4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
IMO better than the reserve. And I loved the reserve. This beer is just about perfect. Dark copper color, full-bodied, and fruity.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Grapefruity, orange-y nose. Orange body with a medium head. Also very grapefruity flavor, nice medium bitter aftertaste.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tried this one from tap.It was served in a mini 25CL Chimay glass.Didn’t have the nice head it usually does.Herbal hoppy aroma.Balanced crisp herbal sweet, slightly fruity flavor then dry with a medium bitter finish.This is my favorite Chimay.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Re-Rate 11/22/02: A pellucid amber color on the pour, the head is large-scale, the lace filmy fine sheets that cling to the “Chimay Chalice”. Nose is malt, hints of citrus and lightly sweet, and quite pleasant. Start is malt, somewhat sweet, the top squinny, the finish is medial in carbonation, the hops pronounced, the aftertaste bone dry. Of the three “Chimay’s”, this is my least favorite, great in its own right, just not my personal favorite, but well worth a sample if you have not.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 23, 2003 Bottled in 7/01 sampled on 8/2/02: brilliantly opaque orange..Gigantice head of big bold bubbles..Bubbles endlessly shot up from the bottom of the glass...spicy, slight citrus, and a tad eggy in aroma...mellow wheaty notes surround a pretty firm spiciness and a blizzard of orange & lemon zest..
I like this better than the blue...haven't had the red yet...yet..Nevermind..had the red tonight..The white is the best chimay IMO...Re-Rate 8/30/03 Draught: Everything it was before and more..with super twang grapefruit playdough..Re-Rate 11/23/02: beauty damn beauty..yeasty almost medicinal horsehay nostril cleaner..bananas..citrus and yeast..mellow & smooth..Rock da disqotek!
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
This was a 15mo old bottle. Pours a nice medium golden color with a big white head. Has a nice hoppy, yeasty aroma typical of a Belgian strong ale. The flavor is a perfect blend between hops, malts, and spices with a perfect level of carbonation. I think I like this one better than the Grande Reserve. A very nice ale and well worth the price.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
7/01:750ml:Medium strentghed cork removal.Deep,hazy,golden with a bubbly,fizzy white head.Pefectly creamy and retition.Fruity,hoppy,yeasty aroma are terribly inviting,to me.The softest,velvety palate,was incredible.Made this extremely drinkable.Flavor are round and balanced and compliment the aroma well.Lightly sweet and malty with a big fruity,slightly dry,finish.Cork bottles seem more consistent.I will stick with them from now on.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Although this ale has a higher ABV than the Chimay Rouge, it is a much less complex and therefore a more drinkable ale. Very little malt, more hops, fruit flavors of peach/raisons and some spice. Very drinkable.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Huge head out of the bottle, although I think that was a function of the stem ware I poured it into. Deep golden color with a nice spicey nose. Lots of clove/coriander spice flavor with apple and orange tastes to balance it out. Bitter orange peel in the finish. I remember liking this beer more, but still a great beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: MAR 24, 2003 Cloudy goldeness with nice aroma. Citrus flavors and slight bitter after taste. Strong beer, worth looking into.
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