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Mc Chouffe

Mc Chouffe - Scotch Ale

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Brasserie d’Achouffe (Moortgat)
Style: Scotch Ale

Achouffe, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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7703.68/5.03.67/5.08.5%88.5Thistle
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Commercial Description:
A Scotch style Beer from the Ardenne region of Belgium.
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 donfardz64 (406), Wellington, New Zealand
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
Jul 11, 2009  
Pours quite a dark, cloudy brown with a red tinge. Tan head.
Aroma has a lot of caramel, there’s a little alcohol there with a hint of dark fruit there.
It tastes full of dark fruit and spices, can taste some yeast too. Initially sweet, then balanced nicely by a complex herbaceous flavour. A perhaps oft underrated, amazing beer.


 ha1ag (415), Maastricht, Netherlands
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 8, 2009  
Bottled from AH in Mestreech. A bit hazy reddish brown color, hard tan head, not too thick. More than average carbonated. Aroma is sweet, with malts, yeast and berries. Flavour is sweetend, stingy alcoholic, turns into a pleasant long-lasting bitterness. Very well-made!


 Nightfall (645), Athens, Greece
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 7, 2009  
Bottle. Brown color with a huge head. Fruity aromas. Sweet flavor (over-sweet to be exact for my taste). If there were some hops to balance this it would be an outstanding beer. now it’s just good.


 GRM (1237), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 4, 2009  
Green bottle, 750 ml, best before 30/01/12, purchased at the SAQ, drunk in its glass, savoured on July 4 2009; eye: dark caramel with reddish hue, thick, nice beige head that turns into a ring, good lacing; nose: caramel malt, candied fruits, light spices, light tobacco, brown sugar; mouth: caramel malt, candied fruits, light tobacco, light spices, light alcohol, light pepper, brown sugar, somewhat dry finale in malt-candied fruits with presence of alcohol, full body, rather carbonated, mildly sweet, slight astringency, sticky texture; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille verte, 750 ml, meilleure avant 30/01/12, achetée à la SAQ, bue dans son verre, savourée le 4 juillet 2009; œil : caramel foncé avec des reflets rougeâtres, dense, bonne mousse beige qui se transforme en un anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : malt caramel, fruits confits, léger épices, léger tabac, cassonade; bouche : malt caramel, fruits confits, léger tabac, léger épices, léger alcool, léger poivre, cassonade, finale un peu sèche en malt-fruits confits avec présence d’alcool, corsé, plutôt carbonatée, moyennement sucrée, très légère astringence, texture collante; en résumé : bien aimé


 jredmond (1015), New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 23, 2009    Updated: Oct 13, 2009
Bottle. Pours a light brown with tan head. The nose is malty. The flavor is sugar, yeast, and malt. Refreshing taste with a strong abv that isnt overdone. ::::SECOND TRY::: Bottle. Pours a dark brown beer. Aroma is great. Taste is smooth, best scotch ale ive had.


 Pwn3d (1040), Manhattan, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Bottle. Pour is walnut brown with tanned head. nose is semi light biscuity malt. Taste is malt, sugars and some yeast. Nice bright mouthfeel. Sessionable and good alc content. Nice!


 robforbes (1083), Bremerton, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jun 17, 2009  
pours a semi-clear brown with a small beige head, lively carbonation, and great lacing. smell of some spice, and some malt. taste is light, spice, malt, and brown sugar, end is a little spicy and dry.


 Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 17, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a great reddish-brown with a pale tan head that quickly reduces, with no real lacing to speak of. Nose is full of toffee, raisin, nuts, wine gums, taffy, grapes. Nose is obviously Belgian and very sweet, with just a hint of sour cherry that slowly becomes more assertive as the beer warms. A hint of funk is present, but only just. Palate is more red fruit, jellies, candies, a sour turn is present, like a sour cherry Jolly Rancher, that keeps this beer interesting. Soft plums and caramel on the finish.



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