Chimay Bleue (Blue)

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

In the bomber bottle. Dark brown in color. No alcohol to nose. Smells like raisins. Nice slow burn to the sip. Tastes like raisins. Big mouth flavor. A very fine big beer. I drank this with a center-cut filet mignon at Charlie’s Steakhouse in Orlando. Big beer, big meat. UPDATE 6/5/6: In the 750 mL bottle at the 2006 Huber Haus Belgian Trappist Ale Tasting. Larger bubbled head than the Red Chimay. A bit fizzier. Dark purple red brown in color. Light brown head with less retention than the Red. Not a strong aroma at all. Raisins and possibly a bit of mustard. The flavor has an esophageal burn. The body is fairly thick. Sweet finish. Serious carbonation to the mouthfeel. Not as good to me as I once thought, and thus, I’ll knock down my earlier score of a generous 4.4!

2001 vintage bottle. Deep ruby red, big but shortlived off white head and good condition. Fruity and oxidized in the nose with hefty sweet breadiness noticable.Soft and oxidized in the mouth, some fruity woodiness and low sweet malt notes but overall quite thin and unimpressive. Fleeting woody and oxidized finish.

Smallish, offwhite head; block, not entirely opaque body. Thick, sweetish aroma with complex chocolate, licorice, and spice notes. Deep, sweet, spicy taste with lingering sweetjess with licorice notes. Complex and interesting. A world classic. (Should probably rerate this.)

Looks like a coke with a frothy mountainous head till you hold it up to the light where you can see the opaque off red tint. It’s aroma is nice, but a bit faint. Dark fruits and rum mostly. The taste is beautiful, with just the right kick to make it fun. It goes down creamy smooth, the texture is perfect. To top this all off, the price is right! Bought as Chimay Ale: Peres Tappistes: Grand Reserve in Dallas, Texas. Plan on aging a couple...

Drak-brown colored with big white fluffy head. Aroma of dark malt, wood, yeasy, alcohol and apples. Taste: dark malt, nuts, wood with some roastiness. Finishes very intense with flavours of alcohol,toffee and yeast. An enjoyable beer.

Bottle. Dark brown, with a slightly reddish hue that sports a big beige head. The aroma is of raisins, toasted malts, caramel, with a bit of plum. Bubbly, complex flavors that give that nice Belgian tang - caramel flavors mixed with fruit, roasted malts, and a slight banana. This is a very good beer - delicious.

A top notch Belgian strong ale. There is the expected malt and light sweetness as well as the alcohol, but the alcohol level is low enough; as opposed to the common 11.5% beers, that it does not dominate the flavor or aroma. Heavy, with a fairly fruity, and floral-yeast aroma. Great beer.

Cellared for two years. Brown color with a ruby shine. Thick tan head. Very complex aroma of dark fruits, toffee and vanilla. Wonderfull flavor of dark fruits and toffee, maybe vanilla. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel, the carbonation was lively at first but after a while it became softer. Great beer, a "must have" in a cellar !