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La Chouffe

La Chouffe - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
97
overall
Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10313.79/5.03.78/5.08%92.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Bottle conditioned.
Golden Ale, strong, spicy, lightly hoppy, with evoluting taste. Natural Beer, bottle refermented, unfiltered, not pasteurised and without any additives
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 jimmack34 (560), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/517/20
Feb 9, 2009  
Bottle. Pours gold with a very soap foam head, Smells faintly like fruit and hops. Tastes like alot of fermented light fruits and some hops. Very good.


 Fred82 (344), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 8, 2009  
750ml bottle, Pours light orange, big white fluffy head. Fruits, citrus and yeast aroma. Sweet and citrus flavor. Some bitterness on the finish and some alcohol. Not bad overall. Rating no 14 080209


 Rustyham (545), miami, Florida, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/59/20
Feb 8, 2009  
With a taste and smell of old and stinky cheese, this beer should not impress anyone who is not french. It has a little sour sting and ends very dry. Nothing about this is pleasant, the worst part being a bottle that reads "called the ’small stupid bottle’ in honor of the many Americans that purchase it." Screw La Chouffe.


 joeyplush (328), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Draft at the Belgian cafe in philly. Appearance 3, Aroma 7, Taste 8, Palate 3, Overall 17


 Agaguk (119), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Feb 8, 2009  
750ml Bottle shared with Pyrozoid, French Tickler nd Grand Genie. Hazy golden appearance with a nice bubblely white head. Aroma: honey, banana, citrus, marmelade. Flavor: citrus, alcohol, pepper and honey. Palate: light body, oily, soft carbonation with light peppery finish.


 Pyrozoid (352), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Bouteille de 750 ml. Dégusté avec french tickler, Agaguk et GrandGénie. Biere de couleur Or brumeux avec un tres bon collet moyennement collet. Odeur de citron, blé, sucre et pamplemousse. Gout de citron, un peu d’alcohol, blé et sucre.


 Pawola22 (676), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Feb 7, 2009  
On tap at the Flying Saucer in KC. Pours a hazy, radiant golden body with a thin and delicate, very fluffy, white head that leaves a light lacing. Very nice aroma of bready malts and banana. Nice touch of corriander spice and a flowery hoppiness. Distinct Belgium yeast aroma, but not the "strong ale" aroma I was expecting. Nice. Very mellow, but abundant in aroma and flavor. Moderate citrus sweetness and doughy maltiness balance very well with the touch of corriander spicing and sharp flowery European hop. Lingers with a malty sweetness and a light bitterness. Rich and full bodied with a slight tingle to it. Overall, a fantastic beer. Not over the top and full of wonderful flavor. Extremely pleased.


 Bartzilla (441), San Diego, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/516/20
Feb 5, 2009  
How have I gone this long without rating this? I know I’ve had it many times, but for all intents and purposes, let’s say I had this on draft at Blind Lady Ale House. It’s the dictionary definition of a Belgian strong. Pungent, warm on the chest and a tasty sipper. Nice and yeasty and a near perfect example of the style. I endeavor to have several more of these soon.



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