Chimay Bleue (Blue)

Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

Bottle. Poured a dark brown with a 1 cm light tan head that persisted. Aroma and taste of dark fruits (raisin, prune, fig) and Belgian yeast. Some bitterness. A well-balanced beer. Excellent!

Ah les trappists, ils sont si méchants avec nous pour produir une délice comme ça. Un arome légé de fleur, une saveur délicieuse de malt roti. Un vrai péché. Et pour dire que c’est des catholiques qui font ça.

Very, Very nice beer......almost seemed "Snobish".....Poured a cloudy somewhat brownish color with nice head retention.....Aroma was nice....floral, dark grain smell.....Flavor was very interesting....slight alcohole spice that was well blended with a nice malty sensation and a slight yeasty fruity sensation.....Naturally carbonated.....nice mouth feel......Just a great beer all together......

Hazy amber pour, with a very healthy head. The superb taste sets this beer apart from others, with an alcohol content to leave your tongue tingling.

11.2 oz bottle Pours a darker brownish red with a medium sudsy creamy beige head that settles into something silky. Aroma is faint, some nutty spice, dark fruit, sweet toffee malt. Sweet dark fruit, slightly burnt malts, yeasty, a good amount of alcohol, light nuttiness, some bitterness as well. Much richer fuller flavor than the rouge but still not unbelievable like I remember it. The palate is also much better than the rouge, while still a little light, its airy, silky, but still has a nice consistency. 7 4 8 4 15 Grand Reserva Magnum wow... so much better and as complex as I remember it being years ago... 8 4 8 4 16

Dark brown color with a dissipating beige head. Pleasant (although definitely a bit weaker than I expected) aroma of malt, dark fruits (and maybe some not-so-dark ones as well), some yeast, and hints of alcohol. Sweet flavor with malt, caramel, lots of plums, some spices and a dry and quite alcoholic finish. Full body and a nice mouthfeel. This beer isn’t astonishing, but very good nonetheless. Maybe the bottles in my cellar will be even better with some years on them (this bottle is quite fresh).

Pours murky, unfiltered brown with a thick off white head. Aroma of caramel, pear, grassiness and a little vanilla. Flavor has notes of toasted malt, caramel, apple, a little chocolate, white grapes, yeast and plum/raisin. Pleasantly sweet with an earthy hop character in the finish. I can’t believe this is a 9% alcohol beer - so smooth and drinkable. Medium body with an airy, light texture and lively fine-beaded carbonation. Great head retention. Quite good.

Opaque dark brown color with thin white head. Aroma fruity, with floral yeasty and clove notes. Palate smooth and the carbonation is balanced. Taste is mildly sweet and spicy, with a bitter/sour finish that seems aggressive at first, but once the beer warms, it complements the other tastes.