Mc Chouffe

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

Serve in Thistle

UPDATED: OCT 23, 2010 A very nice beer to drink at anytime. Perfect to serve with dinner. Nothing to special, but not bad at all!

Poured dark red color with large and light head. Dark fruit flavor with a hint of caramel maybe even some spices?? Alcohol was rather well hidden. I’ll rate this one as.. pretty good

UPDATED: JAN 31, 2010 Deep brown with red glow, thin instantly dissipating head. Sweet aroma of fruits, caramel, forest, yeast and some alcohol. Deep fruit, yeasty and alcoholic aroma, hints of caramel. Nice full flavoured beer, good combination with my boerenkool.

Draught into a chalice. Pours dark russet, with big off-white head. Dark fruits, caramel and yeast notes on the nose, with similar on the palate with added notes of chocolate and spices. Fairly light mouthfeel, and a decent attempt at a Scotch Ale overall.

750 ml. bottle. Shared with Gabe. Poooours an initially exuberant, the collapsing off white head, with slight lacing, over a moderately cloudy amber (SRM 10) body.... nose is heavy with sweet malt (toffee/caramel) and light dried fruit (raisin, cherry, plum)....taste is sweet dried fruits, with some carmel, brown sugar finishing with a light hop bitterness.....mouth feel is light, carbonation low. This is slightly light in mouth feel compared to many of the typical Scotch Ales, but it has all of the characteristics in the stlye. It is not a malt rich as some, but again, it is all there. BJCP 8/2/14/4/6

25 ounce bottle. Pours a chunky dark brown with a masive tan head. Aroma is of caramel malts and lots of brown sugar, mild hoppiness, mild floral notes. Flavor is mostly sweetish malts, then there is a sour fruitiness coming around at the end. Not bad flavor, just odd. Chewy, thick mouthfeel. Overall, fair to good.

Pours a slightly cloudy dark brown body, with a ruby-red glow and a light-brown frothy head. Okay head retention and some visible carbonation. The aroma is dominated by malts, with caramel, toffee and roasted notes. Some grape, port-like quality is also present. A faint hint of chocolate and some alcohol. Starts out with a moderate caramel sweetness, with a hint of chocolate, then the port-wine-like taste comes through. Some sourness and a touch of spice. The finish is a bit bitter, as some hops do come through, and roasty, with some dark chocolate notes. Medium-bodied on the palate, with some carbonation. Quite smooth overall. The alcohol is well-masked for an 8% beer. Above average drinkability for a 8% beer. I had the whole 750ml bottle to myself, and started to feel the warming sensation after a while.

Bottle. Pours reddish brown with a pillowy head. Sweet aroma of caramel, prunes, figs and yeasty notes. The sweetness comes through in the flavour and is quite dominant. A solid beer overall.