Mc Chouffe

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

tap. amber color. large head. spicy yeasty malt aroma. some dark fruits. a bit mild malty and aley.

Great head and lace. Brisk carbonation. Drier than most Scotch ales. Loads of caramel and pecan on the finish

Bottled. Pours the color of iced tea with a dirty off white head. Aroma has some slight cocoa notes with musty earth notes as well. Flavor is slightly alcoholic with belgian yeast and earth notes. Medium body.

Everyone got me really excited for this but Kaya, really complex and intruiging but just not enjoyable, maybe due to the fact that I had it on a warm summer night.

Served on bottle at "Den Tatoverede Enke", Copenhagen. Beautiful brownish/ruby colour with a huge lasting head. Aroma and flavour was nice too with lots of malts, burned caramel, and brown sugar. Perhaps a bit sweet but nonetheless a wonderful Belgian interpretation of a Scotch ale! Update: According to Mik Schack thyme is added providing a very subtle spiciness.

A good amount of carbonation, with a light floral after-taste. Dark red in color with particulates left in the glass bottom. Minimal aroma, but perhaps a slight floral scent.

Bottel.70cl. Good malty nose with spicy and yeasty hints. Taste was bland mostly malts with small amount of hop´s.

Bottle. Moderate malt notes of caramel and nutty, light hops of herbs, and a moderate yeast aroma of dough, with wood and brown sugar in the background. Head is huge, both fizzy and rocky, off-white, has good lacing and is mostly lasting. Color is clear brown. Flavor starts moderately sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes lightly sweet, acidic, bitter and sour and just a touch salty. Palate is medium, watery and a little oily, and the carbonation is between lively and fizzy. It finishes a little metallic and astringent. This my first Scotch ale and I like it, mostly for the taste and texture.