Mc Chouffe

(33cl bottle)Nice brew. My first Chouffe rate, even though ive sampled several beers from these creepy Gnomes/Elves: Very malty and rich. Cakey and cloying ..with spicy,dry , dried fruits..Flavasome!

THOUGHTS: A nice Scotch ale with a decidedly Belgian twist. I’ve known the Belgian made a lot of Scottish ales and have ever since been dying to try one. This was my first. I was surprised at the Belgian yeast being such a huge player her. I figured their love of Scottish beer would drive them to try to re-create the style closely, but this may have the base of a Scotch ale, but it definitely very Belgian. It hid the alcohol very well. This bottle may have been slightly skunked. I need to buy it somewhere other than the Shop Rite, with its glaring fluorescent lights. Doubt it was skunked, but did seem slightly off. Not a true Scotch ale, but a really nice beer. Very different. TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a dark brownish orange with reddish amber highlights and beautiful carbonation that kept the head from ever fully diminishing. It had an average to large, off-white head that kept a decent sheet. The aroma was a light to moderate molasses and caramel malt and possibly grain or straw that might have actually been part of the complex yeast strain that increased as it warmed. There was also moderate to heavy dough yeast that was like under baked biscuits or baking bread and also some slight funk and a little spice when it was warmer. There was also a little apple and cherry, but yeast was the dominant aroma of this beer. The initial flavor was sweet and ever so slightly acidic; while the finish was lightly sweet, acidic and sour with an average to long duration. There was caramel, apple, cherry, toffee, doughy yeast, a sort of maple syrup, candy, spices and slight tea. I couldn’t tell if it was just the yeast or if there was also some slight grain notes. The medium body was a little syrupy for a split second and they became rather dry with lively carbonation and a light to moderate astringent, very lightly alcoholic and very dry finish.

from tap@ poatersgat brugge, nice dark brown body and huge and stable white head. Nice smell: drop, fruit, alcohol, smoked malt. Nice beer but not a topper.

Bottle 0,33ltr: The Scotch ale version, slightly roasted malts taste with hints of spices and caramel.

Pours a nice dark brown with a decent sized head. Aromas of the standard Belgian spice and nice light fruits come through. A bit of caramel coming through as well. The flavor contains some light fruit, a bit of banana, maybe some apple as well and perhaps a touch of caramel as well. The finish is nice and easy...goes terrific with cheese!!

Bottle from The Bier Stein in Eugene, OR. Poured a brown color and smelled of light fruits. Tasted almost like a white wine or champagne. I would drink this again.

Why not MAC Chouffe? Goldy brown and cloudy with a noisy bubbly tan head. Very full balanced flavors seem to feature dark dry fruit and caramel, spice pears and demererra, a light spiking of hops. Aroma indicates taste. Hey this is what it is and what it is is pretty good.

Deep ruby brown with a bubbly off-white head. Rich fruity aroma of plums and dates, with brown sugar and molasses. Sweet malty and fruity flavour, with a touch of alcohol towards the finish.