Chimay Triple / Blanche (White)

Poured into a Chimay trappist glass which really released the fruity aroma. Nice banana and raisin smell. Not as strong in alcohol as the blue but a very nice beer nonetheless. However, I wouldn’t recommend having more than a couple.

This is a very good beer, I had it on draft at 310 in Winter Park- served in a trappist glass. Good pour, it had very little head. Aroma is of light fruit with banana and a slight citrus. It tastes like most other tripels with the yeasty malt flavor and a bit light in the mouthfeel. I like it, but would not go out of the way to find it.

Although I’ve only had a few Tripel’s this one stands out as my favorite. To describe this in one word would be Balance. Great look, nose, and taste.

Pours a orange color, slightly hazy, topped with a thick off-white foamy head. Slightly creamy head. Aroma is fruity banana with some yeast and vanilla. The flavor is citrusy with a mix of fruits, banana, grapefruit, and orange. Somewhat of a tart, winey, sour presence. Overall this is quite good with a complex mix of flavors while being even quite refreshing.

Bottle poured into Chimay glass. Pours cloudy yellow amber with thick white head. Nice spicy aroma, proper taste. Great beer.

11.2 oz bottle. Pour nicely into my glass. Wonderful appearance. Chuncky murk that smells of spice and subtle fruit. Nice carbonation. An earthy flavor. Wonderful! 1 of my top 3 ales!

I find that the Chimay ales have a distinctive, spicy aroma that I find quite agreeable. Colour is cloudy amber with a nice, billowing white head that settles down to a 1 finger height and eventually all but disappears. Moderately carbonated, but with a very bitter finish, which is the one thing that for me prevents it from getting a higher score. (Next part written after 15-20 minutes) - OK, as emarkd below says, let this one warm up a bit and the bitterness begins to settle. Very true! I’ll bump my score up from 16 to 17.

11.2 oz brown bottle served in a Chimay Chalice. Bottle conditioned. Poured a hazy gold with a big white head. Lots of carbonation. Sweet carmalized sugar aroma and a little spice. Medium bodied lots of sweetness. Light clove flavor. Spicy, slightly funky finish. A little earthy. Alcohol isn’t evident. Solid beer.