N’Ice Chouffe

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle 750ml vintage 2006 @ TFODRBSG11, Ulfborg
Pours dark reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, dried fruits, spices and fruity hops. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

UPDATED: NOV 19, 2006 Pours brown/red. Metallic aroma with almond paste. Sweet and malty. Fruity hints. Sweet, stale, metallic, flavour. Spicy carbonated ending. Sugary and yeasty. A lot of marzipan. Small to medium, sickening body.

25.4 oz bottle. Pumpkin brown with a big head that settles to a skin. Moderate lacing. Standard yeasty-funky Belgian nose; thyme is evident but subtle. Crisp and bracing. Orangey with mild mulling spice. Sweet malts give it a holiday touch but still drinks like a blond.

Dark brown coloured, with a large off white head. NIce yeasty aroma, with some fruity and malty touches (nutty and raisins), light roasted and some caramel. Full body, creamy texture. Finish is light bitter, sweet again with some caramel, and some alcoholic hints.. A great beer.

I had to get a jar of thyme out of the cabinet to sure, but yep this has a strong nose of thyme. Some doughy yeastiness, caramel and soap. The flavor is mostly yeasty, some spiciness that is probably both thyme and yeast. Finish is dry, with some hops, and an alcoholic burn. An interesting specialty ale, not something serve without a reason. I’m using the rest to cook with my thanksgiving turkey.

Really n’ice la Chouffe!. Dark red colour, nice aroma with a fruity smell. Interesting and pleasant malty taste with a fruity taste. Nice aftertaste with good palate. A very fine nutty aftertaste, not very heavy like you would expect from a 10%’ er. Drank it from the bottle. One to have again.

2002 bottling. Rich, malty, sweet, spicy and complex aroma, with a hint of the thyme, vanilla, candi sugar, orange peel, coriander, raisin, faint hops, a generous, doughy, yeasty fruitiness, flowers and faint alcohol. Lots of elements on display. Medium garnet in color, with an uneven, creamy and lasting off-white-pinkish head and copious lacing. Flavor is surprisingly mellow, lots of malt sweetness up front, fading into a blend of spicy hop, yeast esters including some bubblegum, and a bit of peppery alcohol towards the lengthy finish. Hefty body, with a creamy, effervescent mouthfeel. Blended so that no one aspect stands out too far, which is nice. Would definitely be a fine candidate for a few years worth of aging. O.G. 1099, 25 IBUs.

bottle thanks to bleeng. poured hazy amber with an off white head. aroma of raisin, sandy beach, and cherry. flavor was raisin, licorice, and very tart. had some oxidation to it.