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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
9773.94/5.03.93/5.0Special9%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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 Hank1980 (735), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Poured a cloudy golden with a decent white head. Aroma of light fruit, esters, wheat. Taste is also of fruit, wheat, yeast. Body is light, finish is a little bland, and carbonation is heavy. Not a bad brew, but not a great one either.


 nearbeer (1834), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jun 8, 2008  
33 cl. Cloudy pale golden pear-colored, with a huge meringue of a head that lasts forever. Nose is estery banana, Juicy Fruit chewing gum, and some lemon. Big sweet flavors of mango, apricot, banana, peach, and wheaty bubblegum are dried just enough by tastes of bready yeast, citrus peel, resin, wood, and slight alcohol. Light-medium body is smooth and dry.


 KnN (716), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/512/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Poured a nice cloudy yellow with lots of white head. Overflowed the bottle and took up most of the glass. Not sure what i was expecting here, but I was very underwhelmed. The aroma was almost non-existent and the flavor wasn’t exactly shining through. I must have had a weird bottle, because if this was supposed to be an IPA, I got almost no hops in either the aroma or the flavor. Weird beer. I’ll have to revisit.


 restless7 (104), Lenexa, Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/514/20
Jun 7, 2008  
BOTTLE: Beautiful pour, thick white head with hazy golden color. Flavor is a complex mix of fruitiness followed by dry hoppiness settling on the tongue and lasting through the finish.


 jeffwilliams11 (310), hooterville, Michigan, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/103/518/20
Jun 7, 2008  
pours the color of an average wit beer with an agressive white head. aroma is very citrus hop with honey notes. flavor is just brilliant, slightly spicy, citrus from the hops, small amount of residual sweetness in the malt. far too drinkable....but a great bottle to enjoy on a long night alone...


 pintsize (1042), Austin, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 4, 2008  
6-1-08 bottle shared at tasting by chadspivey
Glowing yellow orange with super great fluffy meringue head. Smell is big lemon and a little rubbing alcohol in there too. Flavor is nice and lemony and big honey. Has a slight presence of hops here that seems to work rather well. overall, not bad - actually quite drinkable.


 gonzo46and2 (108), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Forgot to rate this one a while ago. Picked up a bottle at WOB in Tampa. Hoppy but balanced well with the typical sugary sweetness of a tripel ferment.


 cblado (146), Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 4, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a golden amber color, slight off-white head. Aroma was hoppy, but less so than an English-style IPA. Definite fruit notes to aroma as well, coconut and pineapple mainly. Flavor had a floral hoppiness to it, but with those same coconut and pineapple notes. Finished with a spicy currant flavor, like one could expect from an Abbey ale. A very unique ale here, and I’d definitely try it again.



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