Grande Réserve 2015 Vieillie en Fût de Bois
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont) in Baileux, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series Out of Production|
Score
7.62
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To the palate, it is a rounded, creamy beer. Amongst its sweet and roasted accents, it shows perfect balance, despite a higher alcohol content than its predecessor. Its refined sparkling properties add the finishing touch to the unique character of an exceptional product.
64% of the oak-barrels are sourced from France and 36% from America. This batch n°1 is 10% alc. vol.
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EB from earlier this week. Paired with sous vide charred moose, mashed potatoes and parsnip, fried Brussels sprouts, smoked pork and red wine sauce. Very heart pairing that works like a charm. Deep dried fruitiness in the beer works nicely with the food.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Another nice barrel edition of Mr Blue Dark pour and a fine tan head Good intensity in the aroma Balanced sweetness and a fine duration.. Mellow fine carbonation level Dark malt, fruity, vanilla, toffee, nutty and oak in the flavor [Bottle from Bottle shop in Bermondsey/London, England]
kerstbierfestival essen 2015
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
75cl Bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, August 20. Brought by me. Dark appearance with deep tan head. Lovely rich aroma encompassing vanilla, chocolate and almond. Seems like the barrel-aging has transformed the Chimay blue into something quite spectacular, excellent vanilla shades perhaps even a hint of coconut, smooth luxurious raisin-strewn dark malts, great balance. Reminds me more of a good barrel-aged La Trappe Quadupel than Chimay. Very good indeed.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle @ home. Chestnut brown/reddish colour. Nose of vanilla, wood, dried fruit, sweet malts. Rich and malty, sweet, light herbal. Very nice after 5 years. I don't like Chimay fresh, but with some age this is a glorious beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Flaska från SB. Vintage 2015. Något smutsig kloakbrun med gräddig ljusbeige krona. Väldigt tydliga fattoner med mycket ek och tanniner. Lätt kryddighet, rostade toner, bränt socker, inlagda körsbär, körsbärskärnor, lätt rågsyrlighet, rågbröd, kandisocker och russin.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Refrigerated 37.5 cl brown bottke poured into a Trappist glass. Dark brown with medium light brown head. Aroma is dark fruit, medium body, low carbonation, and small-bubble lacing. Taste is oak and dark fruit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle split at Leighton's 20K, thanks to Kenneth, 01/03/17. Rich chestnut brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is sweet malts, toffee, fruit cake, light peppery spice, dates, prunes. Taste comprises mellow barrel, oak, fruit loaf, spice, cola cubes, candied fruit peel, dates, toffee, wooded notes, brown sugar. Full bodied, fine to light spritzy carbonation, semi drying close with a light warming alcohol effect. Decent for the style but fell a little short of my expectations.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared with Koelschtrinker, Beerhunter111 & Zlotta. Intense deep and fruity beginning. Deep, red fruit, soft with bitter and woody hints. Very rich, deep and round. Mild round, red fruit, nice woody aftertaste. Nice.