Chimay Bleue (Blue) / Grande Réserve

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Holy shiz this is a beast. Foamy dollop head with aroma of cinnamon chocolate and funk. Flavor is big bold and delicious. Smooth as ever with the faint alcohol burn. Deliciouso ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

UPDATED: APR 26, 2013 Dark red honey hazy color, lots of top at the beginning that dissipates after few minutes. Smells nice, little alcohol, ripe bananas, raisins but the taste is less then what the nose promises. Less sweet (bit watery) and surprisingly little alcohol for it’s strenght. Going to give this a notch higher score then Trappistes Rochefort 8, similar but this is more drinkable because of less strong alcoholic effect and better appearance.

Bottle, 33 cl. Dark copper color; nice, off-white, creamy and long lasting head. Low CO2, good lacing. Aroma is strongly malty and roasty: bread, caramel, cookies and black fruits. Body is moderate, carbonation is average to high; alcohol is nicely present. Finish is very well balanced, sweet, warm and alcoholic. Taste is sweet, warm: black fruits, smooth caramel and vanilla.

Pours deep dark rich brown. Complex nice aroma that is just like it taste. The is one of the best beers that i have ever consumed. It does not have the sickening sweet taste that alot of trappist beers have. Thank God for drunk monks. Very complex but smooth taste with just a slight bitterness at the end.

Bottle from Mane Liquor. Pours a dark brow, nearly black. Short 2cm head that lasted half the beer. Aroma is dark fruit almost savoury sweetness and a doughy bread yeast. Taste is very dark fruit, plum, forward with a chewy bread aftertaste. Lingering booze warmth, conspicuous 9%. Nice bit of bitterness has me reaching for more. Grew on me as I got closer to the bottom.

Brown, fluffy beige head. Aroma of brown sugar, raisins, plumbs, light spice. Flavor of dark bread crusts, raisins, toffee, plumbs, earthy spice, a little tobacco. Carbonation gives a soft bready impression.

Pours a dark amber with a thin white head. Yeast, light citrus, and hints of cherry in the aroma. Really great and full on the palate. It has a very complex flavor, with plums, candy, and alcohol. One of few Trappist beers that is easy to find in the US, so definitely worth a try! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Pours dark brown medium tan head. Doughy yeasty aroma, citrus aroma. Medium sweet taste. Bit of a funky palate but good. Full body and smooth, low carbonation. Overall good.

Pours dark brown; almost black, but a little light comes through. Beautiful creamy pale-white head that hangs in there for a while. Aroma is slightly yeasty with citrus notes. Flavor is predominantly sweet like reconstituted dried fruit: hints of plum, raisin, and booze. Full bodied creamy brew that goes down smooth and lets you know you had a brew! Very nice. I'll make love to another sometime! ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle @ home , from supermarket. Profumo: prugna , pesche sciroppate, malti tostati e lievito tipo pasta di pane. La casa dice di avere ottenuto un aroma fluoreale ma io non l’ho avvertito. La schiuma è color cappuccino, con una birra scura, color wengé. Il gusto è più alcolico del previsto, che scalda piacevolmente il palato e si avvertono con maggiore insistenza i sapori del malto tostao, che ricorda un po’ il caffè d’orzo in questa birra. Il sentore dolce è presente ma solo in sottofondo. Il corpo è pieno, la sedimentazione rende la birra pasotsa e stimola tutta la bocca durante la beva. Finale lungo e dolciastro.