Chimay Bleue (Blue)

	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
2496	4.02/5.0	4.01/5.0	9%	98.7	Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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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rcasta (472), El Salvador

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	5/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Oct 4, 2008

Esta es la pura belga. Esta muy buena, entera y redonda con buen sabor y final. Digna representante de esta categoria. Rica

JonnyDr (132), , South Yorkshire, England

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	6/10	5/5	8/10	5/5	15/20

Oct 4, 2008

Pours dark brown with a small but attractive and long lasting head. Little aroma but I do have a cold!. Nice carbonation. Warming, malty taste with herbs, caramel and flowers. Raisins and scotch whisky also present. Alcoholic finish. No bitterness whatsoever. Would go for Rochefort 8 instead. Fair comparison though.

darkseduction (201), Zweibrücken, Germany

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 30, 2008

Bottle 33cl 2007 vintage. Dark brown brew, lively carbonation. Qickly disappearing white head. Taste: dark malts, brown candis, alcohol, dark dried fruits, slightly sour. Unharmonic but massive due to to high alcohol. There are better trappists.

jkaiser (219), Orlando, Florida, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 28, 2008

Damn Good. That’s all I can remember, this was the first beer I tried at beerfest in Orlando yesterday. My rankings from Beerfest are as follows, Damn Good, Good, Alright, Bad, Runaway.

jimig (23), , Texas, USA

4.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.7	9/10	4/5	10/10	5/5	19/20

Sep 21, 2008

From the first smell to the flavors rushing over my tongue is impressive. I can’t believe beer can be this good!

stison42 (318), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	6/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 21, 2008

Reddish brown. Nice white airy head. Slight fruity aroma. Refreshing. Crisp and clean. Sits on the tongue just right. Bubbly on the tongue

pj1855 (154), Eagan, Minnesota, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	3/5	8/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 16, 2008

Bottle. Ruby Red in color. Pours a good sized tan head than diminishes fairly fast. Some spotty lacing. Got a good whiff of alcohol in the aroma along with some yeast and fruit. Flavor starts of sweet with raisin and caramel ends with a some spice and a bit or an alcohol burn. Rather smooth beer overall.I prefer the Rochefort 8 over this one though.

Felsenbrau (19), Middletown, Ohio, USA

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	9/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	17/20

Sep 16, 2008

Pours rootbeer color with slowly-dissipating light tan head and good lacing. Aroma of alcohol and hardwood. Flavor is sweet with much alcohol and some walnut-husk bitterness, hints of red table wine. Lots of body, finishes with some plum and raspberry. Would buy again.

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