Chimay Bleue (Blue)

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

Deep brown,lightly spiced fruit yeasty nose. Malt and fruity with a faint sour tinge. Yeasty.A very good beer, just not my style

Pourred a very dark brew with a huge withe fluffy head and small bubble coming on top. This one has less of the sweeter taste then the red and more roastiness. This beer also has a firm body and the alcohol taste is not too distinct. The spice are very complex. This one is also a classic and never can get enough of.

Dark amber/brown, fine head and lacing. Dark fruits in the malt along with some subtle spice. Palate was a bit overcarbonated and thinner than it looked. It thickend a bit as it warmed, but not enough. The most complex of the Chimays.

Fantastic brown color with a modest head that dissipated while drinking. Lacing lasted throughout and the sediments were visible with each tilt of the glass. Slight citrus and plum flavoring and yeasty odor with a decent amount of sugar. A nice beer. (Re-rated in Aug’05 and Oct ’05, with an upward bump on the latter. Steady rating and experience in 8/07, nice spice and dark fruit interplay, rich, enjoyable.) Re-rate in 7/08: Lots of nice flavors still going on, dark plumby fruits the feature, but there was a corn aspect that was noticeable and distracting. I will not knock the rating yet, but if I get that flavor again, this thing is getting knocked down.

Pours with an opaque dark reddish brown body topped by a huge lasting head with lots of lace. Slightly sweet and raisiny aroma with some spicy notes and a touch of yeastiness. Licorice notes are evident. Slightly sweet raisiny flavor with a touch of licorice and yeast. Remarkably smooth yet tingly on the tongue, full bodied and slightly warming.

Dark amber color with a medium head. Roasted malt really comes through. Plenty of sweetness in the shadow of dark fruit. I personally prefer the Chimay White, but this is an excellent, darker alternative.

Fredagsbaren på Biologi, Aarhus Bottled Strong with alcohol warmness Complex of malt and brown sugar Blanced bitterness

Well. A high rated beer, but not for me. It has a bit to high alcohol for me, and it has a aroma and flavor with all for a strong belgian ale, but it also has a bad aroma and flavor of "old, wet laundry", that I don't like.