Mc Chouffe

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

2/1/05 330ml. Hazy brown amber with small beige head. Malty musty aroma with a hint of coke. Some yeasty sharpness on the tongue with a good palate

Bottled @ Bar Asterix, Sao Paulo. Pours redish brown with a nice beige head. Aroma is very fruity and malty. Some herbs. Taste malty, caramel and oak. Nice bitternes in the end. Very good beer.

draught @ Brussels 9th Belgian Beer weekend. pours ruby with off white head. nose is bready, and nutty. flavor is same with subtle yeasty spice and brown sugar. decent stuff.

Date: 09/20/2004
Mode: Bottle
Source: Harry’s

Appearance: muddy brown with a big tan head,
Aroma: sweet malty aroma with lots of dark malt character,
Flavor: rich malt flavor with little complexity, lots of chocolate, light bitter finish, flavor and some additional complexity shows up at the end,
Overall: this is one to only slightly chill
-------- /> Date: 05/18/2005
Source: tasting
Score: ii to iii

picking up some nice rich malt character with lots of flavor and good chocolate
-------- /> Date: 09/19/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brick store

Appearance: hazy dark ruby red, lasting fine beige head, bits of lace,
Aroma: light sweet fruity aroma,
Flavor: rich and fruity flavor, light earthyness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

750 ml bottle purchased @ Ashur liquor. Created a dark opaque brown liquid topped by a creamy stout like head. The aroma has an old dead yeast and cardboard smell with some worthy notes of spice still. The flavor has some yeast and spice still and is actually good considering it has started to fall apart in its old age but its creamy texture and light touch of spices makes for a pleasant session.

Looks lovely. Caramel orange with a medium/large light tan head. Malt, alcohol, dark fruit, yeast, spice, caramel, and light citrus. Sweet, malts, spices, and a little alcohol. Finishes with a warm alcohol sensation. Nice, smooth body. Very good, but after a 750ml of it I grew a litle tired of it. I’d buy it again, though.

Nice...thought this was a Belgian strong or a dubbel when I picked it up...apparently I missed the "Mc" part. Anyway very delicious. Pour was a beautiful dark brown witha 3 finger slightly off white head. Aroma of yeast, dark fruit, leather and spice. Taste was more like a Belgian that a Scotch (just my opinion). Medium carbonation and mouthfeel. Dark fruit and spices are strong. The licorice aftertaste had me gagging, however, as I HATE licorice. It only comes out long after the swallow so I just kept swallowing. Felt a little tipsy afterwards, too.

Bottle. Reminds me of the good danish christmas beer (Semper Ardens especially) or a subtle version of Pannepot. Brown with huge pale brown head. Aroma of hopps, sweet malt and spices. Licorice becomes prominent after a while. Taste sweet, malty vague notes of spices and a little alcoholburn, after a while licorice. This is a very good belgian beer, much more subtle than many others, and has so much to offer. I could drink this all nigt, but would probably get drunk quite fast.