N’Ice Chouffe

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

750ml Bottle: Aroma of dark ripe fruits, alcohol, raisins, slight curacao, slight hops, and light yeast. Poured brown in color with a large, fizzy tan head that greatly diminished but lasted throughout. Cloudy. Sparkling. Flavor is light to medium sweet and slightly bitter. Tastes of raisins, dark ripe fruits, light chocolate, malts, slight curacao, light brown sugar, slight bubblegum, and yeast. Medium to full body. Slightly sticky texture. Lively carbonation. Lightly sweet, malty, dark ripe fruit finish.

75 cl bottle. Pours a dark brown color with a nice foamy head leaving lacing on the glass. Aroma is spicey, yeasty, a bit of sugar, toffee and dried fruits. Flavour is sweet malt with notes of toffee and that typical belgian yeast. Spices, some warming alcohol. Medium to fullbodied, high carbonation. It is quite drinkable even though the alcohol is noticable. It probably needs a year to reach its full capacity.

75cl bottle from Sheps Deli, Tampa, FL. Pours a dark caramel brown with a one finger tan foamy head that settles quickly but laces the glass. Aroma is rich and malty with notes of ripe dark fruit, dark candy sugar, caramel, toffee, raisins, slight hint of dark chocolate. Flavor is a burst of flavors from caramel and toffee to sweet malt, spice, and molasses. A complex beer. Some notes of phenol, dark ripe fruit, sugar plums and candy sugar are present as well. Generally medium to full body with a sweet and malty finish.

Deep reddish brown with a huge tan head that left a thick ring of lace up and down the glass.Smells very light on the nose. Rasins and dates with a light alcohol smell.Thick and slick in the mouth with a great alcohol at the end. Spice and yeast with dark fruit flavors give it a complex flavor.High carbonation and a great alcohol burn make this a great beer for the style.

Pours a beautiful opaque chocolaty brown with a fine-bubbled head. The malty and strongly spicy aroma has a firm hint of chocolate. Flavor is rich with a nice balance of hops and malt, as well as an overtone of cloves and a hint of sweetness. Finish is lively and tingly.

Thick frothy head light burgundy colour carbonation is good aroma raisins malt strong plum port wine clove note.Flavour fig plum raisin lovely malt smooth.The dark fruit taste has a touch of bitter with curacao the thyme gives it a smoothness no spoils in this beer.Finish bitter/sweet smooth dry.

Brown body with a big light brown head. Flavor is fruity (orange) and spicy.

2007 vintage. 12/13/08. chestnut ruby brown color. the head starts rocky settles into a soft frothy khaki cap. aroma is mild, dark fruits like plums, a touch of orange. smooth and creamy mouth feel. rich but not sticky palate.mandarin oranges and nutty chocolatey flavors spicy hops are soft and light. hust a little estery belgian character. a well balanced pleasure.