Name – N’Ice Choufee 2007
Country – Belgium
Type – Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Appearance – Pours a cola type brow with some red highlights.  Bubbly tan head that is gone pretty quickly.

Smell – Very mellow apple, cherry, dark fruits.

Taste – The consistency was quite heavy.  The flavors of apple and cherries is pungent and there is a speck of spice to it.

I had a 2008 bottle of this on Christmas day and just notice the 2007 bottles on the shelf last week so I picked it up.  It says best if drank in 3 years so I’m right on the cusp of their recommendation.  I could definitely tell a difference between the one extra year.  This was very mellow.  The spices were pretty much gone and the alcohol really didn’t stand out.  It was a sipping beer but did border line taste like it was going to not be so pleasant if it waits any longer.  Over all I enjoyed the 2008 bottle I had more.  The flavors were more there as were the spices.

Overall Grade – B-