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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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wouterpulinx (27), Belgium
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 10, 2009  
75 cl. bottle, Pours yellow, medium white head.Spicy taste with sugar influences. Nice beer!


witthatsbier (17), glasgow, Scotland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
Oct 10, 2009  
BOTTLE 33CL Very little nose slightly sweet ,robust head grainy sweetish taste with little finish this beer has went downhill ,could be smaller bottle or change of ownership ,but once a really nice beer is now distincltly average very dissapointing


Niko100 (82), New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 9, 2009  
Cloudy orange color; Light body; Aroma of citrus, floral, and spice; Flavor mainly of citrus, notably orange, and sweet malt; Nice dry finish; Very different but quite good.


fsbw21086 (69), New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/59/104/516/20
Oct 7, 2009  
Hazy unfiltered appearance that is almost orange. Great looking beer... tastes even better. Very well integrated alcohol flavor. This ones complex and fruity. Very easy to drink given its 8% ABV. Very nice flavor profile. I love the complexity of everything. Alittle malty, honey, spices and fruity. Lovin these strong beligian beers lately


Izio (33), Germany
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 6, 2009  
Golden colour, hazed, white head (compact, medium lasting), quite aromatic (flowers, spices), flavor: sweet, light bitterness. Well carbonated (maybe too much). 330 ml @ supermarkt in Utrecht


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Oct 6, 2009  

Source:Magnum of "Big Chouffe at a Nashville tasting.
Glass:Fullers snifter.
Appearance:Hazy yellow/gold pour with a one finger white head.
Aroma:Spices and sugar.
Flavor:Spices and candi sugar.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:Excellent beer. I enjoy most of chouffes beer.


DKthe13 (52), Netherlands
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/57/103/512/20
Oct 5, 2009  
A belgian blond with spices in the nose, taste and in the after taste. Not a pure blond, and with all that sugar added, not my kind of beer. Good beer to start learning to drink special beers.


 ChainGangGuy (2523), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Oct 2, 2009  
11.2 ounce bottle - $4.29 at Hop City in Atlanta, Georgia. Best Before End 2011. Appearance: Pours out a lightly hazy, golden-hued body with a wispy, white head. Smell: Aroma of honey-flavored candy with supplementary notes of herbaceous coriander, sugar-sweetened lemon juice, Granny Smith apples spritzed with alcohol, and some soft pastoral florals. Taste: Sweet, honeyish malt character attacked with a blitz of sweet fruitiness -- lemon, green apple, and even an indistinct tropical fruit character cross the tongue. Meager touch of coriander. Faint floral character from the hops as well as a mild bitterness. Additional spiciness imparted by the Belgian yeast. Minor hint of alcohol, though very well-integrated considering the purported 8%. Finishes dry with lasting hints of fruit and spice. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-plus carbonation. Drinkability: Easily likable, and easily drinkable (at least in the 11.2 ounce format), it’s a tasty, well-fortified Belgian blonde.



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