Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

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

Orange coloured and hazy. Has a huge, white head, frooty. Lasting. Heavy hoppy aroma, metallic, grassy. Flavor starts moderate bitter and finish heavy to harsh bitter. Dry texture.

shared a bottle with a good friend at the Garrison. definitely a unique beer as clearly an IPA, but lots of fruitiness in the finish. While not an ideal IPA (a bit light on the bitterness) or a Belgian (hops masks many of the subtle flavours), it satisfies both needs at the same time. certainly a must-try for lovers of both styles.

Bottle, Carringtons, Chorlton. Poured a hazy golden colour with a good sized pillowy white head. Aroma was yeasty with a hearty dose of piney-citrus hop and maybe a bit of spice. Super tasty flavour that had a big hop presence, but was still well balanced with well appropriated malt and yeast, hence the tripel angle i suppose. Fresh, clean and zesty. Dry, bitter finish. A well executed and tasty amalgamation of styles. Dig it.

Pours a clear blonde color, with a thick white head that quickly dissipates. It has an aroma that hints of fruits, pale lager and German hops. Its taste is however magnificent. Very lively carbonation, bubbly texture and a lot of screaming hops in the mix. This one has a definite bitter taste that remains during a long finish. Great.

25 and 2/5 ounce bottle, $8.99, from Beverages & More! Fairway. Pours a golden yellow with a large ivory head. Aroma has big hops and Belgian yeast, a little cane sugar as well. Flavor is a very round hoppy tripel. A proper tripel, with a substantial dose of hops as promised. A little sweetness rounds out the flavor and leaves a slightly sweet finish. Smooth mouthfeel as expected, medium viscosity. Perhaps a little overrated in the 3.9 range, but very easy to enjoy by IPA and tripel lovers alike. Overall, good to very good.

Bottle at home ... golden ... huge white foam head ... spiced yeasty fruity hop nose ... salty front ... light fruity hop ... little sweet ...some orange ... little orange peel... found this very wearing and couldnt finish it

Bottle. Attractive clear golden with a thick, billowy white head. Kind of a “dusty” herbal hop aroma, pretty subdued. Flavor is mostly pale malt with ample hop bitterness, perhaps a tinge of Belgian fruity yeast character but not much. Some residual sweetness in there. The hop character is mostly herbal/earthy. I don’t pick up any of the Amarillo or Tomahawk though. medium bodied with a spritzy, lively carbonation. Nice texture. Would like to give this one another try sometime.

Bottle. Pours a clear golden beer with a big white head. The aroma is sweet, yeast, spices and notes of perfume. The flavor is sweet, malt, yeast and hops with citrus and spices. The palate is bitter. Overall a really good beer.