RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

La Chouffe

La Chouffe - Belgian Strong Ale

* picture credits
copyright may apply

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

Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
send corrections | shelftag |

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10313.79/5.03.78/5.08%92.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
View Statistics  P 

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?  
 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 9, 2007  
750ml bottle-thanks to Joe/jwc215 pours a retaining thin off white head that laces and slightly hazy gold color. Aroma is (coriander?) spicy/grassy hops, grainy, yeast. Taste is sweet grain, (coriander?) spicy/grassy hops, grainy, yeast. Nice but not a session beer. Good carbonation.


 acearl (207), J-Town, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Jul 6, 2007  
From an old bottle chilling for about six months so it did seem a little off...Tangerine yellow hue with creamy off white head, excellent lacing, large pieces of sediment, spicey + hoppy smell, flat carbonation, some nector hop taste, a little bitter, a little watery but may have been because it was so old.


 cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 4, 2007    Updated: Aug 20, 2008
Btl at home 2-3 year old ... Light golden amber ... bright fruit nose on pouring but quickly disappears to spicy hop ... flat ... mellow fruit ... little banana ... some fruity hop... 3.0
Tk2 Bottle at Chris o’s…1988; slight hazy yellow,slight sour yeast, bready belgian hops light fruity.3.6


 juiceisloose (644), Windermere, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 3, 2007  
Thanks to redlight for sharing this with me. Poured a golden blonde color with a big thick white head. The aroma was of citrus fruits, wheat, and some sweet malts. The flavor was real fruity with some spice in there and a good amount of malt as well. You could taste the alcohol a little bit, but the flavor was really good. This has a lot going on with it. Had a good mouthfeel and finished smooth with a little hops in there. I really enjoyed this one.


 mgumby10 (1844), Jupiter, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Pours a golden yellow with a big foamy white head. Smells of citrus fruit, a little wheat, malts. The taste has a nice malt backbone to it, get a little alcohol in there, a little bit fruity, a little bitter on the finish. Pretty refreshing beer though, has nice complexity to it. Flavor is very nice here. Good brew.


 ghostmonkey (182), budd lake, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/515/20
Jun 27, 2007  
bottle . . pours golden yellow with thick sediment chunks and a fizzy white head . . aroma is grass, wheat, malty, fresh bread, coriander and orange zest . . taste is light hops, citrus, bitter, light spice . . well balanced . . not bad


 bbp182 (255), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 27, 2007  
Nice Strong Belgian Ale, malty/alcohol smell as well as in the taste. Subtle hop notes, very good.


 FrankJohansen (3329), Sabro, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jun 24, 2007  
Bottle. Hazy golden colour with a huge, almost rocky white head. Aroma and taste of malts, fruits herbs and spices. Wonderful complex beer.



CONSIDER FREE RATEBEER MEMBERSHIP



Join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings. Click here to create your account... and give your opinion!

SIGN UP NOW »

View Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104

What's Your Opinion?
Tell us what you think of this beer. Start your free RateBeer account now.
» Click here.

More Belgian Strong Ales

Westvleteren Extra 8 (4.24)

Struise Pannepot Reserva (4.21)

Struise Pannepot (4.2)

Rochefort Trappistes 8 (4.11)

Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme (4.1)

Abbaye des Rocs Brune (4.09)

Struise Pannepot Grand Reserva (4.05)

Abbaye des Rocs Grand Cru (4.04)

De Dolle Oerbier Special Reserva (4.03)

Gouden Carolus Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw/Blue (4.01)

Chimay Bleue (Blue) (4.01)

Bush de Nuits (4)

Charlevoix Dominus Vobiscum Lupulus (4)

Bush Prestige (Scaldis Prestige) (3.97)

Abbaye des Rocs Triple Impériale (3.96)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC