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 - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled (from Alko Web). Deep brown colour, small brown head. Aroma is spicy, some alcohol, mild toffee and some earthy notes. Flavour is is spicy alcoholic, some mild toffee as well as some herbal tones.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (mise en bouteille: 02/2019). Dark mahogany brown with full beige head. Lots of woody oak, a bit of vanilla, spice, a mild cognac quality, nice carbonated mouthfeel. Really nice stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottled 375ml (Alko, Vasa Sessions)
Ruby-nut brown, small off-white head. Oak, raisins, dates, typical Chimay aromas, Light to medium-bodied. Raisins, oak, vanilla, easy to drink. Barrels have just mellowed the flavour.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle 75 cl. Pours a clear dark brown with a vague, orangey hue and a creamy, beige head. Nose is dominated by subtle, sweet Bourbon and oak with sweet underripe prunes underneath. Solid body, again pruney, dark dried fruits and pleasant oak and whiskey notes. Very successful barrel aging. 271121
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750 ml bottle. Pours a deep red Brian with moderate head. Aromas of raisins, oak, all spice , and toasted malts. Complex flavors follow same. Metallic spicy finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Smell of roasted malt, plums, vanilla, overripe fruit. Bronze colour, high beige head. Aroma of overripe and dried fruit, plums, sweet malt. In the background oak, vanilla, some spices and sugary notes. Sweet. Wild, foamy carbon.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Bottle ftom Helen and Paul. dark brown colour lasting beige head. barrel aged aroma. now that is nice good level of character. Great dark fruits. the oak is lovely great vanilla. raisins and plums delicious
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2019 edition, corked and caged 750ml bottle.
It pours a clear dark brown with some reddish highlights. Nice off white head of foam.
Lots of oak woody notes in the smell. Malty, kind of sweet, strong, hints of dark fruits.
It has a very strong woody and malty flavour, sweetish, dark fruits abound, little bit of vanilla, noticeable alcohol. Overall though, it's on the smooth side.
Feels full bodied with an alcohol kick in the finish.
At +$40 a bottle this will be a one off.