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La Chouffe (Blonde)
Brasserie d'Achouffe


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- From:
- Brasserie d'Achouffe
- Belgium
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #2 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,726 - Avg:
- 4.21 | pDev: 9.98%
- Reviews:
- 1,026
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sunday at 03:58 AM
- Added:
- Oct 24, 2001
- Wants:
- 248
- Gots:
- 713
SCORE
94
Outstanding
94
Outstanding


Notes:
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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Reviewed by saisondetre
5/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Wow, what a beer. Nutty, fruity and yeasty nose. Pours well with nice head, definitely a well carbonated in the 12 oz bottle. Taste is divine. The taste is so quintessentially belgian--full bodied and yeasty. The hops are definitely nice and present. There are almost enough to make you say "this tastes a bit like a pale ale", but the intense fruity and complex yeast flavor still dominates. The hops leave a clean taste, make you wanting more. I also am amazed that this is a spiced beer. Try La Fin Du Monde or Allagash's White. You will say "wow, I taste spice". Not here--the cardamom is hidden into the flavor profile, and compliments the yeast beautifully.
Sunday at 03:58 AMReviewed by Abriel
4.84/5 rDev +15%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.84/5 rDev +15%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
One of the best blonde ales I've ever tasted. It's clean, crisp and it leaves a fantastic aftertaste. It has 8% alcohol, but you won't feel it. I would warn ppl that this is not your usual Heineken. This is a real beer, and you might not like it at first, because it's different. A must try for sure.
Feb 01, 2023Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
4.03/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Brasserie d'Achouffe 'La Chouffe(Blonde)' @ 8.0% , served from a 330 ml bottle
A-pour is a pale gold from the bottle to a slight hazy pale gold in the glass with a small size white head , leaving a fine spotty lace along the tulip
S-Belgian yeast & coriander dominate
T-true strong Belgian pale ale , easily consumed
MF-ok carbonation , feels full bodied
Ov-I like a bit more than Duvel as the best in style
prost LampertLand
Jan 29, 2023A-pour is a pale gold from the bottle to a slight hazy pale gold in the glass with a small size white head , leaving a fine spotty lace along the tulip
S-Belgian yeast & coriander dominate
T-true strong Belgian pale ale , easily consumed
MF-ok carbonation , feels full bodied
Ov-I like a bit more than Duvel as the best in style
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by Navanation from Pennsylvania
4.5/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a cloudy amber color with a consistent head that laces nicely down the glass. Pepper, hops, banana, pop out first. Yeast on the nose. Clean finish.
Jan 23, 2023Rated by Maurici8leaga from Venezuela
4.86/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.86/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
This is like liquid gold, there are no doubt one of the best Belgian beers.
Jan 23, 2023Reviewed by ChipChaight from New York
4.18/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.18/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle from Fairway on the UWS NYC. Pours an almost clear very light amber gold with toe fingers of rocky white head that sticks around for nice lacing; smell is doughy brioche, close, banana, yeast, white wine, hints of candied ginger; taste is brioche, clove, gingerbread, cardamom, banana esters, grassy finish, hints of white wine; feel is full bodied, bright carbonation, mild carbonic bite, semi-dry finish. A delicious holiday spiced roll drink.
Jan 03, 2023Rated by krh from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Really nice spiced Belgian blonde.
Jan 01, 2023Reviewed by KenjiN from Massachusetts
4.23/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Opaque golden beer with huge, lasting, rocky white head. Distinctive and curious aroma that I like more with each whiff. Something in the nose -- it's got to be the coriander -- reminds me of fresh sawdust. The beer is medium-full-bodied, with a slightly syrupy texture. It could use a tad more carbonation. The beer leans towards malty sweetness on the palate, but is complex. It is warming. A very interesting and enjoyable drinking experience. I look forward to trying it again.
Dec 31, 2022Reviewed by Spike from England
4.07/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
330ml grenade bottle.
L: Hazy, pale copper colour with two fingers of white foam and sticky lacing.
S: Belgian yeast, hay, some clove and a hint of overripe banana.
T: Coriander seed, orange zest, green bell pepper, yeast, wheat. Alcohol is well hidden.
F: Foaming carbonation, some slick mouthfeel, sharp and dry finish.
O: Another excellent Belgian Strong Pale Ale. Not as rich or clean or complex as Duval.
Dec 15, 2022L: Hazy, pale copper colour with two fingers of white foam and sticky lacing.
S: Belgian yeast, hay, some clove and a hint of overripe banana.
T: Coriander seed, orange zest, green bell pepper, yeast, wheat. Alcohol is well hidden.
F: Foaming carbonation, some slick mouthfeel, sharp and dry finish.
O: Another excellent Belgian Strong Pale Ale. Not as rich or clean or complex as Duval.
Rated by AZgman from Arizona
4.28/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A classic Belgium spiced blonde. You either love or hate this style. I do have a La Chouffe hat (complete with bell) to wear when I drink one!
