Belgian Beer Encyclopedia
Chouffe: Achouffe brewery and its different beers
From Chouffe Blonde to IPA, dark ales, fruit beers and 0.0% versions: explore the eleven Chouffe entries in the catalogue.
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The Achouffe story in brief
The story begins in Achouffe, in the Belgian Ardennes, with Pierre Gobron and Chris Bauweraerts. The first brew dates to 27 August 1982; the brewery joined Duvel Moortgat in 2006. These facts explain the brewery’s origins. When choosing a beer today, however, Chouffe needs a variant name alongside it: the catalogue brings together very different styles and strengths under the same familiar identity.
Blonde, dark ale and IPA
Chouffe Blonde, also known as La Chouffe, is the pale starting point at 8%. Mc Chouffe also contains 8% alcohol but belongs to the dark range, with caramel and orchard-fruit notes in the producer’s description. Chouffe IPA reaches 9% and places more emphasis on hops. Comparing these three explains why similar strength, or the same brewery name, does not guarantee a similar impression in the glass.
Older names still help identify a beer
The IPA was previously called Houblon Chouffe; the producer dates the name change to 2025. An older glass or drinks list may therefore still use that name. Before assuming it means a different beer, check the full reference and format. Brand name, style and alcohol content each tell you something different. Reading them together is more reliable than choosing solely by the character or colour on the label.
Fruit beer does not automatically mean lambic
Cherry and Framboise offer another route into the range, separate from the lambic and gueuze guide. A fruit name does not establish spontaneous fermentation. Cherry 0.0% contains sour-cherry juice. Compare it with the alcoholic Cherry as a separate product; do not transfer the strength, recipe or tasting profile of one directly to the other just because their names share a fruit.
Exploring the rest of the range
Soleil and Lite extend the pale selection, while N’Ice Chouffe is presented as a dark winter beer. Bok and the two 0.0% references also have individual profiles. Choose an initial theme: colour, the prominence of hops, fruit character or the stated absence of alcohol. The eleven links below let you refine that choice using the details and sources for each beer. They describe the encyclopedia’s coverage rather than promise availability in every market or format.
Planning a visit to Achouffe
The official website offers brewery visits. Consult its calendar for current languages, places and arrangements; inclusion in the encyclopedia does not guarantee that a beer will be available on site. To explore another Ardennes range, continue with the Lupulus guide. Compare the products themselves rather than assuming that a shared region implies a common recipe or the same approach to every style.
Explore the full range
- Chouffe BlondeStrong blond ale · 8 %
- Chouffe 0,0 %Alcohol-free blond beer · 0.0 %
- Chouffe CherryCherry beer · 8 %
- Chouffe Cherry 0,0 %Alcohol-free cherry beer · 0.0 %
- Chouffe SoleilBelgian blond beer · 6 %
- Chouffe IPABelgian IPA · 9 %
- Chouffe FramboiseRaspberry beer · 7 %
- Mc ChouffeBelgian brown ale · 8 %
- N’Ice ChouffeDark winter beer · 10 %
- Chouffe BokAutumn bock · 6.66 %
- Chouffe LiteLight blond beer · 4 %