
Flavor:Fruity base, with a citrusy finish.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:Very surprised that I liked this...well exectuted.

Had it on tap and on bottle. Both very good, very extreme hopped beer for a european IPA. Lot of foam but nice bitter taste to it. Lot’s of alcohol though, could been better with less of it.