La Chouffe

Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Achouffe, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: JAN 14, 2003 It all started with a giant pumpkin roll that my friend Gina gave me. We took it to a friend"s house (we"ll just refer to him as "*" in order to protect his fine reputation) along with this brew and assorted others. The La Chouffe was opened for desert and served along with generously thick slices of the glorious pumpkin roll. "OOOOOHhhhs" and "Aaaaahhhhs" from around the table as we tasted the wonderfully spiced desert, and suddenly: "Oh My Dear Lord!" as "*" takes a sip of the La Chouffe and discovers that this just may be the most perfect pairing of food and beer ever! He was so impressed and moved that he deleriously exclaimed "This just went straight to my loins! Who needs Viagra when you"ve got pumpkin roll and La Chouffe!!!" So, of course, I had to try this mingling of flavors - astounding - the nutmeg and spices in the desert were complemented by similar spicy flavors in the beer, and the dry finish of the beer helped cleanse the palate of the intensley rich desert. Our next step is to convince Gina to package and sell this exquisite combination over the internet..."Vive La Chouffe!" (With special thanks to Gina"s mom, without whom this famous recipe wouldn"t exist!)

bottle, 33cl@home. pours hazy golden with a small white head. Yeasty, spicy aroma, some apricot. Flavor of belgian yeast, spices, apricot. Very nice, solid performer

Bottle. Beautiful and vivacious. Cloudy and gold. Nice 1cm head. Complex yeasty aroma with a slight earthiness and hint of clove. Fairly dry and a little resinous.

330 ml Bottle, pale golden colour, slight haze which increased, medium thin textured head, which was well retained. Aroma was fennel, yeast and clove. Tasted sour fruits, was fairly bitter, hint of booze at the end but it was generally well hidden. Decent carbonation, medium body, coarse. Overall good, but not complex enough to be anything more.

pour clear dark amber, almost no head, micro CO2. Minor malts on the nose. 7/10-level sweetness, alcoholic backdrop, sweet malts, honey, chamomile, creamy mouthfeel, tingly CO2, clean finish with only traces of bitterness. Medium complexity, medium depth, great transitions, good carry, great drinkability. Like the Houblon but without the long lingering bitter finish.

fles 33cl kleur: goudgeel, mooie witte schuimkraag geur: fris, hop, koriander smaak: zoet, fris, kruidig en bitter (vooral in de nasmaak). Prikkelend oa door de hoeveelheid koolzuur. Lekker!

750ml bottle. A murky yellow body with a good head, lots of carbonation (I remember how I spilled my first bottle). Yeasty aroma, spicy, orange peel, hops, apricot. Taste is refreshing, yeast, spices, orange, some herbal nuances, warming sensation, but almost no alcohol feeling. Solid.

Hazy, light brown colour with a nice white head. Decent aroma with bread and banana. Soft mouthfeel with light carbonation. Nice sweet taste with a little bit of bitterness in the end. Nice, drinkable beer.

I drunk this popular BSA hundred times but never rated it. This pours blond, lightly hazy with a massive foam head. Very smooth and soft, well balanced, easy to drink. Yeasty, spicy, cereals and coriander: like Karmeliet, a bit heavier and less complex, very light bitterness. Great beer for dwarfs !

Bottle 750ml pours hazy golden with nice resilient white head. Bready aromas with some light toffee sweetness and a touch of grass. medium light body, light sweetness with a nice malt backbone on the finish and a light lingering yeast character.

330 ml bottle. Pours hazy yellow to orange colour with a large white foamy head. Aroma of yeast, spices and sweet malt as undertone. Floral, fruity and spicy taste. Alcohol is not coming through very much in the taste. Complex flavour has at least banana, grain and honey. Nicely bitter. Lively carbonation, medium to thick bodied. Nice long, dry and fruity finish. An ecxelent and well balanced beer.