Bleue / Blue / Grande Réserve (2024)
(Batch of Bleue / Blue / Grande Réserve)
Bières de Chimay (Abbaye de Scourmont) in Baileux, Hainaut, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.32
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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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8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Cloudy deep brown with a perfect ivory-coloured head. Dark malts, rich Belgian yeast, massive esters, dried fruits, hop. Everything in balance. Medium dry. Notably bitter at the end. Not as groundbreaking as it was some 10 years ago still very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2026
at 20:04
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2025
at 20:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thin off white head stayed on a dark brown still body.
Raisins, caramel, toffee & nutty tastes with a fruity berry finish.
Always a Class Act.
Raisins, caramel, toffee & nutty tastes with a fruity berry finish.
Always a Class Act.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2025
at 18:57
7.5/10
Tried
on 08 Jun 2024
at 10:23
7.5/10
I’m the first to check in?! The 2024 Chimay Bleue has arrived! Delhaize has got it. But there’s still a bunch of the 2023 left on the shelf so you gotta snag one from the crates on the floor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2024
at 21:21