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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

Broad Distribution
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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
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 Stine (1380), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/103/58/20
Sep 22, 2007  
Somewhat hazy golden orange pour with a sticky white head. Honey-coated apples and bananas on the nose. Light pineapple, pepper and a heavy cloud of basement dust. Foremost tastes are paper and adhesive - honestly like soaking the tongue with the envelope seal. A whisk of creamy, orange character, and mild grassy bitterness. Sour yeast and band aids. Medium thickness in a champagne-like palate. It’s hard to believe how strange and unpleasant it is; it seems that it was probably not very well-kept.


 naivepegasus (183), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/516/20
Sep 17, 2007  
Poured into a chalice, about two fingers of head with a lingering film. Odor reminiscent of cinnamon and orange peel. Color is a cloudy orange. Taste is softer than the odor would indicate- various spices are evident, along with a hint of orange-like citrus. A good, soft beer with interesting flavor.


 pineypower (1090), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 16, 2007  
Had this many times, but finally decided to rate the version I had on tap at Firewaters AC. Pours out a mostly clear golden color with a big fluffy head. Fruity aromas with slight alcohol and spice. Nice mouthfeel, spice, yeast, and fruit all come together nicely. Some citrus notes and slight alcohol on the finish.


 emerica56 (579), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/516/20
Sep 14, 2007  
This beer pours a golden orange color with a nice thick head to it that last for quite sometime. It has nice fruit smells of grapefruit hops and lamon zest. AS you drink it there is a strong lemon flavor with a hoppy after taste. It is realy spicy and bitter on the palate.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Sep 14, 2007  
Hazed orange gold with a white head. Nose is yeasty and citrus. Flavor is strong with apparent yeast influence and a minute citrus edge. Sweet, but not overly so. Definite influence from spices, but not overpowering by any means. Feel is good with carbonation. Pretty standard for the style, but still good. Highly drinkable. I’d go back to this again and again...and again.


 Ingy (100), candler, North Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
Sep 11, 2007  
bottle. Cloudy orange with ample, white head. Aroma of mimosa flower, honeysuckle, citrus. Flavour or orange, apricot, spice and flowers. Tangy, refreshing. Decent length.


 MrManning (1642), London, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Bottle- Orangey hazy yellow, good frothed up fizzy white cap. Nice lace and retention. Spicy and floral aroma, some candied malts, lemon zest, perfume, honey. Delicate flavour of floral spices, honey, oranges with some lemon. WHeaty/yeasty as we drink some more. Grass, touch of alcohol. Fruity, spritzy, spicy finish. Very fruit forward. Nice.


 footy (334), scottsdale, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Sep 8, 2007  
1/5/05. 750ml. Orange yellow with large white head. Citrussy hoppy aroma nice bitterness but a quick ending and a little thin.



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