Chimay Bleue (Blue)

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

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.

Absolutely zero head on this baby. Another much-maligned readily available belgian beer that has suffered due to its popularity. Not being a prima donna, I’m gonna say that this is a great beer. An interesting literal and metaphorical tongue sizzle from beginning to end. Appreciating a good beer is like making love to a beautiful woman...no two muffs are alike and sometimes i’m inclined to something a little rough around the edges (i am an AvidDirtman after all). I’m fascinated by the different colours in the glass. The outer rim seems light brown fading into a hazelnut utopia. The nose is a mixed bag of nuts and it has a malty, milk chocolate palatte. Yeah we’ve all drank westveleteren (and i have - tis an amazing brew) but this is still perfectly drinkable beer that would still be held in high regard if it weren’t for some other indescribable beauties out there.

One of my favorites. Very nice dark color with a decent head. Gets better every taste. Especially the last part of the glass is fantastic. It’s not too sweet, not to bitter, not too fruity. Just a perfect strong ale with just the right amount of alcohol.

Pours very dark with nice head and lacing. Aroma is of yeast, caramel, and fruitiness. Taste is similar to port but a dancing foam on the palate. Caramelly with a bit of alcohol. Fantastic with desert.

Darker pour than the other Chimays, had this on bottle at St. Tropez in Philadelphia. Overall a good beer, but I found it a bit overrated. Preferred the Rouge.

Bottle. Chimay Bleue pours a nice thick white head almost as beautiful as Duvel ,but only makes it to the neck of a tulip glass. Lacing is present but doesn’t stick to the glass very well. Color is dark brown. From three feet away you can catch the bread aroma of this brew. When you get your nose into it, you also pick up notes of citrus, some fruit possibly grapes, and some malt. Bleue has some very sweet flavors of fruit, caramel malts, a hint of alcohol, and some bitterness in the finish.

0.33l bottle few occasions Pours a deep, dark muddy brown with an beige dissapearing ,head. Smell if fruity, malty, yeast and some alcohol, flavour is much the same, quite sweet, lots of yeast, bread, fruit, cherry and peach, and some alcohol but well hidden. Enjoyable and very easy to find which is a bonus.