Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

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

75cl bottle via trade with 1_2many. Just a really interesting beer that combines a tripel and an IPA perfectly. Hazy, cloudy gold colour with a big white head and sticky lacing.Big fruity hops in the aroma. Flavour is more citrus hops built on a malty backbone and just a hint of tripel spice. 9ABV barely noticeable, which is dangerous with a 750.

Sampled blind at "Better Know a Style: Abbey Tripel" tasting. Chunky and animated white head on slightly hazy pale yellow/gold color. Orange and yeasty aroma that is medium in strength. Alcy flavor with green/red fruit, distinctive yeast, slight oak, very much in the Jolly Pumpkin style, hoppy. Dry medium to full body and creamy. Very nice.

Draft - Hazy lemon golden body with a very creamy white head; Lots of lemony hop aromas, it is actually both very American and very Belgium; Perfect amount of soft carbonation in a soft textured body, balanced moderately bitter; Warm bitter finish that becomes dry with some length, lots of aroma. Very, very pleasant D-IPA.

This one poured a cloudy yellow to orange color with a big whit ehead. Aroma was yeast, spice, and some skunk. Flavor was much like the aroma, subtle spice flavors, some banana, slight bittering hops and seemingly a funky skunky taste. Maybe this got exposed to too much light or somethin but this wasnt too amazing.

Gusher when opened. Cloudy golden appearance with a huge, billowing, long lasting head and beautiful lacing. Aroma is herbal hops, spices, mild citrus, honey and yeast. Multifaceted taste revels in its complexity, from floral, hoppy bitterness, to sweet, bready malts through to an appealing funkiness. Medium-to-full bodied mouthfeel with a high level of carbonation. Funkiness lingered in the finish. Very interesting and thoroughly enjoyable.

Green bottle, 750 ml, purchases at the SAQ, savoured on June 27 2009; eye: golden with a straw hue, hazy, slight effervescence, white head that falls and turns into an island of melting ice cream, lots of lacing; nose: resinous hops, grapefruit, light orange, yeast, malt, light pine, candied sugar, alcohol, pepper, spices, herbal; mouth: resinous hops, grapefruit, light orange, malt, candied sugar, pine, alcohol, pepper, spices, herbal, dry finale in resinous hops with presence of sugar and orange, average carbonation, rather bitter, slightly sweet, lightly harsh, medium-full body; overall: quite good FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 750 ml, achetée à la SAQ, savourée le 27 juin 2009; œil : dorée avec une teinte paille, voilée, très légère effervescence, mousse blanche qui tombe et se transforme en un îlot de crème glacée fondante, beaucoup de dentelle; nez : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, léger orange, levure, malt, léger pin, alcool, épices, herbacée; bouche : houblon résineux, pamplemousse, léger orange, malt, sucre candi, pin, alcool, poivre, épices, herbacée, finale sèche en houblon résineux avec présence de sucre et d’orange, carbonatation moyenne, plutôt amère, très légèrement sucrée, légèrement rugueuse, corps moyen-corsé; en résumé : très bonne

On tap at the brickstore. Definitely got the big maltiness and big fruit flavors. Very nice beer. big white head. Nice hazy bright yellow color. Got lots of banana flavors in the taste.

I love La Chouffe. I remember the Chouffe room I stayed in in Osteend. This beer is a bit of a twist on the tripel. Fruity with hops.