Chimay Bleue (Blue) / Grande Réserve

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottle 75cl. into tulip. Pours a nice amber with medium head. Complex fruity aroma and complex yeast and fruit taste. Very clean finish with moderate duration.

Bubbly brown body and huge beige head. Tasty looks. Doughy, nutmeg, dried fruit and candy sugar. Smooth body, very Belgian and a bit rough. Drank this fresh bit will try some aged bottles later. Brewed with care. Enough balancing hops. Funny how I never rated this... Very well made. (33cl bottle, cheap)

Bottle 0.33 L. Cluudy dark brown body with a huge, creamy, off-white head, mostly lasting with an good lacing; moderate density of tiny particles. Intense malty aroma (toasted) with a strong character of wine; notes of red fruits (plums) and alcoholic spices are also quite evident. Malty and fruity sweetness in the flavour; the alchoolic feeling, though evident, does not disturb too much. Medium body with an oily texture; soft carbonation; light alcoholic feeing in the finish. Very good beer!

Aroma is bread, cookie dough, and candy sugar. The sugar part is more like the toasty glaze on a creme brulee. The appearance is dark brown with a quickly fading head and a great deal of particulate suspended in the brew. The taste is very sweet with no significant hop bitterness. Slightly thick mouthfeel and minimal carbonation. Overall, I have to say that I just discovered "dessert beer". Would be very interesting to try with tiramisu, creme brulee, or a custard-based dessert. Be sure not to serve it to cold as the flavor comes out slightly above fridge temperature.

A very strong and blanaced Belgian flavour. One of the quality flagship beers from the country

330ml bottle.Malty, herbal, caramel and yeast aromas. Pours dark brown, with nice tan head, persistant, good lacewrok. Medium to full body and average carbonation.Taste is sweet, some caramel, herbal, and malty. Alcohol well hidden. Have been drinking this one for many years, being my fav for a long time.

From BA: 2nd October 2007: The night of the Chimay in my front room. All three beers to be drank in one session. Red, White and Blue, the colours of the ’Union Jack’ . This blue labelled 33cl bottle with its best before date of 2012 was taken with a whole round of Chimay cheese, also with the blue label. Both bought in Belgium on a resent visit. Poured into my ’Forbidden Fruit’ chalice glass, it looked fine, I ensured the whole bottle including the sediment got into the glass. Dark and a little cloudy, because of my pouring, the off white head didn’t hang around, pity. Although some BA’s can smell the scent of a randy fox from half a mile, I struggle to smell my own farts sometimes, so it is not suprising that all I can smell is burnt malts and plums in this fine beer. The taste however is easier to detect, a good blend of malt and plum fruits are there for all to find, this is a flavoursome beer and the 9% alcohol doesn’t kill the intermix of quality products this beer is obviuosly made from, allowing them to infuse without ruining them. A very good beer indeed, the cheese from the Monks also helped to intensify the flavours, try them together if you ever get the chance.

Very dark brown/red color. Aroma has a scent of caramel/chocolate, reflects on the taste as well, leaves a long taste on the tongue. Good beer!

i dont get to drink this much living in mississippi, but i Fn love it. its good..............................................

Cloudy brown with small light brown head. Aroma sweet and malty, dark bread, yeast. Full body but drinkable, small amount of carbonation and alcohol. Complex flavors of malt, brown sugar, some sweetness but not too sweet, dark fruits, roastiness. Finish slightly on the more bitter side which keeps it drinkable. Maybe a few of the other belgian quads are a little better but a great beer in its own right.