This one is new for me; a Belgian IPA. Houblon Chouffe comes from Brasserie d'Achouffe. They are a small, but well known, brewery in Belgium. Most beer geeks know La Chouffe well, but finding these beers on draught in Canada is difficult. This brew is essentially a heavily hopped Belgian Triple. Tomahawk is used for bittering with the spicy Saaz hop for aroma. Top make things even better, Amarillo is used for dry-hopping. "Houblon" is the French word for hop. Clocking in at 45IBU, this in not your usual triple. So, how does it taste?
Houblon Chouffe = 8/10
Ratebeer 3.9 99th percentile
Beer Advocate A-
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Taste +4
Aftertaste +1
Alcohol Content +1 9% (you can't tell)
Value +1
Appearance +1
2 comments:
Hey Ian, Draught is not spelled draft. It's a pet peeve of mine!
No worries Gerry. Correction noted. I often get my math mixed up too.
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