Mc Chouffe

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Funny I never rated this... Brown body and tan head. Nice yeasty, fruity aroma, dates, candy sugar, cough drop and cheese. Medium sweetness, well balanced by some hops and a fierce carbonation. Easily drinkable, maybe a bit too clean. Would have liked a more cloudy yeast character to match those fruity notes. Decent brew and quite accessible. (33cl bottle, cheap)

On tap. Pours a murky straw yellow. Citrus and hops to the nose. Tart, grapefruit orange, bitter finish.

Great beer with strong flavors of plum, brown sugar, and dark fruits. Mild yeast flavor

Caramel and spice aroma with a touch of fruit, perhaps ripe plum. Caramel and a touch of dark chocolate in the flavour.

bottle from el corte ingles, lisbon, portugal. Dark color. Nice appearance. Medium carbonation. Thin to medium brown head. Medium sweetness. Malt, caramel, spices aroma.

Dec 2006: I was really looking forward to drinking this bottle, my wife and I had just finished putting up and decorating our Christmas tree, without shouting, or any stamping of feet etc. We knew what was waiting, once we has sorted out how the tree should look (silver and blue, are the colours this year, I am told, gold and red were once in vogue, but not this year, OK!). Best by, drink by date, on the .75 litre green bottle said 04/05/2009. I think we should have left it a year or two ( I wonder what colour coding will be the ’in thing’ for christmas trees in 2008), because this beer left me and the wife sadly, unimpressed. A dull aubergine body with an equally dull, dark, off-white head. I poured the beer into two Duvel glasses, one with no sediment, the second, got the lot. Obviously in the second glass the beer was darker and had a more earthy aroma and taste, but only just. The aroma from both glasses was very poor, even as the beer warmed up. A slight malty, hoppy wiff arrived later, caramel maybe, but only the second glass with sediment in really had something to write about. The taste was as the aroma, not flavourless, but I struggled to find anything that stood out, or made the beer noteworthy. No body at all for an 8% brown beer. I am sure I have had this beer before, when in Brussels, years ago, and enjoyed it, sadly, this review doesn’t reflect that memory, only what I had tonight.

Pours an amber brown. Decent head. Malty carmel. A good beer, but a bit underwhelming. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Dark brown pour, thin brown head. Nose is bready, caramel malts, with some spice and light grass. Taste is somewhat dull however a little sweet and not much bitter. Mouthfeel is crisp and clean, medium aftertaste and a medium body.

This is a dark pour that’s really cloudy. It’s got a good thick head on it and has a nice floral aroma that comes through even with the head. It does have that sickeningly sweet taste typical of Belgians.

Bottle. Dark amber pour with a fluffy off white head. Belgian yeast and caramel aromas. The taste is sweet and a little effervescent. Belgian yeast, caramel malts, some cereal, and nutty notes. Medium body and mouthfeel.