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Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
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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.


3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
JaBier (2999) - Capital City, Ohio, USA - AUG 19, 2010
Sample at the dubbel and quad tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 8/19/10. Hazy brown pour with a thick tan head. Nose is caramel, dark fruits and slight banana. Flavor starts with caramelly malt and booze, then smoothes out to dark fruit and a touch of banana.

4.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Bierkrug (1643) - Idar-Oberstein (In Senegal), Rhineland-Palatinate, GERMANY - AUG 19, 2010
330 ML bottle in Germany. Dark ruby color, great head that is brown in color, nice lace, burnt chocolate aroma, however weak, taste is sweeter than expected, surupy, not the overwhelmingly alcohol taste I expected. Palate is smooth and slighly very nice, very nice indeed.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
tommann (1224) - Dudley, West Midlands, ENGLAND - AUG 19, 2010
330ml bottle. Pours a rich, hazy dark brown with a small head. Aroma is dark fruits, nuts and some yeast. Starts with the fruit, then the yeast towards the back of the mouth. Nice and full in the mouth, carbonation is really lively with fine bubbles, works really well. Really lovely beer.

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
rubbishystuff (1202) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - AUG 18, 2010
Quite lovely. Fruity, nutty, rich, all that kind of thing. Serving: Bottle

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
tokyogoat (1504) - San Diego, California, USA - AUG 17, 2010
Pours a deep foggy mahogany, nose is huge on spaces, raisins, dark fruits, body is thin with heat, rich and complex, nice belgian candy sugars, delicious beer.

4.5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
blanchjoe (5) - Portland, Alabama, USA - AUG 15, 2010 does not count
On of the best beers in the world. Any brew made by Men Of God who believe making a bad beer is a sin, is a beer of excellence.

4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
scarletfire65 (420) - Rockaway Park, New York, USA - AUG 15, 2010
UPDATED: JAN 26, 2012 11.2 oz bottle on my 36th birthday. Poured into a Chimay chalice. Steady stream of carbonation rising from the trappist logo etched into the bottom of the glass. Tightly formed reddish brown head. Aroma is of yeast, oranges, apple, dates, red grapes. The palate is very soft. It is slightly sweet, and feels well rounded and smooth. No trace of its 9%. Gentle fruitty flavors, malt. and yeast blend in perfect harmony. A great drinking experience.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
BenDover (181) - Texas, USA - AUG 12, 2010
Pours a cloudy brown, good bit of tannish foam that settles quickly. Aroma is bready/yeasty with some nice citrus fruit. Taste is sweet with a sour/tart contribution from the fruit. Lots going on here: bread, nutty, some dark fruit. Great stuff.


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