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Chimay Bleue (Blue) / Grande Réserve

Score
10099
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Chimay
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Baileux, Belgium

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 3077   WEIGHTED AVG: 4.01   EST. CALORIES: 270   ABV: 9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned - 150 cl, 75 cl, and 33 cl bottles. Named Grande Réserve in 75 cl bottles, and Magnum Grande Réserve in 150 cl bottles.
Chimay Blue 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.


4.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
slsenior (16) - - FEB 6, 2012
My favorite ale from the first time that I ever tasted it. Very strong with an incredible finish. The subtle hoppy flavor distinguishes this beer. The other big positive is the rich, dark color and full head. I love this beer, but have to be careful since it has a high ABV.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
zacgillbanks (13) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - FEB 4, 2012
2008 Grande Reserve: Drank 03-Feb-2012; a dark brown cloudy beer with a very rich red fruity and candy sugaer, sweet flavour and a warming spicy finish. A very good Dubbel that hides its alcoholic strength well.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Tulle (74) - DENMARK - FEB 4, 2012
brown, black, hazy, minimal head, tan foam, caramel, nuts, toast, raisin, heavy cloying sweetness, lightly sour, full body, oily feel, average carbonation,

4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
nevets4433 (293) - - FEB 3, 2012
33 cl bottle from a Trappist glass. Pours a dark muddy brown color with a small, white head. Aroma has some yeast and figs...very nice. Taste has some nice dark fruit notes, a moderate yeasty note, and a finish with a surprising roasty character. Not as confectionary as some of the other Trappist quads...but nice in its own right.

4.1
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 18/20
FaithHealer1 (151) - SCOTLAND - FEB 2, 2012
Bottle at North Bar, Leeds. Pours a deep coppery brown, with large foamy head. Aroma is brilliant - Belgian yeast, figs, raisins, malt. Taste is similar, lots of dark fruits teamed with the Belgian yeast character, dark malts and a nice hop spiciness as well. Thick mouthfeel, a touch sticky. Classic Chimay balance between sweetness and bitterness. Long, warming finish. Brilliant.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Saurononline (65) - Madrid, SPAIN - JAN 30, 2012
Tastes fruity, kind of honey maybe, and the traces are special. Goooooood one.

4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 17/20
CasperRuben (33) - - JAN 30, 2012
dark brown beer, nice head, quitte malty tasting, altough it also has a medium bitterness and a medium sweetness. I dig this one pretty hard, because it is so very very balanced: excellent beer!

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
Chudwick (345) - Taylor Mill (KY), FRANCE - JAN 28, 2012
cl bottle - pours opaque brown with copious amounts of beige foam and some lacing. Nose is yeasty, and fruity. Aroma is caramel malts, candy and alcohol. Taste is sweet. Medium to full body with sticky texture. Finish is long and boozy. Burpy. I expected a better palate experience and more aroma with the high ratings it has had.


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