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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Straling (185), Heerlen, Netherlands

4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4	8/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 13, 2008

Bottle 33cl. 2008. Pours a muddy brown colour with a good head. Clear fruity arome, very complex and well balanced. Taste is also very fruity, goes down with a touch of the alcohol. Very good beer.

HomeBrewHawk (269), De Soto, Kansas, USA

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

Sep 13, 2008

330ml bottle served in a chalice. Bottle conditioned. Poured a hazy dark amber with a thin off white head. Fruity aroma with some peppery spice. Medium to full bodied with some malt sweetness. Rich mouthfeel. More fruit in the flavor. Spice in the finish and the signature Chimay yeast flavor. A little hop bitterness in the finish as well.

fata2683 (860), Panama City, Florida, USA

3.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.3	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	12/20

Sep 12, 2008 Updated: Mar 20, 2009

bottle, pours dark brown with a tall off white head. Extremely sweet full bodied beer with a rough bitterness that fails to balance all that sugar. Good, but doesn’t do it for me.

DocHop (278), Baltimore, Maryland, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	8/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 11, 2008

Pours a murky brown with a tall and thick light beige head. Very sweet fruity aroma, scents of Belgian yeast, spices and dark fruits like raisins, maybe some brown sugar/molasses too. Very smooth beer. The fruit comes forth in the beginning, but the long dry finish and the warming in the stomach is the most notable feature. Good if you like elegant, subtle flavor play between the spices and fruit.

crowderm (277), Recklinghausen, Germany

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Sep 11, 2008

Dark reddish brown,decent head. Apples, raisins, caramel. Alcohol bitterness seems slightly more pronounced that I would like, but still very solid flavor. Nice carbonation, yet smooth. Good beer.

canary dog (441), Rutland, Vermont, USA

4.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.2	7/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 8, 2008

Rich and slightly yeasty. Reminiscent of baked apples and caramel. But not too sweet. Incredibly smooth finish. Fresh and delicious; an excellent ale.

Reelingsilk (22), Netherlands

4.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.3	8/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Sep 8, 2008 Updated: Sep 11, 2008

The taste is just pleasant...caramel, some fruity notes, not overly complicated. Sweet but not too sweet. It’s nicely carbonated, like fizzy bubbly champagne tickling your tongue. Surprisingly easy drinking.

DrDavid (957), Johnson, Vermont, USA

3.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.9	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	16/20

Sep 1, 2008

(Bottle). Very fruity aroma. Dark brown color with substantial head. Fruity flavor, hints of malt, and the alcohol intrudes a bit. Sweet finish, but somewhat disappointing in its length. Quality beer, but I prefer the Chimay Red.

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