Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Abbey Tripel
Achouffe, Belgium

A- Pours a yellow hue with a small but substantial head. S- Hoppy, tinges of sweet fruit, spicy. T- Hoppy yet full of the spicy saison-like quality of belgian yeast. M- Thin but not in a bad way, with a large amount of carbonation. D- Very drinkable, goes down smooth and easy and is absolutely delicious.

whether a beer is delicious or not is irrelevant when you attempt to measure how successful a beverage is in delivering what it advertises. this beer gets a 100% in both categories. aroma is super yeasty like a saison with a just a touch of that belgian spice. this is so dry and lacks the fruit i typically associate with an abbey brew, its much more saison like. dry as a bone but clobbers you with hops like an imperial IPA. the hop bitterness tempers the other qualities in a way ive never experienced before and which probably rarely exists elsewhere. when i read the description on the back of the bottle i was blown away, from another brewery besides achouffe i wouldnt have believed it. clearly i had good reason to this time because they have made good on their promises! the sensation of hops i associate with american craft brews along side belgian yeast is amazing! this is one of the best executed beers ive had in a long time.

This poured golden with tons of floating snowflakes glinting under an impossible crag of dense white head. Wow the aroma on this is fantastic, huge spicy hop and citrus hop aromas meld with spicy belgian yeast characteristics, some bananas and cloves, plus an underlying sweet doughy maltiness. The mix of European hops and typical West coast IPA hops is wonderful. The hop combo hits your tongue first and then the sweet tripel banana doughy malt peeks through, and it finishes with an appropriate bitterness. I felt like the alcohol was well hidden, and it never felt too heavy. Excellent.

Pours hazy orangish yellow with white head. Aromas of bread, dough and bananas. Fruity flavor with some citrus and bananas. Medium body with lively carbonation. Nice hoppy finish. Excellent tripel. Will definately have again.

Bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville. Orange-tinted lemon color with a thick head and incredible lacing. Floral and citrus hop aroma. Taste of hops, lemon zest, caramel, grass and alcohol. Smooth but a tad bit off balance.

A tasting at Three Cellars Milwaukee. Strong aroma and flavor of white grape, citrus, yeast, and hops. Finishes more like a wine than a beer. This was fantastic.

Bottle thanks to DocHop. Pours a murky gold with a ton of floaties and a creamy white head. Strong aroma of white grape, citrus, yeast, and hops. The IPA tripel combination works really well in this beer, the two styles are perfectly balanced. Its nicely carbonated with a very smooth finish. Delicious hops, fruit, and bread flavor. Really good.

Pours a beautiful liquid 32K gold with a tall white, bubbly head. Aroma is exceptionally strong citrus and Belgian yeast along with some hops and banana. Ton of flavor with a very smooth texture. The mouth feel on this is amazing. The citrus, lightly bready, and banana flavors aren’t sharp at all but rather mellow in your mouth to an elegant hop finish. Not much bitterness, but an interesting take on a tripel!