Grande Réserve Fermentée en Barriques - Chêne Français, Chêne Américain (2019)
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont) in Baileux, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series Out of Production|
Score
7.74
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40% french oak
60% american oak
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
(Bottle) Dark reddish brown colour with brief, frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of dark bread, oak wood, vanilla, apricots, orangey chocolate, brown sugar and roasted nuts. Malty, fruity, slightly sweetish taste with dark bread, vanilla, oak wood, apricots, chocolate, brown sugar, roasted nuts, a touch of star anise and a mild herbal bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, with a certain sweetness. Alcohol fairly well hidden. Tasty, harmonious and warming. One of the better versions I've tried. Great beer!
Deep DARK color and a White head. Nose is similar to the non Barrel ahed onea. Malty, honey, dried fruits, caramel, Woody flavors, dri Finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
37.5 cl bottle. Pours hazy brown with an off white head. Aroma is deep malty, caramel. Light wooden. Phenolic fruity. Wooden. Smooth caramel to vanilla. Medium sweet and dark vanilla malty finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Kenny. Medium sweet flavour, nicely fruity and woody, toast, toffee. Full bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Warming finish. Stellar.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
29th February 2024
Thanks to me. Clear amber beer, small paleish tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dry malts, a nice light creamy sweetness. Plenty of sweet whiskey barrel and a little dessert wine. Light and fairly dry finish. A really barrel forward Chimay. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle split at the Rar Date Tasting at CBJ, thanks to Kenneth, 29/02/2024.
Mahogany brown topped with a beige cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is fruit esters, figs, vinous, toffee, mellow barrel.
Taste comprises dusty fruit, oak, booze, toffee, dates, prunes, whisky kiss.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Solid complex Belgian affair.
Prik&Tik Genk Gijbels. --- Beer merged from original tick of Grande Réserve Fermentée en Barriques (02/2019) on 05 Nov 2023 at 21:31 - Score: 6. Original review text: Prik&Tik Genk Gijbels.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Stunning, drier than expected, with notes of oak, candi sugar, toffee, berry, and a touch of boozy spiciness. Just an amazing bottle.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Aromas are dark malt, roast, raisins, Belgian yeast, and a bit of wine. Flavors are like nose, good balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation which is a little on the soft side. Oak is in the background. Good quaff.