Chouffe Soleil | Brasserie d'Achouffe
Brewed by:
Brasserie d'Achouffe
Belgium
achouffe.be
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.00%
Availability: Summer
Notes / Commercial Description:
CHOUFFE Soleil is a blond beer with refreshing and fruity flavors, the ideal beer to embarking on the first beautiful day to celebrate. CHOUFFE Soleil is an unfiltered beer, well fermented in barrel and in bottle. Seasonal Beer available from mid-April to mid-October
Added by beerpirates on 04-17-2014
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Ratings: 74 | Reviews: 17
2.83/5 rDev -23.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.77/5 rDev -24.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Clear golden colour, medium head with short retention. Normal lace. Aroma is yeasty, with hints of citrics and herbs. Not much here. Light body, normal carbonation, finisih has some citric but is mostly sweet.
Taste follows the aroma, yeast, malts, and notes of citrics and spices. Light refreshing, but not unforgettable.
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look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Clear golden colour, medium head with short retention. Normal lace. Aroma is yeasty, with hints of citrics and herbs. Not much here. Light body, normal carbonation, finisih has some citric but is mostly sweet.
Taste follows the aroma, yeast, malts, and notes of citrics and spices. Light refreshing, but not unforgettable.
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3.71/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This one pours a clear amber, medium sized head, even in the la chouffe tulip glass.
Aroma, is a little sherbet dib dab (80's sweet) and quite floral, not bad, but not what you would want of a beer in my opinion.
Taste is refreshing enough, with a slight sweet maltness to it. It is not a world beater by any stretch, but for a pale ale it is decent enough.
Feel is a pretty decent, goes down well, aftertaste is good, with only a minor artificial sweetness to it.
Overall, I would call it 'Good', and a good beer is worth quaffing every night of the week, hence my Thursday night review.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This one pours a clear amber, medium sized head, even in the la chouffe tulip glass.
Aroma, is a little sherbet dib dab (80's sweet) and quite floral, not bad, but not what you would want of a beer in my opinion.
Taste is refreshing enough, with a slight sweet maltness to it. It is not a world beater by any stretch, but for a pale ale it is decent enough.
Feel is a pretty decent, goes down well, aftertaste is good, with only a minor artificial sweetness to it.
Overall, I would call it 'Good', and a good beer is worth quaffing every night of the week, hence my Thursday night review.
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3.59/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.21/5 rDev -13%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.5/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.76/5 rDev +29%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
3.91/5 rDev +6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Drank at Turbante and poured to a Chouffe tulip glass.
A: Body is crystalline yellow with a minor white head. No lacing.
S: The aroma is very strong on ginger, with a properly big belgian yeast profile.
T: The taste is very refreshing as this beer has a good portion of ginger on it, making it refreshing just based on that. But on top of that, there's a good old belgian yeast of a belgian pale ale with a good maltiness. It's really good for this kind if beer.
M: Body is medium low. Carbonation is medium. Alcohol content is unnoticed. End is mid bitter and mid sweet.
O: On a very hot day, I can't remember a better belgian beer than this.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Drank at Turbante and poured to a Chouffe tulip glass.
A: Body is crystalline yellow with a minor white head. No lacing.
S: The aroma is very strong on ginger, with a properly big belgian yeast profile.
T: The taste is very refreshing as this beer has a good portion of ginger on it, making it refreshing just based on that. But on top of that, there's a good old belgian yeast of a belgian pale ale with a good maltiness. It's really good for this kind if beer.
M: Body is medium low. Carbonation is medium. Alcohol content is unnoticed. End is mid bitter and mid sweet.
O: On a very hot day, I can't remember a better belgian beer than this.
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3.65/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
4.62/5 rDev +25.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.64/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.67/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.97/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle (stamped "06 2017") poured into a wine glass. Pours a slightly hazing pale golden yellow, with a nice topping of frothy white head and spotty lace. Flowery and slightly spicy Belgian yeast on the nose; cracked peppercorns. Light but layered flavors; mixed malts (wheat, rye), white flowers and herbs, light tropical fruit and citrus. Light, smooth and finely effervescent mouthfeel. Not as full or satisfying as the original La Chouffe, but a nice warm weather quencher.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle (stamped "06 2017") poured into a wine glass. Pours a slightly hazing pale golden yellow, with a nice topping of frothy white head and spotty lace. Flowery and slightly spicy Belgian yeast on the nose; cracked peppercorns. Light but layered flavors; mixed malts (wheat, rye), white flowers and herbs, light tropical fruit and citrus. Light, smooth and finely effervescent mouthfeel. Not as full or satisfying as the original La Chouffe, but a nice warm weather quencher.
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3.56/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hazy golden color with thin head with good retention.
Aroma with notes of Belgian yeast, curacao, bread, honey and oranges.
Flavor with notes of medicinal herbs, spices, bread, curacao, pineapple, candy sugar, chalky yeast and pears.
Dry aftertaste with a medium bitterness.
Medium body with good carbonation.
This is a fruity Chouffe for summer with mild curacao notes. Good, not great.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hazy golden color with thin head with good retention.
Aroma with notes of Belgian yeast, curacao, bread, honey and oranges.
Flavor with notes of medicinal herbs, spices, bread, curacao, pineapple, candy sugar, chalky yeast and pears.
Dry aftertaste with a medium bitterness.
Medium body with good carbonation.
This is a fruity Chouffe for summer with mild curacao notes. Good, not great.
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3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
4.68/5 rDev +26.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
1 liter glass on tap from Delirium Cafe back in 2014.
Look: yellow-gold moderately hazy
Smell: lots of Chouffe yeast, malty, slightly fruity, a tinge of rot
Taste: Light, buttery chouffe yeast and slightly, possibly un-added, fruit flavor. Incredible balance
Feel: Rich, whole-bodied in the mouth but not sticky whatsoever
Overall: will plan next Euro trip around availability of this beer.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
1 liter glass on tap from Delirium Cafe back in 2014.
Look: yellow-gold moderately hazy
Smell: lots of Chouffe yeast, malty, slightly fruity, a tinge of rot
Taste: Light, buttery chouffe yeast and slightly, possibly un-added, fruit flavor. Incredible balance
Feel: Rich, whole-bodied in the mouth but not sticky whatsoever
Overall: will plan next Euro trip around availability of this beer.
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Chouffe Soleil from Brasserie d'Achouffe
Beer rating:
3.69 out of
5 with
74 ratings
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