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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 
24814.02/5.04.01/5.09%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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 brigg (213), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 16, 2008  
Dark brown body with a medium, receding tan head. A floral, and fruity aroma with sugar, a hint of alcohol, and roasted malt. The flavour is sweet, has dark fruit, pepper. Alcohol is evident but subtle. Some nuttiness in the aftertaste as well as fruit. Medium to full bodied and carbonaceous.There is a lot to it, but it is very balanced.


 charlotte (1996), Vanlřse, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/517/20
Oct 14, 2008  
Dark brownish colour with no head.Aroma is sweet and fruity with smooth well balanced mouth feels.Flavor of brown sugar and raisins.Vinous and soft finish.


CapnJazz (35), Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 13, 2008  
25 oz bottle at Zenos. Pretty dark brown pour with a creamy lacing. Deep aroma of chestnuts, figs, toffee, and caramel. Rich and smooth. Nice, rich flavor, exploding with the figs. Soft, carbonation, a little boozy. An awesome brew and a great bottle...I think this one had at least a year on it.


 Strykzone (1458), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Very cloudy medium brown with a smallish tan head. A musty aroma that is not appealing. Flavor is yeast and dark fruit, apple sauce caramel, and alcohol. Very interesting and very good.


 TheJollyOne (203), Kofu, Japan
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Oct 10, 2008    Updated: Feb 23, 2009
Pours a frothy tan head which diminishes but has good lacing. The reddish brown body held tiny particles which swirled and begged me to drink them. The smell was a tantalizing array of fruits, but the burnt caramel and toffee were the leading scents, some rising yeast as well. Burnt toffee was again apparent in the taste, as well as roasted malt and fermenting fruit on the sides of the tounge. It doesn’t mask the alcohol well, its true, but still a delicious creation! Light and oily on the palate, soft carbonation, slight alcoholic aftertaste. This is a classic.


 StFun (535), Indiana, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/518/20
Oct 9, 2008    Updated: Jan 8, 2009
Fantastic beer! Aroma is full of yeast and flowers, slight cigar in the background. Pours an almost perfect deep brown, with amber hues. Flavor is smooth and balanced, lots of yeast and some malt. Goes down great. This one is a great, great beer.


hubcrawler (36), , Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Pours a cloudy deep, dark reddish-brown color with a thick, frothy off-white head. Had the aroma of walking through a vineyard taking in the sweetness of the grapes and the earthiness of the soil. The flavor is a wonderful balance of roasted malt, wine, prunes, apple, bread, and a nice touch of light bitterness. There is some underlying alcohol but it fits in perfectly with the array of flavors and generous carbonation. This is a very nice beverage.


 Ramenen (453), San Salvador, El Salvador
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Thanks to Pollo. A Complex Classic. "This aromatic lively rich ale has a medium sweet middle, with gently drier suggestions of thyme, pepper, sandalwood, and nutmeg in the finish." MJ



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