Mc Chouffe

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

Opaque brown was the color of this beer with light brown head, the look of the two browns together throws me off makes the beer look dirty or something don’t know what it is but the head was descent and long lasting. There where tons very large brown flakes floating at the bottom of the bottle or as I call them flavor nuggets. The beer as a slight sour smell to it, lots of yeast and I can defiantly smell some of the alcohol. As the beer got warmer a cherry smell started to come out and possibly some rice crisp square or some other venela flavored baked good. Good mouth feel, nice soft thick feel with out to much carbonation but also not flat. First flavors I notice is coffee and plums, the beer left a metallic taste on my lips in between sips. The after taste reminds me of roasted marsh mellows, it had a slight venela taste to it or milk chocolate I can’t make up my mind witch one it is ( Nat say’s it taste like beer ). On giant gulps the beer seems harsh with a large alcohol presence but on normal sips it very pleasant to drink. I like this beer allot, and it has a side benefit of making you walk funny after you drink the whole bottle.

bottle, hazy brown with medium head, smells fruity. taste is pretty flat, non-lasting, though it’s complex and pleasant. very drinkable as well.

Draft - Poured a hazy brown with a thick off-white head that stuck around. Aroma is yeasty, fruity, malty and slightly sweet. Flavor is strong with yeast and sweet malts... some dark fruits and nuts. A bit too sweet for me, but still a quality brew.

750 ml bottle. Pours brown with thin off-white head. Aroma is caramely with some fruit. Medium bodied on the palate, but quite syrupy. Not a lot of flavor. Some yeasty notes and fruity, but a lot of cola. Nothing in this one that renders it different from a belgian as opposed to scotch ale. A good beer to be sure, but missing that peet.

Now finally in 33c bottles. Nice uneven head and a good aroma. Not as good as the blond but I’m happy to see the small size bottles

Morgan’s tasting, 07MAR09. 750ml bottle. Brown with a beige head. Yeasty nose, dark fruits, raisin and chocolate. Chocolate flavors, nuts and more dark fruits. Good!

Nose of thick spices and sugar cane and that wonderfully dry and spritey Achouffe yeast. Flavor is lots of oranges drowned out by sugar and spice. Tastes like a standard Belgian strong. Very nice ale, another good one from Achouffe.

Dark amber, orange color with rocky, well-lacing, dense off-white head. Spicy coriander aroma at the first nose. After conditioning becomes more fruity with prunes, chestnut and liquorice feel. The flavor is full of fruits. Brown sugar candy, orange peels, coriander and some caramel malty edge. The aftertaste is spicy with full of coriander and some liquorice with a slight fruity tartness. Very easy bodied, almost watery texture with dense carbonation.