Mc Chouffe

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

Serve in Thistle

A dry Scottish ale, slightly over-carbonated. Dark amber body, long-lasting, creamy white head. Prunes, caramel and an earthiness of sorts.

Beer pours attractive dark mahogeny color with a big, then totally retained beige colored head. Aroma is strongly malty with a very nice yeast aroma as well. Flavor is wonderful, mallty, nutty, delicous yeast and earth. Mouthfeel is perfect, soft, creamy, perfect carbonation. Nobody can touch the Belgians in terms of palate. Wonderful stuff!!!

Very enjoyable belgian scotch (?!) ale. Poured in to McChouffe chalice. Nose is very sweet and a bit alcoholic. In the mouth it is silky smooth with peaty notes and a pronounced spicy belgian yeast finish. Interesting hybrid.

11.2 ounce bottle in Westmalle chalice. Dark reddish brown with lasting flat head. Spicy earthy farty cherry cough syrup aroma. Flavors dominated by spice earth brown sugar cough syrup with cloying sweet finish. Medium-full body and medium carbo. A whole lotta flavor, not all of it good.

Dark copper, delicate beige head. Gentle but complex caramel and fruit nose. Tastes very sweet with just a touch of sour funk and bitterness at the end. Alcohol is certainly noticeable but well integrated. The charm here is in the complexity of sweet malt/ fruit tastes and the lack of stickiness in the mouth at the end.

33cl club bottle Brown colour. not much head. Nice beer. Don’t often get to drink this

A Scottish/Belgian ale. Interesting and delicious. Tart. Sweet. Fruity. Spicy. Bubbly. All Good.

24-DEC-2010, bottle, from "Fish & Beer". Brown (!), fluffy disappearing head that coats the glass. Typical belgian with X-mas added... ...not overly carbonated though. A bit disappointed. Mostly just charamel with some spices. OK creamininess.