Chimay Bleue (Blue)

Ever since the Rohefort 6 I’ve been in love with Trappist beer. This weekend I’m finally going to Illinois ot pick up the Rochefort 10 but I figured that the Chimay would tie me over until the weekend. Full and beautiful as only a trappist can be with hints of chocolate and toffee in every sip. The aroma is less fruity than an Aventinus and all delicious beer. This one really surprised me.

Bottle. Pours dark brown with some off-white head. Quite alcoholic and thinner, for lack of a better work, than some comparable brews. This is not necessarily bad. I liked it and will have it again.

Bottle Pours out a cloudy brown with some red topped with a off white head. Aroma of pit fruit and malts. Tast more of the fruit some yeast and roast malts.

A very niece, warming Belgian strong ale. The flavor starts with a bit of alcohol and roasted malts and ends to warming feel of alcohol and winegrapes.

(Deleted and re-rated). 750ml corked bottle, 2007. Pops explosively open with a waft of black cherry fruit, blood, apple yeastiness, a sniff of roasted malt, raisin, ALCOHOL. A promising start. Forms a gushing tan head in the bottle but dies instantly in the glass. The thinness and booze-drenched finesse of McChouffe or Kasteel Bruin, minus a few tablespoons of sugar. Way too much marzipan (alcohol) for me, with no depth of character to back it up. Totally embarassed by it’s Trappist brothers (Westmalle Dubbel, Westies, Rocheforts). This is more a watery Scotch ale or barley wine than it is a fat, hallucinatory monastic bruiser. Seriously disappointing, and not for the first time. I could brew better in my shed. (original rate)...Porterish black-brown topped with a creamy beige. Sillky mouthfeel. Apple and caramel opening up in the nose as it warms. But an oddly underwhelming and flavourless ale for the ABV. Dour and sugary with an unsubtle waft of spiritous booze and a fairly caustic bitterness in the finish. No spice, no roastiness, certainly no hops (extract). Anonymous milky maltiness that looks, smells and feels far more interesting than it tastes (6/4/4/4/11/2.9)

pours dark amber/brown with a large sustaining tan head. aroma is fruity, molasses, maple syrup. flavor is much of the same, plum, raisin, alcohol. highly carbonated, light body. alcohol is very noticable and warm going down.

Bottle, Large white head. Hazy brown body. Light plum/prune/cherry flavor. Medium body with average carbonation. Lightly acidic. Muted but pretty good. Rockfort 8 is a little better.

Finally tried this one and it did not disappoint. Fabulous darkfruit aroma with some roasty malt and a touch of yeast. Very sweet and silky smooth on the tongue. Aftertaste is nothing but pleasant and warming. I’ll definitely get this again.