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La Chouffe

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

Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
10343.79/5.03.78/5.08%92.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 HermanW (623), Coevorden, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/516/20
Nov 16, 2007  
0,75cl fles. Gekocht op vakantie in de Ardennen. Het is hier ook goed verkrijgbaar, maar ach.... Lekker bier, Geen alcohol smaak. Lekker zacht. Een echt lekkere belg. Dit kan ik wel vaker drinken.


 wickedpete (626), Lexington Park, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 13, 2007  
Clear gold with strong white head. Aroma is sweet and spicy with some yeast. Flavor is light and similar. Another good Belgian ale.


 ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 5, 2007  
Draught tulip at Redbones on 10/11/07
Finally decided to sit down and rate this one. Well-formed white head tops a clear hay-golden body with light carbonation present. Retention and lacing are moderate.
I really don’t find all that much difference between this beer and the Dobbelem IPA Trippel (god that name is so stupid), other than, obviously, the different hop profile. But the spongey-sweet, slightly cakey malts are there, there’s plenty of citrus acidity from the yeast and lots of white pepper phenol and light bubble gum. Dry, grassy and straw-like hops help lift some of the sweetness from the palate, but they’re not particularly fresh or vibrant, just sort of there. Too much acidity and odd, nearly-astringent breadiness, that I get in all Chouffe beers, with the malt sweetness sneaking up on you as the beer progresses (caramel and vanilla, getting too sweet eventually). The aroma, anyways, is quite pleasant, with more of an herbal-perfumey note from the mix of yeast acidity, phenol and hop. Mouthfeel is smooth, fairly soft, though very carbonated at first. Alcohol is well-concealed, no brewing flaws. I don’t understand the draw to this brewery....


 hombrepalo (762), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 5, 2007  
Sweet malty aroma, with a hint of spice. Pours golden blonde. Sweet malt upfront, some spice, then a dry hoppiness.


jmikep (8), Quebec, Canada
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3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 4, 2007  
750 mL, room temperature. Pours a pale cloudy blond beer. Strong carbonation. Rich sticky withe foam. This beer grants us with sweet malt and fruity notes: Some yeasty flavors of apples and pears. Herbal bitterness. Very drinkable and available beer


 Adenila (936), Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 4, 2007  
<Bottle from Beerbiker> Hazy golden with a very thick foamy white head. Heavy aroma of belgian yeast, mandarine and coriander. Flavor is sweet fruity and mild hobby with a good amont of spiced coriander. Best belgian golden ale i’ve had


 Keeper (164), Milano, Italy
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 3, 2007  
Tap, Choufflre glas, 25cl. Pours Golden colour with a big, rocky white head. Sweet aroma, with apple, pineapple, some lemon and Yeast.


enak (27), Australia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Nov 3, 2007  
75 cl bottle. Citrus notes in the fragrance with a slight hint of apple. Pours a light amber with minor lacing as the head subsides. Tasted in a Chimay chalice. Tasting was a light hoppy with mild malt. There are appearances of banana and pineapple with undertones of corriander. Overall it is a generally satisfying bier.



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