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Chimay Bleue (Blue)

Chimay Bleue (Blue)

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A Belgian Strong Ale brewed by
Chimay

Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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21514.02/5.04.02/5.09%97.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Chimay Bleu is principally distinguished by its character of a strong beer. This is a beer whose fragrance of fresh yeast with a light, flowery rosy touch is especially pleasant. Its flavour, noticed when tasting it, only accentuates the pleasant sensations perceived in the aroma , while revealing a light but pleasant touch of roasted malt. This top fermented Trappist beer, refermented in the bottle, is not pasteurised.

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 obguthr (707), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/56/103/511/20

Apr 26, 2008  
Weak date and yeast aroma. Brown color, thin head, full of sediment. Phenolic flavor of dates. Caramel appears during warming. Decent hop finish. Harsh mouthfeel, underachieving sample of a trappist ale. What a drag.

CapnJazz (17), Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 13, 2008  
25 oz bottle at Zenos. Pretty dark brown pour with a creamy lacing. Deep aroma of chestnuts, figs, toffee, and caramel. Rich and smooth. Nice, rich flavor, exploding with the figs. Soft, carbonation, a little boozy. An awesome brew and a great bottle...I think this one had at least a year on it.


 Strykzone (1021), Wood River, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 11, 2008  
Very cloudy medium brown with a smallish tan head. A musty aroma that is not appealing. Flavor is yeast and dark fruit, apple sauce caramel, and alcohol. Very interesting and very good.


TheJollyOne (13), Kofu, Japan
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/518/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Pours a frothy tan head which diminishes but has good lacing. The reddish brown body held tiny particles which swirled and begged me to drink them. This beer just looks great! The smell was a tantalizing array of fruits, but the burnt caramel and toffee were the leading scents. Burnt toffee was again apparent in the taste, as well as roasted malt and fermenting fruit on the sides of the tounge. It doesn’t mask the alcohol well, its true, but still a delicious creation! Light and oily on the palate, soft carbonation, slight alcoholic aftertaste. This is a fine beer! Some may be truned off by its inability to fully mask the alcohol, but I dont mind tasting the percentage so to speak.


 StFun (339), Indiana, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/519/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Fantastic beer! Aroma is full of yeast and flowers, slight cigar in the background. Pours an almost perfect deep brown, with amber hues. Flavor is smooth and balanced, lots of yeast and some malt. Goes down great. This one is a great, great beer.


hubcrawler (11), , Virginia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Pours a cloudy deep, dark reddish-brown color with a thick, frothy off-white head. Had the aroma of walking through a vineyard taking in the sweetness of the grapes and the earthiness of the soil. The flavor is a wonderful balance of roasted malt, wine, prunes, apple, bread, and a nice touch of light bitterness. There is some underlying alcohol but it fits in perfectly with the array of flavors and generous carbonation. This is a very nice beverage.



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