N’Ice Chouffe

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

27.09.2008, 0,75l Bottle. BB 09.08.2010. The colour is dark brown, maybe a little clody. Aroma is fruit and malt. The beer is a little to lively carbonated. Body is full and the beer is rich. The strong alcohol gives the beer a warm atertaste.

75cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex Winter brew, hazy, rocky head, very good

Dégusté avec french tickler le 14 mai 2007. Dark brown poor with a reddish hue. Nice frothy thick beige head. Aromas of sweet caramel, typical chouffe yeast, curacao and very herbal scents. Very "natural" beer. Very herbal bitterness... far from aggressive, very mellow. Very balanced mouthfeel, creamy, just enough sweetness to top it all off. Alcohol is present. Nice caramel like aftertaste with a dry finish. Very unique and natural, i love it!

A bridge between a dark strong and spiced holiday ale. Nose is of anise, clove, chocolate, toffee and plum, raisin and fig esters. Medium to lighter body, slight warmth but no slickness. Additional coffee, dark chocolate and brown sugar notes in the flavor, with a slight citrus and earthiness from the hops. The overall impression isn’t too sweet, more rich and complex and warm.

Dark ruby brown, big beige head. Aroma- cherry, raisin, alcohol, sweet malt. Taste is rich and complex with fruit and toffee, alcohol is mild. Toasty finish. Smooth texture, juicy body.

Serving: 750 ml. bottle from State Line Liquors. It pours a hazy, reddish brown with a decent sized, light tan head. The nose is spiced and Belgian with nice yeast notes, some dark fruit, port, and candy sugar. The flavor leans towards the sweet side for the style, but that combined with the spices add for a festive touch. The dried fruit is definitely there along with the Belgian yeast. Perhaps a little plum as well. Medium bodied with medium to high carbonation leading to a medium, sweet finish. Tasty holiday fare! Dangerously drinkable at 10%.

UPDATED: JUN 2, 2011 This beer reminds me of a good weizen eisbock. Or is it a dunkel eisweizenbock? Something. Those damn gnomes have me all flustered. Seriously. As an American male raised on Grand Theft Auto, George Carlin, and Gangsta Rap, gnomes don’t generally appeal to my demographic. But the beer in this bottle is quite good, those little red-hatted, ruddy-cheeked short bastards be damned. Dark and wheaty, yet with a clove-tinted port leaning that never gives in to pure sweetness. The winelike finish reminds you of the ABV, as does the glowing Christmas cheer spreading throughout your vascular system. Killer beer, but can cause holiday dementia. (1/3/09)

75 cl bottle, shared with friends. Dark brown beer with white-beige foamy head. Aroma of dark fruits, some caramel and spices. Taste is a great combination of caramel, dark fruits and spices at one side, and some nice sweetness with roasted malts and even light hops creating a nice light bitter taste at the other side. Very good Christmas beer!