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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
9903.94/5.03.93/5.0Special9%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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 sunevdj (1775), Copenhagen OE, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20

Nov 9, 2009  
Bottle at home. Pours a clear golden with a white and lacings. Smells of Belgian yeasts, alcohol and some hops. Sweet with malty aromas. Some hay. Also strong hoppy aromas of some lemons. Quite dry finish. Residual sugars. Tipycal Belgian (banana) yeast characters. Medium to full bodied. Medium carbonation. Hoppy finish with some pilsnerish notes.

Jow (21), New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Dec 7, 2009  
Bottle at BXL cafe: Pours golden with a huge foamy head. To me it tasted more of a Belgian Triple than IPA but whatever it was very tasty. tons of flavor all the place.


 milewide (612), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 7, 2009  
An unique twist on Belgians and IPAs! Has the head and body of a Belgian, but with the hop bite of an IPA. Cloudy golden color, with persistent head.


 faroeviking (6083), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2009  
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.


tastybeer (79), Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/512/20
Dec 3, 2009  
750ml bottle. Exploded with foam upon opening. Pours golden with big head and lots of lacing. Taste is floral, hops, but too dry and sour. Bottle may have been ruined - will probably try again.


 tnkw01 (199), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 2, 2009  
Bottle. Cloudy, gold color with a large, foamy head. Aroma is citrus and hops. Taste is a great balance. Hop flavor carries the day.


bonk0076 (73), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/104/516/20
Dec 2, 2009  
Pours a massive hearty white head that takes an eternity to diminish. Hazy Golden in color. Aroma carries pine and citrus notes lemon and orange, with hints of grass as well. Taste is an excellent balance of strong hop bitterness early on, with a sweeter finish to follow. An excellent beer all around!


 cfrancis (330), Gloucester, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 1, 2009  
Pale straw yellow colour with an abundance of head. Blew out of my glass with a big foamy pillow white head. Aroma is sweet with hop. Taste is a great blend of hop bitterness and strong Belgian maltiness. I don’t know if that is a word but it is now. I didn’t really expect that much taste to come out of a beer that looked so pale and weak, but man was I ever surprised.


 curly (613), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Nov 29, 2009  
Pours hazy orange with a medium white head. Aroma is tangerine, funky hops, and grapefruit. Taste is floral hops, orange, creamy texture, medium light body with medium carbonation.



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