3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
11.2 oz. bottle. Deep hazy amber and mahogany color, nearly opaque, huge light-tan head. Fresh floral and herbal aroma, yet quite subdued. Taste is bitter, earthy, with a bit of astringency. Complex, maybe a little messy? Dry finish. Weird aftertaste is reminding me of mold, just a little bit. It’s been a while since I’ve had a Chimay product, and I remember liking them better. Anyway, this brew is fine, but many other Belgian ales are more exciting. Try the small bottle first.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
As advertised... very silky going down, bitter in the end. Was hoping for more complexity... seems a bit mild for my liking. Have had before, but will have to try again.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
33cl. Dark Amber color with a great aroma a very clean crisp spicy brew. The fruity aromas where wonderful this is a very good brew and would love to visit the acutal brewery one day.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours red-brown, slight haze. Thin head, persisting. Nose of caramel and orange peel, yeast. Very creamy in the mouth, caramel is coming back slightly. Very long aftertaste sugar bread (?).
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
750 corked n’ caged bottle 2010 vintage- The cork popped out like a champagne cork, massively pressurized- Pours cloudy dark orange with a suprisingly thin head and poor lacework. The aroma makes up for the appearance, its Belgian sugar, yeast, banana, and tart. The flavor is also sugar, not too tart, figs, banana, clove, smooth and sessionable. The body is full to medium, carbonation is high. Overall I was kind of let down, there is no denying this is a world class beer, but I have to admit I had higher expectations.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Herber, wenig alkoholischer Antrunk, etwas Hefe, dunkles Malz. In Teilen flach, im Abgang vollmundig. Schokoladennoten, wenig Getreide. Gut. 7/8/9/9/8/8
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Belgians are always unique beers.I cant beleive i havent tried this or the blue yet but have tried many others and has been a while.If anybody was new to these they would be surprised how good complex and differnt beer can taste.Even though it reminds me of wine somewhat its very pleasing in taste aroma and effect.I respect a beer that can age well is unpasterized and healthier has a unique taste and never that weird yeast aroma that i find in many good and reputable ipa’s.The aroma is great complex smelling of sweet grain fruit, cherrry maybe some other dark berry overall a unique smell you will never smell until experiencing this.Taste is similar with dark cherry like smooth malt sweetness.Sweet and somewhat dry barely sticky.
Color was brownish red and hazy from the yeast.Not big in head but carbonated well.Finishes with a faint tart fruit like mildly spicyness all balanced.Giving your mouth a big party of flavor.Cant wait to try that blue!
Screw those cherry stouts or fruity flavored beers this is the real kind of fruit that wont turn you off like those.Coming from someone that does not like any of those fruit type beers too.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Bottle, 0.33 l - BBE 2014, at Hilpeä Hauki, Helsinki, 20110527) The beer poured copper coloured and quite clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had malts, Belgian style yeast and raisins. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were malts, raisins, Belgian style yeast, hops and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. Balanced and ok.
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