N’Ice Chouffe

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

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

UPDATED: JAN 22, 2009 On tap in Ghent. Pours dark copper brown with a beige head. Aroma’s of caramel, molasses and more molasses. Velvety silk texture. Very soft on the swallow. Good beer.

A very good Belgian quasi-abbey ale. Indeed there is a lot of berry and other dark fruits present both in aroma and in flavor, along with maple, brown sugar, and some citrus way in the background. The carbonation was a little more than necessary. Overall it’s delicious.

Bottle picked up at stateline on a snowy night. Limited Edition 2008? Anyway. Pop the top and it "spewed" all over. Poured in to a snifter, good head. Nice aroma of some spices, dark fruits. Taste reminds me of a quad. Spices, some dark fruits, sweet but not sugary sweet, nuts and a little chocolate with a strong malt base. Texture is smooth. Really easy to drink for ten percent. Scary actually. Overall a nice belgian strong ale. Drank in memory of Warren:(

Draught at BTAH, into tulip. Pours cloudy brown, somewhere between the colors of dark and milk chocolate, with a full, fluffy, 2 finger off-white head. Some wispy lacing at the top of the glass. Aroma is breaady, yeasty, slight sweet, bit of alcohol. Taste is caramelized brown sugar and a big spicy yeastiness, some roasty bread crust, moving to a full, rich bready, spicy character, with sweet figs in there also. Spicy alcohol makes itself felt also. Finishes with a sweet spiciness - notes of cinnamon, candied figs in the finish. Mouthfeel is soft and lush, softly carbonated, creamy, light but feel. Word class beer, one of my winter favorites.

This was a bottle from 2007. A dark amber body with a thin off white head and some beautiful lacing. A ton of sediment and yeast particles on the bottle of my glass. A fruity and sweet nose with a huge biscuity and bready malt. Hints of vanilla, allspice, cloves and nutmeg with a slight presence of alcohol. Big candied fruit notes of raisin and prune. A pronounced prune and grape juice taste in the middle with nice sweet malts and a hint of cocoa powder.Subtle spice and nut notes and a hint of estery yeast. The finish is spiced well with a mild hop and a bold alcohol. A lingering aftertaste of spicy Belgian yeast and warming alcohol. N’Ice Chouffe has a full body with a thick mouthfeel and surprisingly soft carbonation. A smooth drinking beer despite the somewhat sharp finish. I’ve been happy with everything from Brasserie d’Achouffe so far and this is no exception.

750 ml bottle. Dark reddish brown colour, thick light beige head. Sweetish aroma of caramel malt, dried fruits and spices. The flavour is fruity, caramel-malty, with a warm, pleasantly spicy finish. Medium to full-bodied, foamy carbonation. Delicious.

Poured dark brown, malty, caramel, spice, dark fruits, little vinous, little bready.

2007 Bottle pours brown with hues of red and a healthy sized tan head that takes some time to recede. Aroma shows notes of toffee, brown sugar, light chocolate, raisins, alcohol, dough and wood. Flavor shows the same with additional notes of cherry, thyme, orange, and what seems like a slight amount of nutmeg. Overall body is moderate to full, lightly sour, moderately sweet, and finishes on some nice warming alcohol. Seems to have held up well over the years and developed nicely.