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Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

Percentile
99
overall
Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Abbey Tripel

Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
9883.94/5.03.93/5.0Special9%100Trappist glass, Tulip
Commercial Description:
A unique marriage between the English tradition of IPAs, the new American revolution of Imperial IPAs and the classic Belgian way of brewing. Houblon Chouffe, although very much hopped as it is, showcases the unique balance between a very strong IPA and a very special Belgian Tripel exclusively created for this ale (Big malty body, distinct dryness, expressive estery fruitiness). - IBU: 59, Original Gravity: 1092
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 crazyvin (1252), New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Aug 12, 2007  
Poured a clear yellow color with a really bug head. Aroma was a mix of banana,hops and some yeast. Flavor was somewhat fruitier then the aroma indicated bananas and some citrus.. finish was hoppy and dry.


 WISEGUY572 (1246), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
May 22, 2006    Updated: Mar 11, 2008
Wow! Cloudy hazy gold with a small head by the time it made it back from the tap to our table at Monks. Tastes like a tripel, with significant bready yeast flavor and some citrus, but slammed slammed slammed with American hops. Not hopped to American IPA intensity but well beyond traditional tripel. A wonderful marriage of two of my favorite styles.


 drfabulous (1241), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/516/20
Dec 18, 2007  
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.


 waolsen (1222), Littleton, Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/518/20
Sep 20, 2006  
bottle. hazy golden pour with enormous thick white head. Head is so thick reminds me of moraine(spelling??). floral hop aroma with nice yeast. banana, some alocohol as well. lively on the palate. hops backed with caramel malts, yeast, pepper and spice. alcohol shows itself occasionally. nice mild/moderate bitter finish. nice lacing and once again the head is the biggest I’ve ever seen.


 luckygirl (1221), Boulder, Colorado, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
May 29, 2006  
Bottled 750. Bought in Charlotte at Brawley’s. Beer was hazy, light yellow iwth a large, rocky, off-white, mostly lasting head. The aroma was pretty dang neat! All of the hoppiness of an American IPA beautifully balanced on the complex nose of a good Belgian Tripel. Skippy! Aroma was malty with light notes of cookie/caramel, moderate notes of tasted grain; Heavily hoppy with a complex little portfolio of flowers, herbs, lemon and resin/pine; Yeasty with a light note of barnyard, moderate notes of cobweb, dough and soap; Moderate miscellaneous note of banana, light notes of honey and oak. The flavor was moderately-to-heavily sweet, heavily bitter with a long, moderately bittersweet finish. Remarkably clean finish. The body was light, the texture was watery and teh carbonation was lively.


 jimmack (1221), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
May 11, 2006  
750ml. bottle. Hazy golden color with a humongous rocky white head that left sticky lacing all over the glass. Nice hoppy, yeasty aroma with some citrus, hay and malt. Flavor is mildly sweet malts, lots of yeast, wet hay and a nice citrus hop finish. I liked Urthel Hop-It and I think I like this one a little more. The hop presence is much more pronounced.


 footbalm (1218), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 21, 2006  
Bottle from Sam’s. well I think that they tried too hard to do too much and came up too short. Funky syrupy brew with a layer of pear flavor over a hoppiness that just had no real definition to me. It wasn’t bad by any means but just I came off wondering what I just drank.


 zebracakes (1215), Washington DC, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Feb 2, 2007  
Bottle thanks to CMUBEERMAN. Pours cloudy chunky gold, crazy thick chunky white head. Aroma is funky, musty, tart, tangy. Flavor is funky, musty, bitter (from hops), slight broccoli.



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