Bleue / Blue / Grande Réserve
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont) in Baileux, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.81
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The Chimay Blue is a dark ale with a powerful aroma. Its complex flavor improves with passing time. The 75-centiliter version (since 1982) is called ''Grande Réserve'' because of its great storage potential., It was first brewed as a Christmas beer by the monks of Scourmont Abbey in 1956. But after its great success, it was decided to offer it permanently.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Dark fruit aroma with notes of chocolate, caramel, toffee, banana, spicy Belgian yeast and Candi sugar. Pours dark brown colored with a large tan head that has excellent retention and good lacing. Starts with dark fruit, caramel, toffee and spicy Belgian yeast flavors. Finishes smooth but a touch dry with chocolate, banana and Candi sugar flavors. Excellent.
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from Bottle
from
Coaltrain Wine and Liquor
on 09 Nov 2025
at 23:41
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2025
at 16:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
750ml bottle from Costco Bakersfield. My first bottle since Thanksgiving 2018. Rated since I’ve had 2006 and 2018 bottles before!
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2025
at 22:14
8/10
Lootsin purtses vaadist saada, aga Taproom oli juba kinni.. Päris iselibisev kraam ikka, mõnusalt linnaseline, karamelline ja asjad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2025
at 00:34
7.5/10
Tried
on 11 Sep 2025
at 21:04
7.6/10
Tried
on 23 Aug 2025
at 20:37
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Old rating - A 330ml bottle brought some years ago in France & consumed at home, pouring into a tulip glass. Pours a dark brown colour with a white head. Aromas of malt & banana bread. Tastes of malt, banana bread, caramel, spice & earth. Smooth medium body with the alcohol noticeable. Mild bitterness on the finish. Outstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2025
at 14:19
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home. 2009 bottle. A clear cola brown coloured pour with a fading tan head. Aroma is brown sugars, cola cubes, raisin loaf, white raisin. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, brown sugars, cola cubes, white raisin, Palate is semi, cola, oily, moderate fine carbonation. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2025
at 22:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle.Dark amber with off white medium head.Roast, dry fruits,caramel flavours.Medium carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2025
at 12:54
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Pours dark, of course, some very delicate aromas including fruits, etc. Yeast and malt, actually finishes pretty clean for what it is.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:46