3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Creamy white excellent fully lasting head. Orange colour. Not so powerfull but nice aroma. Moderate bitter and sweet flavor. Caramellic notes. Average finish. Creamy palate. Not quite as good as expected, but it is a nice beer.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Light stone fruit aroma, like ripe apricot or freestone peach. The color is ripe apricot flesh. The beige head flattened and ringed. Medium bodied; slightly coarse, nearly creamy, carbonation; somewhat chewy. The flavor is light stone fruit, red berries, a sour note, a very little caramel sweetness, fresh plum, an astringency calling wood to mind. The finish is quite dry, and there is a very small bitter aspect. Very nice. The mouth puckers and begs for more.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark amber coloured. Nice beige head. Spicy aroma of primarily corriander. Flavour of caramel, ligth citrus and some alcahol burn. Not much aftertaste, but a decent beer though.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Just wanted to amend my four favorite Belgians. Westy 12, Westy 8, Rochefort 10 and Westmalle Double. Also adjusting my score from 4.8. Too high. Thanks. Carry on.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Bottle Conditioned, 330 ml, Aged 5.5yrs. Tawny with light head.Saved this rating for an aged beer and boy did I enjoy it. The smoothness was supreme with a thick mouthfeel and a juicy fruitiness. Enjoyed this while watching England in the World cup and although it was a nervy second half against Paraguay with a dodgy Mexican Referee both the beer and team were winners. I hope this doesn’t re open the new vs old Chimay arguments, but this was a belter, just like Becks free kick.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
UPDATED: FEB 2, 2004 cloudy reddish-brown colour with a big creamy head, malt and haye aroma with notes of banana, creamy mouthfeel, medium-bodied, oily with a touch of acidity, slightly overcarbonated, dry and moderately malty finish - unremarkable; this is just the shadow of this was before: this stuff is now highly overrated !
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
(bottle) Hazy and murky mahogany colour with yeast floaties and a mid-sized foamy tanned head, slowly lacing. Sweet dark malts aroma with caramel, chocolate and faint hoppy and spicy notes. Sweetbitter flavour, medium to full bodied, lively carbonated mouthfeel. Light sweet initial toasted malty taste with caramel; dry and slightly bitter yeasty finish with a warming and well-integrated alcoholic note and a toffee-ish aftertaste. Quaffable brew, but there are better ones out there.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Color was a reddish brown with a frothy medium head. Aroma medium sweet fruity tone. Flavor was full and smooth and had a long finish with an alcohol bite. Good brew.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle: Amber coloured with rouge sparks, cloudy, thin, but firm head; some fruitiness(bananas, vanilla) in the aroma, also yeast; slight fruity taste (bananas again) with shy tart bitter finish; quite light bodied (7% ABV !), a bit warming; well done, but all in all a bit disappointing: rather "thin" or let’s say "not very complex" !
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
a mesandsim rate:
This is one of our old favourites - something we haven’t had for quite a while. Trying it recently reminded us that it’s a great beer. Good hearty trappist nose and flavour. Smooth and full-bodied. Complex and slightly sweet.
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