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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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Smahler515 (8), Chicago, Illinois, USA
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 5, 2007  
Poured from a bottle. Nice head. Excellent spicy taste. Really enjoyed this beer


 BuckeyeSammy (454), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2007  
Nice thick head. Aroma is dry and very lightly yeasty. Very spiced, not as fruity as i would have liked. Enjoyable beer. Light golden unfiltered color.


 SamGamgee (1396), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2007  
Draught at De Baiaard, Amsterdam, 12-2-07. Opaque gold with a big and firm white head. Aroma is pretty dry and yeasty. The flavor is also restrained in its sweetness, with lots of spice. Medium body, with medium and smooth carbonation. I found it to have good balance and drinkability, but it felt a little bland compared to the other Belgian strong ales I had in Amsterdam


 armando629 (956), Budapest, Hungary
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/518/20
Dec 1, 2007    Updated: Apr 25, 2008
This is a complex, balanced belgian stuff. Spicy and fruity, good aftertaste.Strong and drinkable, characteristic and fine.Drink it at a right temperature! It might be one of my favourite beers...


 Jukkabro (2983), Tampere, Finland
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 1, 2007  
Golden colored with hazy appearance. Huge white head. Strong spices dominate the rich aroma, some duvelish notes with orange and milc alcohol. Yeast also obvious here, nice aroma. Flavor is also rich with same dominating spices and orange, surprisingly strong carbonation. Aftertaste dries strongly with yeast and spices, alcohol only slightly here. Quite Duvelish brew.


 Snojerk321 (1917), San Diego, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 29, 2007  
Nose of spice, light citrus, and yeast. Poured a hazy golden color. Refreshing for a belgian ale.


patrick820 (69), San Luis Obispo, California, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/519/20
Nov 27, 2007  
Aroma is spicy and fruity, pours cloudy amber with white head, flavor is very balanced, fruity, malty, with hints of spice, some alcohol in the finish. delightful small carbonation.


 MarkBarnes (264), Waterville, New York, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Nov 23, 2007  
Nov. 23, 2007; bottle. This is a superbly-balanced Belgian golden ale. Fresh, fruity, spicy -- with satisfying malt undertones. Tiny suspended particulate matter is seen when holding the glass to light. Rating this to style (a style which is clearly not everyone’s cup of tea), I can find very little wrong with this beer, which easily works year ’round -- refreshing enough in Summer, and hearty enough in Winter. Highly recommended.



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