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Chimay Bleue (Blue)

Chimay Bleue (Blue) - Belgian Strong Ale

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale

Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
24824.02/5.04.01/5.09%98.7Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
Chimay Bleu 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.
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 Bloekie (149), Belgium
4.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/518/20
Mar 7, 2009  
From a big bottle. Pours a nice beige head, which stays on the beer for a very long time. Spicy taste with a nice almost-sweet aroma.


 jesperhammer (260), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Mar 6, 2009  
Brown with big beige head. Very malty and yeasty aroma. Pretty spicy, and lots of malt. Rather strong alcoholic taste, rally not integrated. No pronounced hop, but sweetness is there. Good beer. Not my favourite since I like a little more hops.


RyanMM (45), Ferndale, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/56/105/510/20
Mar 6, 2009  
I can see why this beer is loved, but it’s just not up my alley. Soft yeasty flavor gives way to sweet and malt tastes.


 baraciisch (138), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/517/20
Mar 4, 2009  
Caramel hazy color, sweet malty flavor with hints of brown sugar and caramel, definitely some molasses and dates as well... Aroma of sweet malts... Alcohol content extremely well balanced and leaves a lingering sweetness on the palate... Delicious


 trayns (237), Beverly Hills, Michigan, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 4, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a deep reddish brown with a large white head. Aroma is of sweet malts and yeast. Taste is pretty complex. A lot of sweet malty caramel notes with a little hops but into big yeast taste and the end. Overall, I have to get more ’into’ these type of beers, but I can see the infatuation with them from this one.


 Cavie (1300), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20
Mar 4, 2009  
Hazy amber pour, with a very healthy head. The superb taste sets this beer apart from others, with an alcohol content to leave your tongue tingling.


 Ryan82SM (231), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/516/20
Mar 3, 2009  
Aroma of sour apples, licorine and some vinegar. Appearance was ruined by a bad pour, but I have fortunately seen some good pours of this beer. Opaque, creamy head that dissipated over a few minutes time. Flavor had brown sugar, alcohol tinge, licorine, molasses and sour apples. Full bodied beer with a lively palate. A winner.


 MennoO (112), Haarlem, Netherlands
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/517/20
Mar 3, 2009  
bottle, dark brown, with medium brownish head. very full thick almost sticky flavor and long finish. a bit too sweet for my taste, and not something one’d drink more than one of.



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