Mc Chouffe

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

pours ultra dark ruby with excellent carb, large but airy head. yeast and even some hops come out in the aroma, no sticky malt here. a taste reveals some very dark fruits and belgian spice. alcohol is buried but present, yet not offensive, it marries well with the whole. mouthfeel is just the beginnings of syrupy. despite its dark color, dark undertones in the flavor and the mouthfeel, this is surprisingly refreshing! the carb serves well to keep it lightened and fresh. "a great beer" -- a statement coming from a rater thoroughly unimpressed with this style as a whole; this is a wonderful departure.

Bottle. Brown and poured with a full head.Strong firm body with plenty of sweetness although some bitterness does creep in.A interesting drink.

A nice Belgian twist on the Scotch Ale. Woody flavours are a nice aspect to this beer, and the cookie notes make it very moreish. Hides its alcohol very well. A little thin in the mouth and over spritzy.

On tap at Naked City. Looks amazing- wow, pours a dark garnet color with a nice beige head. Aroma is pleasant but not too strong- mostly sweet vanilla and cinnamon. The flavor is similar with some dark fruit, spice, and cookie malts. Smooth with a sweet malty finish.

Brown-reddish hazy with nice tan head, aroma of dried fruits raisins apricots and yeast, deep flavor of strawberries caramel and plum with some spices like clove and liqouirice. Nice

26/03 A 0.75 l bottle from beershop.hr. New style for me. It poured murky brown to red body with particles and really huge head. Aroma is yeasty, with orange and candies, some smoked malt, as peat is felt, combined with caramel. Flavor is party bitter, partly sweet with first impression of strange metallicity. It turns out later to licorice. Beer is spicy itself, that smoked malt is quite strange, resulting in whole palette of herbal flavors, mixed of course with sweetish caramel malt. Pleasant, longer finish with alcohol being hidden quite well. Really a good beer, even with that strange component I was not used to it happen I liked it and became about the best thing that came from beershop this time.

Cellarcold this big midget I had with three large men and a woman. After West-Vleteren 12 and Struise Pannepot 2006. This honest beer doesn’t make a mark but doesn’t wanna be. I would classify it as a dubbel. Its 8 percent doesn’t seem obvious at drink. Later it will evidently. Perhaps I should start with this one next time. Promising to make acquaintance.

750 mL into a tulip (what is a thistle). Pours a muddy brown with a one-two finger tan head with okay retention and spotty lacing. Lots of yeast particulate in the glass. Nose is Belgian candi sugar, mineral water, caramel malt. Taste is malty, a tad metallic, with a watery body and faint cinnamon spice with Belgian yeasty dryness coming in the finish. Not that great. Sort of watery and bland. Meh.