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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 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
mattdonders (16) - USA - DEC 15, 2010
Deep ruby colour, big creamy beige head, lacing, precipitation from the yeast. Aroma is full of yeast, sugar,dark fruit, and pretty unusual for a trappist beer som hops too. Flavour is full of sugar, alcohol, yeast and dark fruits. Mouthfeel is lively.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Thomas007 (8) - BELGIUM - DEC 9, 2010 does not count
Bière exceptionnelle j’ai rarement bu une bière brune d’un arome aussi agréable , son petit gout sucré lui donne un gout extraordinaire

4.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
BlackEyePA (222) - USA - DEC 7, 2010
awesome beer. Dark, rich roasted carmeley flavors, figs, raisins, dates, and bread come to the tongue. Spicy, robust flavors dont overpower but saturate and then retreat from your tongue until the next drink, with a hint of spice leftover, just a great smell and taste all around. Love it. Im going to miss being able to buy it here overseas. Try it its lovely

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
adnielsen (3108) - Denver, Colorado, USA - DEC 5, 2010
UPDATED: OCT 24, 2011 Bottle @ home. Poured into a Chimay glass with quite lively carbonation. Cloudy dark appearance with a highly carbonated, tan head. Toasty dark malty, chocolate, Belgian yeasty, light toffee aroma. Soft bubbly mouth feel. Caramel, dark chocolate, Belgian yeast, dessert-like flavor with a light earthiness. Booze is hidden very well. Very nice beer though not as good as a Westy or a Rochefort.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
Maris (466) - Canberra, AUSTRALIA - DEC 3, 2010
UPDATED: FEB 12, 2011 From a 330ml bottle on 4/12/2010. Has a moderate aroma of stewed fruit and fruitcake. Flavour wise, there is lots of sweet fruit (raisins and plum), with some caramel and toffee. The carbonation is quite high, with a swirl of the glass sufficient to revive the head. Certainly a very nice drop, though I’m clearly not as keen on this as many ratebeerians.

4.2
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
mzaar (352) - Varberg, SWEDEN - DEC 3, 2010
Another fantastic Belgian Trappist beer, with 9% of alcohol. Had it on a nice restaurant called Volle Gas in Brussels.

4.8
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
parselis (1) - Ciudad de Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA - DEC 2, 2010 does not count
between caramel an cereal, amber and with low sparkling, heavy but pleasant and creamy

3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Camons (1499) - Hasselager, DENMARK - NOV 30, 2010
Bottle @ Home. pours amber with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, sweet fruit, yeast. Taste of fruit, chocolate,nuits, carqamel, raisins, brown sugar. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, creamy mouthfeel. Very good.


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