Mc Chouffe

Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Scotch Ale
Achouffe, Belgium

Malty aroma with a mild grape yeast smell. Dark amber color with a small tan head. Light sweet beginning with a tangy fruit finish.

Source:750 mL bottle from Midtown.
Glass:Chouffe tulip.
Appearance:Dark brown pour with a thin tan head.
Aroma:Caramel, fruits and spices.
Flavor:Dark fruit, caramel, brown sugar and spices.
Palate:Medium/full body with solid carbonation.
Overall:Another good beer from Chouffe.

Great belgian scotch verry soft tasting beer with a big foam head a beathy for the eye and nose, i drink this beer alot and it still taste for more ;)

Belgian scotchish ale. Brown caramel taste with a lot of foam. You dont really taste the alcohol due to the brown sugary taste. Lot’s of spices and a probably one of the best Scotsch ales.

My first scotch ale and I was impressed. Brown in color with a huge white head. Good lacing. Smell was really nice with spices, caramel, brown sugar, dark fruits, and of course yeast. Taste was pretty much the same. No major bitterness to it and sweeter than I thought it might be but not in a overbearing way. Pleasurable and will try more scotch ales.

(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.