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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

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RATINGS: 3078   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.01   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned - 150 cl, 75 cl, and 33 cl bottles. Named Grande Réserve in 75 cl bottles, and Magnum Grande Réserve in 150 cl bottles.
Chimay Blue is principally distinguished by its character of a strong beer. This is a beer whose fragrance of fresh yeast with a light, flowery rosy touch is especially pleasant. Its flavour, noticed when tasting it, only accentuates the pleasant sensations perceived in the aroma , while revealing a light but pleasant touch of roasted malt. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurised.


4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
acearl (271) - EP, Pennsylvania, USA - MAY 30, 2011
Brown cloudy hue with white foamy head, no lacing, smell sweet prunes and yeast taste mostly belgian yeast, some leather, bubbles dissipate into a lightly tart finish, complexity as warms moved to smoothness and alcohol

4.4
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
peermac (56) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - MAY 30, 2011
Dette var det første Trappist øl jeg smakte, og det smaker fremdeles veldig godt! Belgisk gjær, masse sødme, kaffe, tørket frukt. Høy karbonering.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Koelschtrinker (6544) - Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, GERMANY - MAY 30, 2011
Würzig süßlicher Antrunk mit starken Malzengagement. Die Intensität wird gehalten, die Würzigkeit sticht positiv hervor. Ausgeglichen, weich, relativ hohe Karbonisierung. Eine längere Lagerung könnte das Malz noch deutlicher hervorbringen, so ist das Bier noch eher hell, die vorhandenen Kräuternoten verhalten. Zum Ende trocken, das Malz schwindet recht schnell. Herrlich würzig wird es dann im Nachgeschmack, nach Spekulatius, tiefer malzig, frische Kräuternoten spielen hier eine Rolle. Angenehmes und rundes Bier, bei dem ich auf gelagerte Versionen gespannt bin! 11/12/11/12/13/12

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
abergdahl (10) - SWEDEN - MAY 30, 2011
A great Belgian ale, a bit hazy deep brown, not to much carbonated or to much sugar. A rich complex taste that is very rewarding. A rather smooth beer of high quality.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 6/20
dinkle50 (227) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAY 29, 2011
This beer was a little on the strong side and had too much of an alcohol taste for my liking. Not terrible, but I expected something smoother.

4.4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Kristall-König (1552) - Oldenburg, GERMANY - MAY 29, 2011
Das Chimay Bleue kredenze ich stilvoll aus einer wuchtigen 1,5-Liter Magnumflasche mit Champagner-Korken, welcher nochmal mit dicker Goldfolie umwickelt ist. Es handelte sich um eine Abfüllung von 2002, haltbar bis Ende 2007. Das Bier hat also schon gut gelagert. Dunkelbraun die Farbe mit cremigen Schaum. Im Geruch holzig (Eiche), fruchtig mit Portweinanklängen. Geschmacklich superb. Nussig-schokoladig, malzige Mitte bei einer leichten Fruchtigkeit im Hintergrund. Dabei sehr, sehr vollmundig und sanft auf der Zunge prickelnd. Trockener Portwein-Abgang mit wärmender Alkohol-Note. Dieses Bier ist fulminant! Dazu bei trägt mit Sicherheit die Lagerzeit in einer übergroßen Flasche. Geschmackserlebnis der Oberklasse. Zu dritt genossen, war die Pulle überraschend schnell leer. Aber egal, im Keller lagert genügend Reserve.Test vom 11.2.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
coyforce (294) - Mississippi, USA - MAY 27, 2011
Nice strong beer. Pours a very dark brown with a light brown head. Nose is alcoholic and of yeast.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Martinus (663) - Nijmegen, NETHERLANDS - MAY 25, 2011
UPDATED: MAY 28, 2011 28-05-’11 New bottle, follow up on previous rating
Much better. Guess my previous bottle was a fluke. Good malts and yeast nose. Flavour is sweet, dried plums, cardemom and different other sweetish spices.

Original rating
Very, very enthousiastic. Half of it pours out of the bottle upon opening, before I can get it over the glass, which wasn’t more than 50cm away. Alcoholic aroma, some liquorice, bit metallic. Flavour alcoholic, no real depth. Is this a fluke bottle? BestBefore is 2015, so it can’t be more than a year old. Will taste it again soon to see.
(From 0,33L bottle)


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