Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

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

Name: Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Belgian Triple
Date: May 12, 2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: cloudy dark yellow, big fine white head, solid lace
Aroma: sweet spicy malt aroma
Flavor: big spicy flavor, nice aged hop character, enough malt to back it up, all about the spices and the hops
Overall: really excellent

Name: Houblon Chouffe Dobbelen IPA Belgian Triple
Date: November 20, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
back to the roots of the Belgian IPA revolution, all the hops with the spicy phenolics, touch of the bready malt character, light citrus,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *** /4

Poured in a Duvel glass and has a similar, but slightly darker hazy golden colour and giant head. Let sit, it forms wicked crazy head formations. How cute, it thinks it’s a cross between Duvel and Orval. The head even formed a fucking bridge, which is so unprecented I had no choice but to drop an F-bomb. The aroma is of dusty yeast, foresty-tangeriney hops, subtle coriander and bog myrtle (OK, this may just be Chouffe yeast but you can’t have one without the other, can you?). Bitter, rooty flavours crossing between grassy and citrusy (kumquat, lime, yuzu) hops. Malts are bready fresh and doughy warm. The yeast provides the strongest "tripel" element, a dusty almost leathery signature. The alcohol makes itself evident towards the finish, along with a sweet malty kiss before fading into an unrelenting bitterness. OK - cut back on the bitterness and you’ve got a better beer, but also one that’s been done a few times already. With the bitterness, it is unique and interesting but not quite as good. Hey, I still like it, and now I’ve got the rest of the bottle to enjoy. Where’d I put that stilton?

Hazy golden color; rocky head. Very nice aroma, hoppy and spicy, Belgian hopping, flowery. Good body structure, malty, dry, very bitter; there is yeast, spices and some honey too; the flavors are very well mixed. Excellent.

(750ml bottle head) Hazy straw topped by giant, rocky white head that retains exceptionally well. Aroma is medium sweet, floral, some herbal, light pepper. Taste is moderately sweet, herbal, floral, pepper, some grassy. Dry finish is the only sign of the high alcohol. Soft medium-full body.

Bottle at Chris_o Shindig. One of the beers I’ve been after for ages. Gold, lasting off white head. Belgian yeast aroma and strong harsh hop. Plus tangerine tripel fruit. Good beer. Very hoppy and tangeriney. Does exactly what it says on the tin.

Bottled 75cl (batch #4, BBE 2009)
Hazy orange color, big white cloudy head. Overwhelming Amarillo hoppy aroma. Sweet malty and fruity flavor and good hoppy bitterness. Rounded mouthfeel. Cracker malty and hoppy aftertaste. Very American, but when thinking deeper - also tripel-like. Delicious.

Thank you Fonefan! Warm golden, unclear with a huge, nice, creamy and very lasting head. The aroma has notes of yeast and nice floral, herbal, citrussy hops. The flavour is initially very bitter, and a bit monotonous, but after a few sips, and as the beer grows warmer, a bag full of nice notes reveal themselves.... I find citrus, mostly grapefruit, yeast, herbs, mango - and suddenly a light sweetness and delicious caramel. Normally I do not like the beer-kids of mixed Belgian and American marriages, but this baby should be the pride and joy of the "parents"....

Bottle from Pinball, thanks matey. Unclear golden colour with a nice white medium head leaving a good lacing. Aroma is quite hoppy´, sweet with yeast and and alcohol. Good mouthfeel. Hoppy dry sweet yeasty and malty flavour. Well lasting dry pleasant hoppy sweet finish.