Beer #8- "La Chouffe Belgian Ale"

This is the best beer I have ever tasted. This review will be short, and will not attempt to describe this the way it deserves to be reviewed.

Think about the greatest times of your life. What are your memories connected to? Think about your childhood. What are the things that draw you back to those memories more than anything else? I would venture to say it would be food and drink.

In a recent show about food, my favorite Chef was talking about last meals. He asked many of the chefs he looked up to the simple question, "If you had one last meal, what would it be?" All of their replies were connected to food from their mother, father or grandparents. They talked about the smell, the taste, the simplicity. They wanted simple things. They didn't care about boiling the right kinds of bones for a perfect stock, or picking the best side of beef to sear it perfectly in unsalted butter. It was things like eggs, noodles in red sauce, burgers.

Your life is lived, and what you have left after these moments are memories. All memories are connected. Think of how meaningful and impactful food and beverage has been in your life.

La Chouffe represents a very meaningful moment for me. My year anniversary with my beautiful girlfriend and with the best beer I have ever tasted.

La Chouffe.

A champagne pour. Miniature nectar bubbles of goodness and life. Amber gold fountains of eudaimonia. Crisp, cool, sharp.

Look up La Chouffe. Research it. The goodness of Belgium. Beer at the utmost perfection I have ever tasted.

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I give La Chouffe Belgian Ale a 97.



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Brett's ratings are out of 100.

As with all connoisseurs, personal taste affects all ratings. The best ratings tend to lean towards his two different biases; 1) Well-crafted heavy Stouts and 2) Lagers made with a simple perfection.

Please understand that just because Brett gives a beer a high rating doesn't mean you may think it is good. Only understand that if he gives it a high rating it is because most people who have a good taste in beer would do the same.