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Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel 3.93 999

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
9993.94/5.03.93/5.0Special9%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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 Jerre (1768), Waregem, Belgium
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/104/519/20
Feb 11, 2007    Updated: Apr 13, 2008
Bottle, 75 cl. gift from Yves Vd B. Golden colour, unclear, with dense creamy beige head. Sweetness, hops ! and yeast in the aroma. Fruity and sweet notes and a light touch of yeast to balance the hoppy flavours. Complex and very balanced. Full bodied. Dry. Has a balanced bitterness in the end. Very good one.


 malrubius (1004), Valley Stream, New York, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Jan 13, 2008  
750ml first pour bottle in Duvel glass. Pale hazy yellow gold with big puffy dense white head and full lace. Hoppy lemon meringue pie aroma with coriander and a tiny hint of soap. Peach honey sweetness with brisk lemon coriander pepper hop spiciness. Medium body and carbo. Too seductive for 9%. Amazingly delicious. One of the best. A new favorite.


hoooraybeer (48), Cranford, New Jersey, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/510/105/519/20
Jan 10, 2008  
Poured a puffy white head and a cloudy straw color with lots of floaties. The head stayed longer than any I’ve seen it bobbed on top like a puffy marhmallow through the whole glass. The aroma is a calm not too malty tripel with little hop aroma-very nice if a little weak. Flavor is honey with a mild malt/bready signature belgian tripel An efforvenscent but full mouth feel. The tripel and IPA flavors are separate, but the transition is easy. You graduate from the tripel to a coriander and then citrus flavor before getting the IPA hop bitter - which is very very well balanced and then lasts but doesn’t sting. The alcohol definitely warms, but you don’t tate it. It’s very refreshing for both a tripel and IIPA. This is a great BEER!


 Bragesnak (2281), Aarhus, Denmark
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/59/105/518/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Achouffe, Belgium Au fut Very hoppy but well balanced with sweetness and carbonation A winner


Ranganathan (2), chicago, Illinois, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel does not count
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
May 3, 2008  
Easily the top Belgian IPA out there. Thick, stubborn head that sticks around till the end. Citrusy hops dominate with a crisp finish. For discriminating tastes only.


 KyotoLefty (1468), Kyoto, Japan
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/510/105/519/20
Aug 27, 2008    Updated: Sep 1, 2008
Take a Westmalle Tripel, add tons of hops, dry hop, and shake it up. This is it. A very good tripel, hopped to hell like an American Imperial IPA. this is amazing. Great aroma with citrus, Belgian yeast, golden malt. Flavor doesn’t let down. This was a good new idea.


 MrGGen (243), Italy
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/510/105/518/20
Mar 8, 2009    Updated: May 4, 2009
Delicato colore giallo banana,schiuma bianca,compatta,quasi cremosa.L’aroma di lievito,luppolo,un pò pepato con sentori di banana e ananas.Sapore morbido e rotondo,a sprazzi quasi di limone.Una eccellente tripel.


warfield (17), Colorado, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
May 3, 2009  
quite possibly my favorite beer. bummed about the blowout upon opening but was prepared and can’t believe the head. huge lace. uber dry and killer cleanliness. the cali hop and the spicy belgian yeast equals complexity unmatched in any other brew. dont be denied.



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