Grande Réserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne Français, Chêne Américain, Whisky (2018)
(has 2 batches)
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont) in Baileux, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Special Out of Production|
Score
7.86
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To the eye, an intense brown beer, with bright glints and creamy foam.
On the nose, woody notes and delicate hints of pears as well as plums.
On the palate, the barrel-ageing provides bread crust, roasting and smoky aromas, enhanced by a touch of honey and vanilla.
34% french oak
41% american oak
25% Whisky
On the nose, woody notes and delicate hints of pears as well as plums.
On the palate, the barrel-ageing provides bread crust, roasting and smoky aromas, enhanced by a touch of honey and vanilla.
34% french oak
41% american oak
25% Whisky
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Boxbeers. Clear very dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dried fruit, light wood and light whisky. Flavor is very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with a little warming alcohol. Oily. Carbonation is a bit high. 060419
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2019
at 15:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 375ml. corked @ Liepyno namai, Lietuva.
[ As Chimay Grande Reserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne francais, Chêne américain, Whisky - 02/2018 ].
Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, sweet malt, candy, moderate to heavy yeasty, belgium yeast, candy - sweet yeast, fruity yeast, dried fruit, wood, alcohol - whisky - barrel. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, spicy, belgium yeast, wood - barrel, sweet yeast, candy, dried fruit. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20181128]
8-3-8-4-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2019
at 08:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 375ml. corked @ Liepyno namai, Lietuva.[ As Chimay Grande Reserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne francais, Chêne américain, Whisky - 02/2018 ].Clear medium to dark red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, sweet malt, candy, moderate to heavy yeasty, belgium yeast, candy - sweet yeast, fruity yeast, dried fruit, wood, alcohol - whisky - barrel. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, spicy, belgium yeast, wood - barrel, sweet yeast, candy, dried fruit. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20181128] 8-3-8-4-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2019
at 08:11
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cette Chimay grande réserve vieille en barrique est le type de bière dans laquelle nous mettons beaucoup d'espoir, nous, amateurs de bières, toujours à la recherche de nouvelles expériences et insatiables insatisfaits. Et j'attendais très certainement trop de cette bière et en fut quelque peu déçu. Je vous rassure, cette Chimay est à la fois très bonne et pleine de caractère, mais le passage en barrique prend très nettement l'ascendant sur la base qu'est la Chimay bleue qui s'efface très nettement. On en perd nettement en complexité pour un mariage qui aurait pu être un peu plus abouti. Le final s'écrase également un peu vite. Mais je suis très exigeant car cette bière reste une belle bière, qui prend le temps de se déguster et alliant à la fois caractère et élégance. Sur le visuel nous sommes bien sur une Chimay bleue : brun foncé et mousse brun clair de 5 mm. Dès l'attaque, le whisky et l'alcool est à l'honneur sur une base douce et des arômes de caramel. La deuxième bouche est la plus intéressante, elle monte à la fois en complexité et en intensité, toujours avec ce whisky, franc et chaleureux, mais avec une base qui s'exprime davantage avec des épices, de la vanille et une légère prune. Dommage que le final n'ait pas été dans la même veine, celui retombant un peu vite et ne laissant que le whisky en bouche. Pour ma part, une bonne bière mais pas une grande bière.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2019
at 12:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Chimay Grande Réserve Fermentée En Barriques (08/2018) (by Abbaye de Scourmont - Chimay):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
23/III/19 - 75cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Vetzakkenweekend (Zeeland edition, NL), BB: n/a, bottled: II/2018 - (2019-408)
Clear deep red to brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty oxidized, bit malty, dried fruits, ripe banana, caramel, some vanilla, some chocolate. MF: lively carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet, sugary, caramel, some ripe banana, bit malty. Aftertaste: sugary, caramel, banana, some whisky, vanilla, some tannins.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5
23/III/19 - 75cl bottle from Geers (Oostakker), shared @ Vetzakkenweekend (Zeeland edition, NL), BB: n/a, bottled: II/2018 - (2019-408)
Clear deep red to brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: pretty oxidized, bit malty, dried fruits, ripe banana, caramel, some vanilla, some chocolate. MF: lively carbon, medium to full body. Taste: sweet, sugary, caramel, some ripe banana, bit malty. Aftertaste: sugary, caramel, banana, some whisky, vanilla, some tannins.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2019
at 21:12
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2019
at 22:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
375 c&c from Total Wine in Folsom, CA. Pours very dark copper with a large creamy/foamy beige/tan head. Aroma of dark semi-treacly malt with whiskey notes. Arguably full bodied. Flavor is semi-treacly dark malt with floral notes and some pleasing wood aspects, and a nice whisky trail. Not excessively sugary, and there seems to be some herbal/spice aspects which are quite pleasing. The wood gets just a bit of absinthe quality with time. All in all it's exquisite.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2019
at 01:35
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @ Nuchtere Noorden Tasting shared by ShivanDragon. Red brown color, average sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, oak, a bit sweet, caramelised sugars, brown candy sugar. Don't get whiskey though. Medium body, nice round mouthfeel, decent to medium carbonation. Nice. 8-4-8-4-17.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2019
at 17:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
How: Bottle.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Caramel, dried fruit, spices, some peat.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Dried fruit, caramel, peat, spices, alcohol.
Where: Systembolaget.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a small tan head.
Aroma: Caramel, dried fruit, spices, some peat.
Body: Full body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Dried fruit, caramel, peat, spices, alcohol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2018
at 18:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nuchtere Noorden Tasting II, de 'Chimay Grande Reserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne francais, Chêne américain, Whisky - 02/2018' versie, 0,75cl fles. schenkt donker bruin met lichte kraag. aroma is zoet, mout, donker fruit, rozijn, bruine suiker smaken zijn wat dun qua textuur, alcoholisch, donker fruit, rozijn, haal er niet héél veel whisky uit, maar desondanks zijn de smaken verder wel ok. redelijke body
Tried
on 30 Dec 2018
at 15:32