Chouffe Houblon Dobbelen IPA Tripel

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

Rating #450. Tap @ Monk’s Cafe, Philadelphia - pours a cloudy golden color with a large, lacy white head. Aroma is bread notes, banana, clove, and citrus hops, a very enticing prelude to the beer. The taste is incredibly unique - they really managed to marry the best bits of a tripel (smooth, banana/clove/bread/spice) with enough of an aftertaste of Citrus hops to keep it interesting. Fabulous beer that I can’t wait to have again.

Pours hazy golden with a nice and tall creamy head. Aroma is malty and spicy. Lots of hops in the nose. Very nice mouthfeel. Taste is malty, caramel, yeast and fruity. Very spicy, hopped and warmig end.

Good stuff. Had this on tap at Rose Alley Pub in New Bedford, MA. Has a thick and hazy golden color. Smells of hops with a little bit of citrus undertones. Tastes pretty much the same. Has a bite in the end that is very enjoyable. An excellent brew.

750 ml bottle from a trade with hogtownhary. pours a hazy golden witha huge rocky white head. aromas are yeasty with noticeable hops. the saaz hops are more pronounced then the others. flavours are an interesting bland of the two styles. you can definantly tell this is a triple but there is an ipaish amount of hops floating around. the saaz stand out in the flavours as well. the hops are more noticeable when this beer is well chilled but as it warms its complexity improves and it becomes much more layered. this is a unique beer and i enjoyed it throughly.

Flaske: Fantastisk udseende. Flot tæt skum på en orange øl. Krydret duft af trippel. Ikke så megen humle som forventet, men stadig fantastisk. Frisk velafbalanceret øl. Super.

Pours a hazy golden with a creamy head. A bit of sediment floating around. Smells of citrus and straw. Tastes of orange with a little menthol. Mildly bitter finish. Very interesting beer. Better than most American dubble/imperial IPAs.

Urcudiaul! Che roba; prodotto di notevolissimo spessore. L’amaro all’inizio spiazza un po’, così improvviso e aggressivo dopo la dolcezza maltosa, poi si stempera e si diffonde lasciando la voglia di berne un altro sorso. Grande birra, qualche punto in meno soltanto per la sua iniziale difficoltà.

Pours a hazy very dark golden ripe banana/yellowish orange color with bright golden yellow hues when held to a light source and a massive three finger frothy, pillowy/soapy white head. Excellent retention, only slowly fading into a large lasting cap that coats the glass with chunks of soapy lacing. Lots of visible carbonation bubbling up. The scent of earthy dank hops filled the room as soon as I removed the cap from the bottle. Although the aroma is dominated by strong earthy oily hops there is a nice bready yeast presence as well as a good bit of estery light fruit notes. Hints of apple, pear and grape as well as some nice citrusy grapefruit, lemon peel and mango from the hops. Slightly grassy and smells like really dank skunk weed. Slight peppery lemon zest spice. Very hop forward medium body with a lot of bready yeast and estery Belgian yeast, proving a lot of crisp light fruit notes. The strong hop presence up front provides an excellent dry bitterness that lingers throughout into a long dry finish. There is also a nice amount of citrus peel and grapefruit from the different hop varieties, providing a lot of complexity. Strong bready yeast character comes through mid-palate with some more citrus peel, ripe banana and peppery spiciness. Lots of estery light fruit notes, especially apple and pear add to the sweetness and the ABV is extremely well masked making this beer dangerously drinkable. There are so many different flavors bouncing off of each other making this beer extremely flavor, complex and quaffable. Highly recommended!