4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAY 16, 2011 330ml bottle from Stirchley Wines and Spirits. Pours a cloudy mahogany brown with a small, dissapating, bubbly, caramel coloured head. Aroma of brown sugar, candied fruits, brandy. Boozy flavour, syrup, beautifully sweet. Very nice carbonation, and quite full bodied. Mild warming sensation in the mouth and throat, similar to that of a brandy. A real sense of luxury about this beer, like I should be in a dressing gown with a matching hat sitting in a leather studded chair by an open fire! Lovely jubbley!
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
750ml bottle.
Dark brown pour with a good amount of head. Aromas of dark fruit, candi sugar, and Belgian yeast. Flavor is as good as the aroma with just the right amount of sweetness. Very silky and insanely easy to drink at 9%. Top notch brew.
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
dark coffe like colour with good head. frutty scent, strong caramel taste with some hoppy flavour. sweet finish. this is certanly one of the best beers of the world. although it has its own class it is beyond any class. made purely with love by god himself. from this day this is my personal best. i’ve tried many hundreds of beers and never had a chance to choose only one beer and say "this one is the best" but now it is possible.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
(11.2oz bottle). Pours a cloudy caramel color with red hues and khaki head. Aroma of caramel, port wine, raisins, and candied sugar. Taste is sweet but not cloying with a touch of bitterness. Full bodied with a sticky texture. Finish is slightly bitter and smooth. This beer is, simply, world class.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
4 May 2011, bottle. mahogany colour, clear, some steady bubbles and slight frothy head. yeast is soft and unagressive, malt is prominent but not really big or too sweet. there is a slight soapy aroma. can’t find much alcohol on the nose. not what i expected to smell from a trappist/belgian strong ale. full body and fairly fizzy. nice flavour. alcohol comes out more but not aggressively, yeast is there but soft. some coca cola, some tart yeastiness, roasted malt. definitely my favourite chimay but not the best belgian strong ale, though it is more balanced than normal.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33cl bottle. Pours a chestnut brown colour with a purple-ish hue and a good head. The nose has slightly stewed apples with some raisins. The taste is of more apples, some grapes and a touch of alcohol sweetness on the end. The palate has huge depth, a thick texture but still quite a clean ending. Overall, a big complex tastey beer!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
pours dark with a decent head. aroma is complex combo of riasins and prunes and things like that. taste is similar, nice and balanced, some citrus notes. body was a little lighter than i thought. but this was a great beer anyhow
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
750ml bottle split April 2011. A beer I’ve had numerous times before, and hold in high regard. Unfiltered, muddy brown amber. Sweet brown sugar, plum aroma. Perfect interplay between the mild hops and effervescent carbonation. Lots of caramel, raisin tones. Comes off as smooth as a Dubbel, with the added complexities of a Tripel or Strong Ale. An exceptionally well made beer, superb and universally appreciated.
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