Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

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

750ml bottle. cloudy straw yellow color, big white head. little floating thingys in it. citrus (banana and pears), yeast and hop aroma. crisp lemon taste with alcohol throughout. just the right amount of carbonation (a fair bit) in my opinion. long grassy bitter finish takes over pretty quick. K-8

[bottle] Pours a cloudy gold with some floaties. Could smell the hops immediately along with some sweetness from the yeast. Taste is very full with hops, candi sugar, spices, and banana. Aftertaste is some hop bitterness balanced by the sweetness. Fantastic brew.

Cloudy gold with a puffy pillow of white head persists as I drink. Aroma is yeasty, citrus lemony, kind of spicy. Flavor is biscuity, yeasty, sweet malty with a slight hoppy dryness. This goes down very easy and very fast.

Cloudy golden pour with an amazingly gigantic creamy white head ... like meringue ... it never really goes away. Almost creepy. Pleasantly hoppy nose with a sugary sweetness. Flavor is a very interesting mix of malty fruit sweetness and hop bitterness. Gains tons of character as it warms. Bready, yeasty, hoppy, fruity ... the lovechild of a tripel and an IPA. Very complex with a dry, grainy finish. I liked it a lot.

Golden haze with characteristic rocky head. Classy and restrained like an old film star. Occupies a dry gorgeous pocket of Belgian IPA beauty.

750mL bottle purchased from the Davis Food Co-Op. Aroma is exceedingly sweet, candy-sugar like with plenty of honey notes present. Some light floral and herbal notes are in there, too. Peculiar aroma. Quite hazy honey colored body with a large, frothy white head and quite a bit of lacing present. Start is sweet, sticky, and pretty herbal. Lots of doughiness with some citrus flavors towards the middle. There is lingering sweet, sugary flavors throughout with a light, piney hoppiness to finish. Very sweet mandarin orangey flavors. I don’t know, I am not enjoying this as much as others. The alcohol is very well hidden, though.

Draught at Milltown. Pours a hazy golden with a very nice meringue-like white head and nice lacing througout. Real Belgians on draught are always a treat for the eyes. Nose is earthy, with some citrus hops, and bit of lemon tartness. Flavor is dry and bitter with a bit of sweetness from the tripel, but lacking a bit when compared with the nose. Smooth, bitter finish. Nice stuff that I think I enjoyed more on draught.

Pours a hazy pale golden topped by a huge rocky white head that remains throughout the brew and nice lacing . Aroma is sweet, floral, herbal, light pepper and some citrus. Flavor is moderately sweet, herbal, floral, pepper and grass. Nice balance along the lines of DeRanke Bitter. Short dry bitter finish. Soft mouthfeel, medium body.