Chimay Bleue (Blue)

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

11.2 oz. bottle- FIRST DRINK- How do these monks do it, these trappist brews are the envy of the world. This is the best of the bunch, one of the best brews in the world. Looks like mud, smells decent and tastes awesome, and awesome doesn’t describe how much i love this beer. LAST DRINK- Mellows great, the only problem is that I don’t have more.

11.2 oz bottle. This has been my favorite beer for probably ten years. Much to my chagrin, I try it tonight, and I find it getting a lower score than some other beers I’ve rated. I only got a two ounce sample tonight, maybe that’s why? Maybe because it’s not in the 750 ml cork bottle that I usually drink it from? I don’t know. I do know the aroma is nothing to write home about and the appearance looks like diarrhea. The flavor, as ever, is as good as beer gets. My overall impression, even from this two ounce sample, is 19/20, which means I don’t give much stock to the aroma or appearance. This is a phenomenal tasting beer. I think I will re-rate this beer when I get a 750.

Bottle @ Metro. Clear, dark brown pour with a small white head, decent retention. Aroma is yeast, roast malts, and floral. Taste is extremely full bodied, not for the faint of heart, but extremely smooth finish and a lingering taste of sweet malt. Superb.

330mL bottle, Chimay glass. Pours opaque brown, sediment being lifted up by the carbonation. Light aroma of very ripe fruit and alcohol. Beautiful burst of fruity flavours right up front, Chewy mouthfeel, sweet, spicy and slightly alcoholic finish. Wonderful, warms you right up, too bad it’s summer!

I’ve had so many of these over the years, I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to review it! Anyway, here goes.. Bottle courtesy of Phil from Beermechants.com. Pours amber/brown with a good whitish head. Has aromas of raisins, chocolate, berrys, brown sugar. Flavours of chocolate, forest fruits, caramel, raisins, toffee. Finishes warming and sweet. A classic! God bless those monks!

Love this beer! Bold flavor without overbearing either on the malt or hop side. Good spice balance.

Pours a murky dark orange amber color with a thick off-white head. Aroma is malt yeast a little floral. Flavor is mice and balanced. Some good yeast and malt flavors. Very well balanced although a little hot. Nice Belgian.

Oh I finally tried a Chimay, this was delicious. Smells and tastes vaguely of it’s high alcohol content. Quite dark, heavy, good head, Chocolate and spice, very nice. My family was kind of questioning my taste when I gave them a sip, but hey...and half the bottle exploded in their fridge, what a shame!