4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
This was really good. Dark brown pour, dark tan head, cloudy. Aroma of dark fruit and caramelized sugar. Flavor was sweet and a little bit spicy. I picked up on some notes of chocolate surprisingly. Could barely taste the alcohol. Dark malt with banana fruitiness. Lasting finish. Good Belgian
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sipping on this one now.. for some reason it doesn’t seem quite as tasty as the last time I had it so I’ll try to balance my review between the two times I’ve tried it...
The appearance is probably my favorite aspect of this beer - it pours a cloudy/murky brown color that is quite hypnotizing to look at. The aroma is mainly a sweet/smokey/malty scent. Flavors are largely reminiscent of some standard Belgian yeasts with a strong sweet & roasty finish.
Great beer and definitely something I’d drink again.
3.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Had a couple sample pours at a beer tasting event in a local grocery store. Served in a champagne flute side by side with Chimay Red and Chimay cheese. Mahogany and amber brown in color, nice head that quickly recedes. Fruity and floral aroma, although not as big in the nose as I would have guessed. Bready, biscuity with some dark fruits like plums, raisins and licorice in the taste. I thought this had very similar flavors than the Chimay Red, but they are exaggerated and very bold in the Blue. Well carbonated with that Belgian yeast characteristics in the finish. Alcohol presence is a little more detectable here than in the Red. This is a great sipping beer to have buy a fire, although the big alcohol presence might want me to limit to one glass. Really intense flavors make this beer stand out on it own, nicely complemented by the buttery Chimay cheeses.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours opaque reddish brown with 1 finger foamy white head into trappist glass. Smells subtly sweet of esters and yeast, taste is creamy and rich with a little fruit.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 30, 2012 75 cl bottle, pours a nice dark colour with a solid head that has solid retention, medium body, decent carbonation, aroma of yeast, malt and dark fruit, taste follows the nose, pretty smooth with a solid finish ,
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
33cl bottle. It was my first trappist and my first great beer. I loved it. I should retry it pretty soon.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
33 cl bottle. Pours a nice dark mahogany color with a very thin white head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is delicate with dried fruits, yeast, and malty sweetness. The flavor is similar to the nose, with the fruit flavors and a caramel sweetness being the most prominent flavors.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle pour to Chimay glass gives dark root beer color with off-white head that disappears quickly. Minimal lacing. Aroma faintly fruity - I really didn’t get a good sense of it. Taste is it’s strong point - dark fruits, chocolate, caramel, yeast, sweet malts nicely proportioned. Alcohol apparent but not overpowering. Finish smooth. medium palate, I’d like just a bit more thickness.
Nice but I was a little underwhelmed given the high scores.
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