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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
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on tap
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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.


3.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
undercurrent25 (447) - Barnton, Cheshire, ENGLAND - MAR 3, 2011
Heavy in alcohol, deep brown colour with chocolate and malt flavours beind the strongest

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
dukeredhair (103) - California, USA - FEB 27, 2011
Aroma of yeast and raisins, a bit of roast. Reddish brown light head. Taste is basically the same as aroma but with a hint more roast and less yeast-i-ness than the aroma. Palate is very dry (not my favorite) almost too dry. It doesn’t really linger at all. Overall this is a good, not great, beer.

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
raszputini (71) - North Carolina, USA - FEB 26, 2011
Dark gold in color. Smells of fruit and light roasted malt. Tastes similar to a Noel. Very nice.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kerolasa (353) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - FEB 26, 2011
Alcoholic smell, golden colour, almost no head. Quite typical trippel which is not extremely interesting, but not bad either.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
RC8 (303) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - FEB 25, 2011
Bottle at Chester’s in Hamilton. Fresh bottle. Aroma was fruity and herbal. The beer itself was on the hazy side in terms of appearance. Darker than the likes of Chimay White. Taste was sweet with molasses and a very well balanced hint of alcohol. Tons of depth in flavour. Excellent brew.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
chooch74 (34) - Alberta, CANADA - FEB 24, 2011
big head, rich dark appearance, fresh aroma. clean taste that isn’t too hot with well balanced oaky flavour with hint of chocolate.

3.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Narnad (1136) - Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA - FEB 24, 2011
Poured from a 750mL bottle a deep brown with very large carbonation bubbles collecting on the side of a Chimay glass and is topped by a quick fading off white head. Aroma has an overall yeasty profile with some modest fruity esters in the middle and a light toasted malt presence at the tail end. Flavor starts off with a well balanced estery sweetness which transitions to a great toasted malty middle that has very light chocolate notes. Alcohol was a bit strong at the end of the tasting and added a bit of an uncharacteristically hot kick. The body is hefty but crisp with a modest amount of carbonation. Overall a fine brew. I think if the heat was a little less in this bottle it would of had a perfect blend of light toasted malt tones with a modest/strong yeast esteriness.

4
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
nicomags (11) - - FEB 24, 2011
Fameuse bière ! L’alcool est parfaitement dosé avec le houblon et sa couleur frole la perfection. Elle mérite le top belge!


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