Grande Réserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne Français, Chêne Américain, Whisky (08/2018)
(Batch of Grande Réserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne Français, Chêne Américain, Whisky (2018))
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont) in Baileux, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Special Out of Production|
Score
7.88
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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
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Аромат шикарен и очень классический. В первую очередь ощущается темные фрукты, затем немного дрожжей как от дюббеля, отдает легкими специями и карамелью с нотками лакрицы. Также ассоциации с алкоголем и вискарем все же есть. Цвет темный, пена хорошая, и очень стойкая. Вкус тоже очень хорош и сбаласнирован. По большей части ощущаются все те же темные фрукты. Снова немного карамели, дрожжи, при глотке легкая кислинка. В послевкусие все же появляются стойкие вкусовые ноты от виски, не сказать что они все идут в плюс этому пиву. Все равно при этом все довольно мягко. Также есть бочковые ноты, немного земли и сливы, намеки на изюм и лакрицу и даже мед, но все таки это просто все тот же отличный и до боли классический вкус Бельгийского эля с нотами бочки и виски.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Dark reddish brown with a small head. Aroma is complex with hints of fruit, Belgium spices and whiskey barrel. Taste is also complex with hints of fruit, Belgium spices and whiskey barrel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Raisiny, sweetish and slightly syrupy with some oak, figs, prunes, yeastiness and toffee.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle, 375 ml, shared with kajser27, MiroB, Max and Luka. Dark brown with beige head. Malty, caramel, some dried fruit, lots of wood, bourbon, bit spicy.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Clear, mahogany, off-white head. Aroma of dried dark fruits, oak, honey. Taste is quite alcoholic, raisin, prunes, wood
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
(Bottle) Dark brown colour with brief beige head. Malty nose with notes of dried fruit, caramel, oak wood, vanilla, clove, sweet liquorice, brown bread, ripe pears, marzipan and a touch of violets. Malty taste with caramel, whisky barrel, dried fruit, vanilla, clove, sweet liquorice, nuts, brown bread, brown sugar and a mild spicy bitterness in the finish. Full body, quite sweet. Tasty, well balanced and harmonious, with a good barrel character. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample En Öl och Whiskey mässa 2023 Göteborg AR: dry Belgian yeasty, cardboard, raisins AP: mahogany, beige cream lid F: dry Belgian yeasty, cardboard, raisins
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottled. Coppery brown colour with a mediumsized beigeish brown foamy head. Aroma is toffee, some caramel, alcohol, mild spicy and some whisky and vanilla notes too. Flavour is dried fruits, plum, some spices, mild nutty tones with some vanilla, wood and mild whisky tones to it. Also alcohol is somewhat evident here, but not disturbing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
375mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a tiny, quickly-dissipating beige head. Nose is loaded with whiskey barrels upfront, followed by gentle candi sugar, Belgian yeast, and toffee. Flavour is full of whiskey barrels upfront and dominating, giving way to a gently estery, pleasantly sweet Belgian yeast expression, toffee, and bready caramel. Complex, with lots of barrel character and sweetness on the finish. Near-flat carbonation. It's been a little long since I've had regular Chimay Bleu, but I think I do prefer this BA treatment of it. Excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Donkerbruin bier met schuim wat snel wegzakt. Smaak is krachtig en zoet met iets van karamel, kandij, wat vanille en daar tussen een mooie lichte whiskey smaak die niet overheerst.