Chimay Blue - Terrible Example of Beer (First Impressions Do Last?)

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Message frink beers 467 º places 5 º 19:00 Thu 10/10/2013 Tried decade old Chimay blue last weekend. I could not believe how incredible it was. It easily stood side by side with Rochefort and St. Bernadus.
Message Gary beers 2114 º places 4 º 23:09 Thu 10/10/2013 Chimay needs age ,man . the blue one can be pretty complex after a year or so , your 2013 bottle will be raw . Rochefort fresh is great for context sake - but ive never liked a fresh Chimay blue.
Message haukur beers 2184 º places 32 º 02:00 Fri 10/11/2013 a few years ago I had a bottle just like OP is describing. It stood out from the rest of the Chimay´s I had and was prob infected. It was really fresh also, but yeah, sour grapes all over the place. It is a great beer, but not worth the hype. Bare in mind though that the hype comes from people that are slowly venturing into craft beer, it has always been like that.

Message robrules places 1 º 12:03 Wed 10/23/2013 Originally posted by Gary Chimay needs age ,man . the blue one can be pretty complex after a year or so , your 2013 bottle will be raw . Rochefort fresh is great for context sake - but ive never liked a fresh Chimay blue. When I started drinking this beer in 2001, you could only find aged bottles on the shelf in my area. By about 2006, you could only find fresh. Preferred aged by a longshot. Also better when served a notch below room temp.
Message zimbo beers 1019 º 13:58 Wed 10/23/2013 It has been almost 25 years since Chimay Blue stopped being a world class beer. When I think of what it once was I could almost weep.
Message puzzl beers 3258 º places 138 º 16:14 Wed 10/23/2013 Chimay Blue sucks rocks, but I don’t see how it is champagne-like in any way.
Message GT P beers 10001 º places 672 º 17:25 Wed 10/23/2013 You’ll find most people on here would not recommend aging chimay.

Message RD400F beers 235 º places 4 º 17:33 Wed 10/23/2013 I’ve had some crap bottles in the past which tasted odd and made me frown upon the brand. Every single one blew foam all over the place and they tasted unnaturally bitter/sour though the nose was alright. Tried a blue a couple months ago for shits and giggles and it was much better and more what I’d expect for a trappist beer.
Message NeoHippie2 beers 1074 º places 51 º 20:32 Wed 10/23/2013 I can’t really say anything that everyone else hasn’t already said. You need to try that brew again. Simply put, it’s delicious. Hope you have a better experience the second time!