Dec 09, 2022Reviewed by txaudiophile from Texas
4.3/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Drank out of a Teku glass. This is a great Belgian golden ale. I prefer Duvel overall, but this one has a unique flavor profile that is very pleasant. I taste the coriander they say is in there, and it has a great mouthfeel.
Dec 03, 2022Reviewed by ilikebeer03 from Texas
4.23/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pour is a deep golden yellow. Big rocky, dense cap of white foam.
Nose is peppery, clove, banana, ester
Taste is a bit peppery, subtle earthy hops, banana, clove, nice balance. The coriander doesn’t overpower.
Moderate to high carbonation
Nov 25, 2022Nose is peppery, clove, banana, ester
Taste is a bit peppery, subtle earthy hops, banana, clove, nice balance. The coriander doesn’t overpower.
Moderate to high carbonation
Reviewed by vinicole from England
4.03/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Bottle. Cloudy golden colour. Thick frothy and persistent head.
Sweet musty smell reminiscent of decomposing pears. Some light spice and banana present.
Tastes like a muted version of the aroma. Some doughy malt introduces itself.
Light carbonation. Quite a refreshing feel.
Good representation of the style.
Oct 28, 2022Sweet musty smell reminiscent of decomposing pears. Some light spice and banana present.
Tastes like a muted version of the aroma. Some doughy malt introduces itself.
Light carbonation. Quite a refreshing feel.
Good representation of the style.
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
4.08/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.08/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
300ml bottle into a tulip. Best before end of August 2022, so a few weeks late on this one.
Looks fantastic in the glass. Hazy dull auburn body with a massive white head. This persists very well, impressive given the abv, and leaves an almost solid sheet of lacing.
Some banana, fruit, and light bubblegum on the nose.
On tasting, warming, sweet, clean, a little banana, and very smooth.
Mouth close to full, finish is where a very light bitterness shows up.
Overall, very nice drink. Seems quite complex, but a very easy beer to drink
Oct 01, 2022Looks fantastic in the glass. Hazy dull auburn body with a massive white head. This persists very well, impressive given the abv, and leaves an almost solid sheet of lacing.
Some banana, fruit, and light bubblegum on the nose.
On tasting, warming, sweet, clean, a little banana, and very smooth.
Mouth close to full, finish is where a very light bitterness shows up.
Overall, very nice drink. Seems quite complex, but a very easy beer to drink
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
3.99/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
330 ml bottle
Served in a tulip glass
This beer pours a hazy golden color. It is topped with a couple inches of creamy, off-white head that leaves nice lacing.
Spiced pear aroma. Nice spiciness from the yeast
The taste follows the smell. Spiced pear, Great Belgian yeast flavors
Thin bodied with an effervescent mouthfeel
Classic Belgian Blonde. I can't believe I have not had this before.
Sep 24, 2022Served in a tulip glass
This beer pours a hazy golden color. It is topped with a couple inches of creamy, off-white head that leaves nice lacing.
Spiced pear aroma. Nice spiciness from the yeast
The taste follows the smell. Spiced pear, Great Belgian yeast flavors
Thin bodied with an effervescent mouthfeel
Classic Belgian Blonde. I can't believe I have not had this before.
Reviewed by ANIMOUL from Vermont
4.02/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 11.2 oz bottle into a tulip like glass; best by date July 2023. Pours golden yellow with plenty of fizzy bubbles and decent white foamy head; good looking beer. Tastes of banana and slight crackery taste. Good.
Sep 10, 2022Reviewed by LifesAnesthesia from Virginia
4.49/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L - Golden with a white head that dissipates somewhat quickly leaving behind a white csp and a ton of lacing
S - Tons of coriander, cloves, banana, light fruit notes, Belgian yeast, apricot, barley
T - follows the nose with Belgian yeast intermixed well with cloves, banana, apricots, orange, a slight hoppy note, barley, light spices
F - light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation. Refreshing
O - a truly great example of a Belgian Blonde. Hits all the notes really well. Perfect summer beer.
Aug 29, 2022S - Tons of coriander, cloves, banana, light fruit notes, Belgian yeast, apricot, barley
T - follows the nose with Belgian yeast intermixed well with cloves, banana, apricots, orange, a slight hoppy note, barley, light spices
F - light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation. Refreshing
O - a truly great example of a Belgian Blonde. Hits all the notes really well. Perfect summer beer.
Rated by NCSapiens from Indiana
4.02/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Straw yellow with ample white foam. Tastes like coriander, bananas, yeast, and some bitter hops on the finish.
Aug 23, 2022Rated by crazyspicychef from Pennsylvania
5/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Top notch!
Aug 17, 2022Rated by B501 from Arkansas
5/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +18.8%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Get gnomed
Aug 04, 2022
La Chouffe (Blonde) from Brasserie d'Achouffe
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
2962 ratings
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