La Chouffe

Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Achouffe, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle shared at home. Slightly fruity, peppery, buttery nose. Body is sweet fruit followed by pepper spice and surprising bitterness. Some booze, more than expected. Not bad.

33cl Bottle. Pours nice golden color with some cloudiness. medium white head. light scent and taste. surprising carbonation.

Bottle. Slightly hazy golden with small white head. Flavour is malt, hops, yeast, citrus, little bitter, fruit and a little sweet.

Gold, really nice head. Slight skunk aroma. Taste is dirty with dark spices and other earthy flavors. Finish has some grassy notes to it. Ok, but somehow I think it would be better if it was fresher.

Bottle. Pours cloudy yellow/gold. Aroma of citrus fruit, hops, and toasted malt. Flavour of butterscotch, apples and pepper. Dry and fruity.

Pours amber with a quickly fading head. Nose shows wheat, doughy Belgian yeast, confectionery and light fruit. Lovely. Similarly sweet flavours, lots of cand sugar. More doughy yeast too, as well as the light fruit and a little alcohol. Carbonation is a bit too high.

33 cl bottle from bierzwerg.de. Pours big, frothy, egg-white head and hazy dark golden/brass liquid. Smells of banana, cloves, bubblegum, herbal hops, honey and lots of other fruit esters. Nicely Belgian, as it should be. Taste is dry with very light sweetness, light sourness/tartness and medium bitterness (a bit higher than average for the style). Feels balanced. Light to medium bodied with nice carbonation and light alcoholic burn. All in all, a nice example of the light side of the style and quite refreshing as well.

330ml bottle. Pours a hazy orange with a medium frothy head. Aroma is clove and coriander, some mint and alcohol too. Taste is spicy and herby to start. Wheat in the finish with some alcohol in the finish.