Bleue / Blue / Grande Réserve
(has 30 batches)
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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7.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2024
at 21:29
7.8/10
Let go Lions!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2024
at 17:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Pours deep brown amber with whiteish head. Flavour is yeast and caramel. Fairly subtle, but persistent. Enjoyable, but the rating seems a bit high.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2024
at 01:07
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2023
at 20:45
7/10
Raisins, caramel, malty, strong
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2023
at 15:14
7/10
Tried
on 16 Dec 2023
at 18:25
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2023
at 20:01
7/10
Wat Cees zegt, te jong
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2023
at 21:57
8/10
LCI. It was great to drink this not far from Chimay (which I didn't see). I'm posting a pic of Rochefort though because I did end up driving by the private monastery 😆 looked beautiful but it's no Orval.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2023
at 10:13
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml corked & caged bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 9%. Chestnut to mahogany colour, large beige head. Aroma of malts, brown kandij sugar, caramel, dark dried fruits and spicy Belgian ale yeast. Pleasant flavour with the same elements as the aroma, moderate to modest bittering hops.
Earlier Rating: 5/6/2023 Total Score: 4.3
750 ml corked & caged bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 9%. Chestnut to mahogany colour, large beige head. Aroma of malts, brown kandij sugar, caramel, dark dried fruits and spicy Belgian ale yeast. Pleasant flavour with the same elements as the aroma, moderate to modest bittering hops.
Earlier Rating: 12/26/2002 Total Score: 4.4
(Rerate, small bottle.) This is a great beer! Vinous must be the word here. I started drinking this near to room temperature - interesting aroma (leather, oak) but not very refreshing (even a vinous beer should be!) till I had cooled it down in the fridge for half an hour. I think +12-14 degrees C should be right for this beer. Colour is dark brown, alcohol well hidden. Fizzy carbonation that disappeared rapidly. As the beer is bottle conditioned, I suppose this will vary from one bottle to another. Flavour that calls for sipping, aftertaste lasts forever. Expensive in Norway, but worth the price.
Earlier Rating: 5/6/2023 Total Score: 4.3
750 ml corked & caged bottle, from Vinmonopolet, Nettbutikken. ABV is 9%. Chestnut to mahogany colour, large beige head. Aroma of malts, brown kandij sugar, caramel, dark dried fruits and spicy Belgian ale yeast. Pleasant flavour with the same elements as the aroma, moderate to modest bittering hops.
Earlier Rating: 12/26/2002 Total Score: 4.4
(Rerate, small bottle.) This is a great beer! Vinous must be the word here. I started drinking this near to room temperature - interesting aroma (leather, oak) but not very refreshing (even a vinous beer should be!) till I had cooled it down in the fridge for half an hour. I think +12-14 degrees C should be right for this beer. Colour is dark brown, alcohol well hidden. Fizzy carbonation that disappeared rapidly. As the beer is bottle conditioned, I suppose this will vary from one bottle to another. Flavour that calls for sipping, aftertaste lasts forever. Expensive in Norway, but worth the price.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2023
at 23:09