La Chouffe (Blonde)
Brasserie d'Achouffe

La Chouffe (Blonde)La Chouffe (Blonde)
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From:
Brasserie d'Achouffe
 
Belgium
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #2
ABV:
8%
Score:
94
Ranked #2,691
Avg:
4.21 | pDev: 9.98%
Reviews:
1,048
Ratings:
3,025
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 23, 2024
Added:
Oct 24, 2001
Wants:
  248
Gots:
  722
The gnomes of Fairyland are particularly fond of this golden beer. LA CHOUFFE, with its slight hoppy taste, combining notes of fresh coriander and fruity tones, is the drink which gives them their zest for life. At least, that's what these imps say when they are thirsty. Their secret used to be jealously guarded from one generation to the next until the day they shared the recipe with humans to seal their friendship. Of all the legends from the wonderful region of the Belgian Ardennes, the tale of LA CHOUFFE is the one which most merits re-telling.
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Ratings by danthehopslamman:
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Rated by danthehopslamman from Illinois

4/5  rDev -5%

Aug 15, 2012
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Reviewed by Lanoke12 from Michigan

4.48/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look is cloudy blonde with thick foam head. Smell is of slightly sweet Belgian ale yeast. Taste is sweet, deep and boozy. Feel is thick and full bodied. Great Belgian strong blonde ale. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys Belgian beers.
Feb 23, 2024
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Reviewed by Beertsipper from New York

4.29/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This probably the second best Belgian beer Ive had, next to Don De Dieu. This is classified as a Belgian Pale Ale, but drinks more like a Strong BPA. 16.9 oz can. Both savory and sweet at the same time. My local grocer has several 4-packs of 16.9 oz cans. I might buy all of them and cellar half for 2 years. and see what happens to the flavor profile.
Feb 21, 2024
 
Rated: 4.29 by DentedArthur from Vermont

Feb 13, 2024
 
Rated: 4.14 by Supper1

Jan 30, 2024
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Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Aroma ... coriander for sure. Caramel, apricot. Belgian essence.

Taste.... Wow! Caramely, roasty, malt in the mouth. Nicely lays heavy on the tongue. Honeysuckle. (That's s new description for Leah!)

Beautiful lacing!
Jan 14, 2024
 
Rated: 4.38 by SeanP99 from North Carolina

Jan 11, 2024
 
Rated: 4.01 by rexdeopp from Texas

Jan 07, 2024
 
Rated: 4 by Rainintheface from Florida

Jan 01, 2024
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Reviewed by MadMadMike from France

3.77/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
33 cL bottle poured into a taster’s snifter in Toulouse, France.
Good foam. Hazyboi gold brew.
Nose reeks of banana boat sweetness and is ‘typical’, at best.
Taste is the booger picking elfy little brother of classic Belgian ales. Belgian Lite. Way sweet and fizzy. Trying to chew my way to ‘coriander’ (cilantro.,.), but it’s a myth. No hop to speak of. Sprinkles of spice. A crumble of cracker. A little pepper note at finish.
Mouth is medium and carbonation is high.
Overall, happy this common syrupy fuzzball everyday brew is available, so people have something to compare to ‘real’ Belgian ale.
Dec 27, 2023
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Reviewed by MrOH from Maryland

3.85/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Cloudy, dirty blonde, big white head, excellent retention, bands of lace
Green banana and spicy phenol aroma
Green banana, clone and cinnamon spice, honeyed malt flavor
Medium bodied and generous carbonation
An awesome blonde
Dec 17, 2023
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Reviewed by Lhammer from Alabama

4.04/5  rDev -4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
When you think of a classic Belgian blond ale, this one seems to tick all the boxes. It’s well balanced. Very inoffensive. Pours a hazy golden color with a very thick and well retained white head. Smells of light banana, yeast, malt, and maybe a hint of citrus slides in on the back end. Taste is refreshing and follows along similar to the nose. A bit more of the biscuity flavor comes through along with the light malts. Really good traditional beer.
Dec 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.26 by RalphStanley34 from French Polynesia

Nov 30, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
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Reviewed by Hephaistos from Netherlands

4.07/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Belgian strong blonde.
330 ml can, 8 abv. Poured at around 6 degrees celcius.
Poured in a proper Lachouffe Tulip glass.
Little bit hazy yellow-amber colour. 2 finger white head, dissolving at medium pace.
Average carbonation, small bulbs.
Smell, biscuit, yeast,
Mouth feel wonderful,
Full bodied well balanced beer.
Not too sweet, lovely hoppy bitterness, little bit of coriandre herbs.
Lovely beer.
Nov 19, 2023
 
Rated: 3.93 by QuintusHorace from California

Nov 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.43 by Iggy88 from Ohio

Nov 07, 2023
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Reviewed by mooseisloose from Florida

4/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked this up a while ago. Maybe a year ago. Let’s give it a whirl. Popping the cap I get nice sweet candies. Pours to a bright piss yellow with a yuuuge very lacy head. Taste is syrupy mouthfeel off the bat, followed by immediate hop bite but backed with a yuuuge complexity of sweetness backbone. The aftertaste continues sweet and tart as the bite fades. A very nice Belgian. More bitter than most which is refreshing. Also ones in arca great price point.
Oct 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.44 by TheYeasticandoo from Massachusetts

Oct 18, 2023
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Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts

4.15/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From draft at Cafe Belgique in Amsterdam. Not a bad spot to first try this beer. Sweet and strong, the yeast adds some funk to the feel and finish. Classic strong blonde. Drinks too easy.
Oct 07, 2023
La Chouffe (Blonde) from Brasserie d'Achouffe
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